A new method called tensor holography could enable the creation of holograms for virtual reality, 3D printing, medical imaging, and more — and it can run on a smartphone.
Tag: ROBOTRY/ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
SUTD wins best paper at 35th AAAI conference on Artificial Intelligence 2021
The researchers have developed a novel connection which can help in the design of more efficient multi-agent AI systems.
Danish computer scientist has developed a superb algorithm for findin
One of the most classic algorithmic problems deals with calculating the shortest path between two points. A more complicated variant of the problem is when the route traverses a changing network–whether this be a road network or the internet. For…
Research shows that BSers are more likely to fall for BS
People who frequently mislead others are less able to distinguish fact from fiction, according to University of Waterloo researchers
Making the role of AI in medicine explainable
Analysis system for the diagnosis of breast cancer
Clemson, Nephron driving pharmaceutical manufacturing with new benchtop industrial robot
Drug shortages have plagued the health care system for decades. Even prior to COVID-19, hospitals incurred more than $400 million in labor costs and alternative treatment options due to national generic drug shortages, especially for those administered via injection. More…
Georgia Tech receives $2.2M in Toyota Research Institute robotics funding
Research projects to advance autonomous driving testbed, human-robot collaboration
To reach human-level intelligence, AI systems must truly understand language
New book details computational cognitive model for deep language comprehension
VIMS scientists want to hear your fish tales… or at least see your photos
Researchers at William & Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science are casting a wide net in search of fish photos. Their immediate goal is to use angler snapshots to train software to identify different fish species. Their ultimate goal is…
In a leap for battery research, machine learning gets scientific smarts
The latest advance from a research collaboration with industry could dramatically accelerate the development of sturdier batteries for fast-charging electric vehicles
Making artificial intelligence understandable — Constructing explanation processes
Researchers at Paderborn and Bielefeld University investigate a new form of interaction between humans and machines
The complexity of artificial intelligence
SMU Office of Research and Tech Transfer – Artificial Intelligence, or AI, makes us look better in selfies, obediently tells us the weather when we ask Alexa for it, and rolls out self-drive cars. It is the technology that enables…
Key task in computer vision and graphics gets a boost
A Kanazawa University researcher finds a way to accelerate a fundamental problem in computing known as non-rigid point set registration
New test enables rapid detection of mild cognitive impairment as well as dementia
Researchers from Kanazawa University develop a new efficient way to screen for mild cognitive impairment and dementia
The future of contactless care: robotic systems gain patient approval
WHO: Giovanni Traverso, MB, BChir, PhD , Associate Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; corresponding author of a new article published in JAMA Network Open . Peter Chai, MD, MMS , Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham…
Researchers find AI can predict new atrial fibrillation, stroke risk
Research team includes Geisinger, Tempus scientists
WE-TRANSFORM: Artificial and collective intelligence for the impact of automation
A European Horizon 2020 project coordinated by Professor Cristina Pronello of the Politecnico di Torino, brings together 34 partners around the world to find concrete solutions to the changing demand for skills in the work
A new foundation toward achieving the next generation of artificial intelligence
From signals to cognition
Cutting off stealthy interlopers: a framework for secure cyber-physical systems
New approach to detect and recover from sophisticated cyberattacks in real time
Robotic systems for patient evaluation
What The Study Did: Researchers evaluated the feasibility and acceptability of using a mobile robotic system to perform health care tasks such as acquiring vital signs, obtaining nasal or oral swabs and facilitating contactless triage interviews of patients with potential…
The (robotic) doctor will see you now
Study finds patients are receptive to interacting with robots designed to evaluate symptoms in a contact-free way
Neural networks need more than neurons, new project posits
By encoding a feature of biological intelligence called reinforcement learning, in which we iteratively learn from successes and failures, “deep neural networks” (DNNs) have revolutionized artificial intelligence with spectacular demonstrations of mastery in Chess and Go. But they struggle to…
Can’t solve a riddle? The answer might lie in knowing what doesn’t work
Ever get stuck trying to solve a puzzle? You look for a pattern, or a rule, and you just can’t spot it. So you back up and start over. That’s your brain recognizing that your current strategy isn’t working, and…
Filming a 3D video of a virus with instantaneous light and AI
It is millions of trillions of times brighter than the sunlight and a whopping 1,000 trillionth of a second, appropriately called the instantaneous light. It is the X-ray Free Electron Laser (XFEL) light that opens a new scientific paradigm. Combining…
I-Seed project for intelligent biodegradable soft robots mimicking plant seeds behaviour
The project will develop intelligent seeds able to monitor environmental parameters. Coordinated by IIT’s researcher Barbara Mazzolai, it involves other 5 partners in Europe. The project has been funded with grant of 4-million euros by the EU.
