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Tag: ROBOTRY/ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
New brain-like computing device simulates human learning
Researchers have developed a brain-like computing device that is capable of learning by association.
Driving behaviors harbor early signals of dementia
Researchers develop highly accurate algorithms for early detection of mild cognitive impairment and dementia using naturalistic driving data
Awakening ‘ghosts’ in patients with Parkinson’s, a powerful diagnostic tool
“We’re developing something similar to a cardiac stress test, but instead of testing the heart, we’re testing the brain,” says EPFL neuroscientist Olaf Blanke. EPFL scientists are providing a new way to evaluate the onset of hallucinations in patients with…
3D holographic head-up display could improve road safety
Researchers have developed the first LiDAR-based augmented reality head-up display for use in vehicles.
AGS honors Dr. Megan Huisingh-Scheetz with Arti Hurria Memorial Award
New York (April 26, 2021)–The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) and the AGS Health in Aging Foundation today conferred one of their newest honors on Megan Huisingh-Scheetz, MD, MPH, a geriatrician and epidemiologist with a unique commitment to leveraging new technology…
Artificial intelligence model predicts which key of the immune system opens the locks of coronavirus
The human immune defense is based on the ability of white blood cells to accurately identify disease-causing pathogens and to initiate a defense reaction against them
Taking down human traffickers through online ads
Algorithm designed to spot anomalies in data finds new purpose in stopping trafficking
Augmented reality in retail and its impact on sales
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Smart sensors to provide real time data for optimized operation of district heating grid
Researchers from the universities in Aarhus and Aalborg are working closely with leading companies to develop intelligent, battery-less sensors that communicate wirelessly to an autonomous cloud-based monitoring system
Pepper the robot talks to itself to improve its interactions with people
Ever wondered why your virtual home assistant doesn’t understand your questions? Or why your navigation app took you on the side street instead of the highway? In a study published April 21st in the journal iScience , Italian researchers designed…
Army researchers create pioneering approach to real-time conversational AI
Spoken dialogue is the most natural way for people to interact with complex autonomous agents such as robots
The fate of the planet
Unconventional takes on pandemics and nuclear defense could protect humanity from catastrophic failure
Snake species from different terrains surrender surface secrets behind slithering success
WASHINGTON, April 15, 2021 — Some snake species slither across the ground, while others climb trees, dive through sand or glide across water. Today, scientists report that the surface chemistry of snake scales varies among species that negotiate these different…
Designing better antibody drugs with artificial intelligence
Antibodies are not only produced by our immune cells to fight viruses and other pathogens in the body. For a few decades now, medicine has also been using antibodies produced by biotechnology as drugs. This is because antibodies are extremely…
New method measures super-fast, free electron laser pulses
Using photoionization as an ultrafast, optical shutter, slow visible-light cameras can measure femtosecond extreme ultraviolet laser pulses
EPSRC-funded research into cyber security risk for low-carbon mobility-as-a-service (MaaS)
A Cranfield-led consortium has won funding that will look into the cyber security risks posed by a digitally-enabled, low-carbon transport service. The funding has been awarded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), part of the UK Research…
City, University of London consortium wins highly competitive ESA funding
Funded by the European Space Agency (ESA), City, University of London will be spearheading the development of next-generation AI-based guidance, navigation and control (GNC) systems for space exploration. A research consortium led by City’s Professor of Robotics and Autonomous Systems,…
AI and immunotherapy: Taking the next step
Scientists, medical researchers at Case Western Reserve, NYU Langone Health and University Hospitals using machine-learning to predict response to immunotherapy
Seeing quadruple
Machine-learning methods lead to discovery of rare “quadruply imaged quasars” that can help solve cosmological puzzles
The best in AI appointed at Norwich Research Park
Scientists across Norwich Research Park institutes are part of a major integrated UK research-industry programme led by The Alan Turing Institute, seeking out the best talent in AI and data science, developing bioscience leaders and supporting the UK economy. The…
Digital twin can protect physical systems and train new users
It is more complicated than copy and paste, but digital twins could be way of future manufacturing according to researchers from the University of Kentucky. They developed a virtual environment based on human-robot interactions that can mirror the physical set…
A Franco-Australian laboratory working towards better collaboration between humans and AI
A new laboratory has been created by the CNRS in Australia, in cooperation with three major Australian universities, IMT Atlantique and Naval Group, the European leader in naval defence. Its main objective: to develop new ways for humans to work…
Deep learning networks prefer the human voice — just like us
Columbia engineers demonstrate that AI systems might reach higher performance if programmed with sound files of human language rather than with binary data labels
Going deep: Artificial intelligence improves accuracy of breast ultrasound diagnoses
Scientists train deep learning algorithms to classify breast lesions from ultrasound images in a large multi-center study
This hydrogen fuel machine could be the ultimate guide to self-improvement
Study co-led by Berkeley Lab uncovers secret behind humble material’s surprise performance as an artificial photosynthesis device
How Fortnite and Zelda can up your surgical game (no joke!)
