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Scientists Putting LLM Brains Inside Robot Bodies
Robotics researchers are using large language models (LLMs) to skirt preprogramming limits.
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Biorobotic Heart Helps Scientists Study Cardiac Function
Researchers developed a biorobotic replica of the human heart to help scientists better understand cardiac function.
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Glasses Transcribe Speech in Real Time
Several companies have started marketing "live-captioning glasses" to help hearing-impaired users communicate by overlaying real-time transcribed speech on the...
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AI Could Smuggle Secret Messages in Memes
Computer scientists claim to have created the first algorithm for seamlessly concealing messages in realistic text, images, or audio.
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Computer Model Explains Cats' Sense of Smell
A computational model of a house cat's nose aims to explain the complexity of a cat's sense of smell.
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What The First Lung Delivered by Drone Means for Transplant Science
The first successful delivery of a human donor lung by aerial drone in Toronto, Canada, has implications for the future of transplant science.
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Apps Aim to Douse Social Media Dumpster Fire
New social apps are being introduced that promote a more positive online environment.
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There Are Too Few Women in Computer Science and Engineering
It's not that they aren't interested; it's the culture of these fields and how they exclude women and girls.
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AI Predicts Potential Nutrient Deficiencies from Space
Geographic areas with populations at high risk of micronutrient deficiencies can be identified using publicly available satellite data and artificial intelligence...
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Record-Breaking Jumping Robot Can Leap 10-Story Building
Rresearchers have developed a jumping robot that can reach heights of more than 30 meters, or about the height of a 10-story building, after being launched at about...
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'Momentum Computing' Pushes Technology's Thermodynamic Limits
Two University of California, Davis researchers have proposed a computational method for dissipating a small fraction of the heat generated by conventional computer...
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Lego Robot with an Organic 'Brain' Learns to Navigate a Maze
The neuromorphic computing device solved the puzzle by working like an animal brain would.
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Firefighting Robots Go Autonomous
Firefighting robots can enter buildings that human firefighters cannot. Researchers are working to develop firefighting robots that can make decisions autonomously...
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How Olympic Tracking Systems Capture Athletic Performances
This year's Olympic Games in Tokyo use an advanced three-dimensional tracking system that captures athletes' performances in fine detail.
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AI Creates False Documents That Fake Out Hackers
The algorithm hides sensitive information in a sea of decoys.
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Will Quantum Computing Ever Live Up to Its Hype?
One expert warns that the field is overpromising, while another says his firm is on the verge of building "useful" machines.
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Spider Legs Build Webs Without the Brain's Help
Researchers have simulated the way each leg of a spider functions as a semi-independent "computer," with sensors that trigger movements based on environmental readings...
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This Robot Can Rap—Really
A Georgia Institute of Technology music technologist modified an improvisational musical robot called Shimon to create lyrics and perform rap in real time.
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3D Printing Inside the Body Could Patch Stomach Ulcers
Researchers at Tsinghua University in China developed a micro robot that could take advantage of three-dimensional printing technology to lay down new tissues directly...
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