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3D-Printed Plastics With High-Performance Electrical Circuits
Innovation could lead to better drones, satellites, biomedical devices.
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The Bioacoustic Signatures of Our Bodies Can Reveal Our Identities
Researchers in South Korea have developed a biometric system that uses a transducer to generate vibrations and sound waves that can be used to identify individuals...
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'Magic Mirror on My Wall…'
Smart mirrors bring a new form-factor to on-campus information access.
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Pentagon Advisory Board Releases Principles for Ethical Use of AI in Warfare
The U.S. Defense Innovation Board has published a set of ethical principles for how military agencies should design weapons enabled by artificial intelligence and...
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Police to Use Facial Recognition Drones to Help Find the Missing
Police Scotland has launched a new aerial drone system to help search for missing people.
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Robot Arm Lets You Remotely Lend Friends Helping Hand with Repairs
Researchers at the University of Bristol in the U.K. have developed a handheld robot for remote assistance with repairs.
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What Chipmakers Tell Us About the Great Global Unwinding
The U.S.-China trade war is fracturing the world's semiconductor manufacturing base, and that won't stop even if the tariffs do.
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China Restricts Video Gaming by Minors
Chinese officials have unveiled guidelines for limiting online videogame use by persons under 18, claiming it hurts health and learning.
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Robotic Arm Slows Down to Avoid Uncanny Valley
Disney Research roboticists have found that slowing a robot’s reaction time and movements made people feel less threatened, helping to avoid the "uncanny valley"...
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Burrito Delivered by Bot, as Long as Students Don't Trap It
The Kiwi Campus startup near the University of California, Berkeley, offers robot meal deliveries to students, with remote "pilots" in Colombia setting and adjusting...
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Self-Transforming Robot Blocks Jump, Spin, Flip, Identify Each Other
Researchers have developed self-assembling robotic cubes that can climb over and around one another, leap through the air, and roll across the ground.
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RoboBee Powered by Soft Muscles
Researchers have developed a resilient RoboBee powered by soft artificial muscles that can experience collisions without being damaged.
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'Tis the Season for Surge Robots as Holiday Hiring Finds Automation
Retailers and logistics operators are investing in collaborative robots (cobots) to accelerate warehouse operations in the holiday season.
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Team of Syrian Refugees Wins Robotics Event
Five teenaged Syrian refugees working together as Team Hope led a four-team alliance to win the grand finale of the FIRST Global Challenge 2019 in Dubai.
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Marines Try Using Drones to Bring Blood to Battle
Startup Zipline has demonstrated how next-generation delivery drones could bring medical and other supplies to the battlefield.
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Quantum Photonics Spawns Optical Age
Initial applications could include optical quantum sensors, optical quantum transistors, and optically uncrackable quantum encryption.
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The Drones Are Coming! How Amazon, Alphabet, Uber Are Taking to the Skies
Companies including Amazon, Alphabet's Wing, and Uber, are launching more advanced trials of drone delivery.
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Tired of Long Lines? Canadian Grocery Chain Debuts Smart Carts with Self-Checkout
Nova Scotia, Canada-based grocery chain Sobeys has launched a pilot program using intelligent shopping carts that scan and weigh items, and allowing customers to...
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Swarm of Tiny Drones Explores Unknown Environments
Researchers created a swarm of tiny drones that can explore unknown environments on their own.
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