Video games offer students obvious respite from the stresses of studies and, now, a study from a University of Ottawa medical student has found they could benefit surgical skills training.
SwRI researchers part of two collaborative teams awarded SAMF grants
Awards totaling $400,000 to fund cancer detection AI, COVID-19 drug research
Scientists from Russia and Germany measured how the brain learn new words
Researchers from University of Tübingen (Tübingen, Germany) and Ural Federal University (Ekaterinburg, Russia) have developed and experimentally tested new method to understand how the brain builds associations between previously unrelated words. The findings are published in Journal of Neurolinguistics. The…
Mice naturally engage in physical distancing, study finds
MIT neuroscientists have identified a brain circuit that stops mice from mating with others that appear to be sick
Even without a brain, Penn Engineering’s metal-eating robots can search for food
When it comes to powering mobile robots, batteries present a problematic paradox: the more energy they contain, the more they weigh, and thus the more energy the robot needs to move. Energy harvesters, like solar panels, might work for some…
New early warning system for self-driving cars
A team of researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has developed a new early warning system for vehicles that uses artificial intelligence to learn from thousands of real traffic situations.
Big data tells story of diversity, migration of math’s elite
Analysis of nearly 250,000 mathematicians gives a picture of the world of math
New £1.49 million project to research nuclear decontamination robots
Scientists from Lancaster and Manchester Universities are to investigate the best way to use robots to help clean up radioactivity with a £1.49 million grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), part of UKRI.
New early warning system for self-driving cars
AI recognizes potentially critical traffic situations seven seconds in advance
Professor Qingwei Ma seeks to unlock the potential of marine wave energy
The City, University of London academic will lead on the development of a new generation modelling suite, combining machine learning techniques, for the survivability of wave energy converters in marine environments
Apples to apples: neural network uses orchard data to predict fruit quality after storage
A researcher from Skoltech and his German colleagues have developed a neural network-based classification algorithm that can use data from an apple orchard to predict how well apples will fare in long-term storage. The paper was published in Computers and…
How AI beats spreadsheets in modelling future volumes for city waste management
Growing cities tend to run out of land for waste management and new landfill sites. Artificial Intelligence can help city managers create more powerful long-term forecasts of solid waste volumes and landfill requirements, even with missing or inaccurate data. UJ…
Decoding the ‘black box’ of AI to tackle national security concerns
Of wolves and huskies, cats and dogs–and nuclear nonproliferation
Arash Ajoudani awarded the IEEE Ras Early Career Award 2021
Arash Ajoudani leads the Human-Robot Interfaces and physical Interaction Lab at the Italian Institute of Technology. According to the IEEE RAS experts, he contributed to the theory and technology of (ergonomic) human-robot collaboration and telerobotics.
Skoltech scientists use machine learning to help doctors find veins for no-fuss blood draws
Researchers from Skoltech have developed an early prototype of a medical imaging system that uses neural networks to analyze near-infrared images of veins and project a venous pattern onto a patient’s body – this may make blood draws much easier…
X-rays combined with AI offer fast diagnostic tool in detecting COVID-19
X-rays, first used clinically in the late 1890s, could be a leading-edge diagnostic tool for COVID-19 patients with the help of artificial intelligence, according to a team of researchers in Brazil who taught a computer program, through various machine learning…
AI used in battle against asbestos-linked cancer
International genomics research led by the University of Leicester has used artificial intelligence (AI) to study an aggressive form of cancer, which could improve patient outcomes.
Contemplate the nature of robotics at EPFL Pavilions
At the entrance of Nature of Robotics a couple of robotic snails slither around the floor, leaving behind slimy trails. Two visitors, young boys, enter the exhibit and squat next to the slimy creatures, trying to follow both of them…
Mobile app generates data for the energy management of the future
Wind farms and solar plants play a central role in the success of the energy transition and thus in climate protection. However, these renewable energies also cause disruptive fluctuations in the energy grid because they do not always produce energy…
Seven new projects to start on EBRAINS research infrastructure, joining the HBP community
New projects will both leverage and contribute to the digital infrastructure EBRAINS
ArtEmis: Affective language for visual art
March 7, 2021, KAUST, Saudi Arabia – KAUST Assistant Professor of Computer Science Mohamed Elhoseiny has developed, in collaboration with Stanford University, CA, and École Polytechnique (LIX), France, a large-scale dataset to train AI to reproduce human emotions when presented…
How artificial intelligence is helping make food production smarter
Food production is a complex process involving the careful monitoring and management of raw materials, supply chains, market prices and much more besides. Access to smart data enables food producers to plan intelligently and to optimize their production processes allowing…
Protein fingerprinting in minutes
New technology enables ultrafast identification of COVID-19 biomarkers