A Thousand Brains introduces a novel theory of intelligence
A new book by Jeff Hawkins offers implications for AI and for the future of humanity – with foreword by Richard Dawkins
Mantis shrimp inspires new breed of light sensors
Inspired by the eyes of mantis shrimp, researchers have developed a new kind of optical sensor that is small enough to fit on a smartphone but is capable of hyperspectral and polarimetric imaging. “Lots of artificial intelligence (AI) programs can…
Researchers discover that privacy-preserving tools leave private data anything but
BROOKLYN, New York, Wednesday, March 3, 2021 – Machine-learning (ML) systems are becoming pervasive not only in technologies affecting our day-to-day lives, but also in those observing them, including face expression recognition systems. Companies that make and use such widely…
Automated next generation sequencing platform can accurately screen thousands for COVID-19
A robotics platform designed by Toronto researchers to screen thousands of COVID-19 samples at once has the potential to revolutionize how labs track the spread of viruses and other pathogens, according to new findings. The study , out Wednesday in…
Helping soft robots turn rigid on demand
New type of control system may broaden robots’ range of tasks and allow safer interactions with people
Researchers introduce a new generation of tiny, agile drones
The technology could boost aerial robots’ repertoire, allowing them to operate in cramped spaces and withstand collisions
Human instinct can be as useful as algorithms in detecting online ‘deception’
Travellers looking to book a hotel should trust their gut instinct when it comes to online reviews rather than relying on computer algorithms to weed out the fake ones, a new study suggests.
Choosing Canada’s automotive future
A new expert panel report from the Council of Canadian Academies
A Skoltech robot analyzes shoppers’ behavior
Researchers from Skoltech’s Intelligent Space Robotics Lab have proposed a novel method for customer behavior analytics and demand distribution based on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) stocktaking. Their research was published in the proceedings of the International Conference on Control, Automation,…
A world first: A robot able to “hear” through the ear of a locust
Tel Aviv University researchers connect a real locust ear to a robot
Scientists use forest color to gauge permafrost depth
Scientists regularly use remote sensing drones and satellites to record how climate change affects permafrost thaw rates — methods that work well in barren tundra landscapes where there’s nothing to obstruct the view. But in boreal regions, which harbor a…
Will we enjoy work more once routine tasks are automated? – Not necessarily, a study shows
Will we enjoy our work more once routine tasks are automated? – Not necessarily, suggests a recent study Research conducted at Åbo Akademi University suggests that when routine work tasks are being replaced with intelligent technologies, the result may be…
Novel soft tactile sensor with skin-comparable characteristics for robots
A joint research team co-led by City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has developed a new soft tactile sensor with skin-comparable characteristics. A robotic gripper with the sensor mounted at the fingertip could accomplish challenging tasks such as stably grasping…
Cosmetic and consumer product formulation design: Automation, AI and machine learning webinar
Due to the global pandemic we have re-scheduled the in person Advances in Cosmetic Formulation Design II Conference to Summer 2022. To keep the community up to date, this webinar will focus on an emerging area of high interest to…
AI shows public attitude toward COVID-19 is more ‘infectious’ than disease itself
The more retweets, the more people believe it–even if it’s not true
Using artificial intelligence to hunt for breast cancer
The new “E-Morph” test method does not require animal testing
High- performance 3D printer for titanium structures and In situ synthesis of alloys
3D printer for high-speed printing of titanium structures
Sensing robot healthcare helpers being developed at SFU
The current pandemic highlights how remote healthcare robots currently being developed at SFU could be beneficial in the future
Army-funded researcher receives award for mathematical theory
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — A U.S. Army-funded researcher who developed a mathematical theory for complex systems such as networks, power grids and the human brain, received a prestigious scientific award. A new approach for solving dynamic problems will allow…
RIT faculty using smartphones and artificial intelligence to help assess crop roots
Assistant Professor Guoyu Lu earns New Investigator grant from U.S. Department of Agriculture
A new prototype of an intelligent underground robotic system for urban environments
This robotic system is composed of two main elements: a surface vehicle with a geo-radar that is used to scan the ground, so that subterranean obstacles can be detected; and an autonomous underground robot that does the drilling work. “Once…
Artificial ‘brain’ reveals why we can’t always believe our eyes
A computer network closely modelled on part of the human brain is enabling new insights into the way our brains process moving images – and explains some perplexing optical illusions. By using decades’ worth of data from human motion perception…
What might sheep and driverless cars have in common? Following the herd
Researchers show how social component of moral decision-making can influence programming of autonomous vehicles and other technologies
Heavy rain affects object detection by autonomous vehicle LiDAR sensors
Future fully autonomous vehicles will rely on sensors to operate, one type of these sensors is LiDAR LiDAR sensor’s effectiveness in detecting objects at a distance in heavy rain decreases, researchers from WMG, University of Warwick have found Researchers used…
‘Trending’ doctors’ notes could help hospitals predict COVID-19 surges
A new study, published today in Nature Digital Medicine, found that ‘natural language processing’ (NLP) of information routinely recorded by doctors – as part of patients’ electronic health records – reveal vital trends that could help clinical teams forecast and plan for surges in patients.