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This Lens-less Camera Is Built Specially for AI and Computer Vision Programs
Cameras used to be their own devices with lenses and film and trips to the drug store to get the pictures developed. Then, they disappeared into phones, tablets...
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Artificial Intelligence Nails Predictions of Earthquake Aftershocks
A machine-learning study that analysed hundreds of thousands of earthquakes beat the standard method at predicting the location of aftershocks.
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If Military Robot Falls, It Can Get Itself p
Researchers have developed software to ensure that if a military robot falls to the ground, it can right itself.
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NASA's New Horizons Spacecraft Takes First Picture of Distant Rock It Will Visit
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft still has 100 million miles to go, but it has taken its first snapshot of the space rock that will be its date for New Year's Day...
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Meet the Rose Hip Cell, a New Kind of Neuron
It's been more than a century since Spanish neuroanatomist Santiago Ramón y Cajal won the Nobel Prize for illustrating the way neurons allow you to walk, talk,...
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TSA Enters Guinness World Records With Smallest Medical Robot
Guinness World Records has recognized the University of Texas at San Antonio for creating the world's smallest medical robot.
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Researchers Find Way to Spy on Remote Screens, through the Webcam Mic
Ever wonder what the people on the other end of a Hangouts session are really looking at on their screens?
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Robotic Guide Dog Leads Arizona State niversity Team to 1st Prize at Intel Cup
Arizona State University students' robotic guide dog received first prize at the 2018 Intel Cup Undergraduate Electronic Design Contest in Shanghai, China.
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These Friendly Helpful Robots Will Likely Be Your Future Rehabilitation Partners
A study by researchers at Freiburg University in Germany concluded that socially assistive robots will be used increasingly in the future.
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Scientists Hope Artificial Stupidity Could Save Humans
Some scientists are suggesting limiting how smart artificial intelligence can get—all the way down to human intelligence.
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An Avatar ses Your Gait to Predict How Many Calories You Will Burn
Researchers analyzed gait parameters to develop software that uses an avatar to predict how many calories people will expend when walking.
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Soft Bioelectronic Mesh Tested on Human Wrist, Pig's Heart
A new wearable/implantable device measures electrophysiological signals and applies electrical and thermal stimulations as needed.
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Blurring the Lines Between Virtual and Reality
A next-generation virtual reality headset enables wearers to manipulate both real and virtual objects with tactile sensation.
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The Serious Security Problem Looming Over Robotics
They call it Herb2. It's a dapper robot, wearing a bowtie even while it sits at home in its lab at the University of Washington.
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Enhanced 'Listening Skill' Makes Robot Better at Talking
Researchers have improved the ability of a conversational human-like robot to have a natural dialogue with people by enhancing its listening skills.
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Picture This: A Camera With No Lens
A new camera substitutes a regular pane of glass for the lens, in conjunction with a computer running an algorithm to interpret the images.
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The Desperate Quest for Genomic Compression Algorithms
Have you had your genome sequenced yet? Millions of people around the world already have, and by 2025 that number could reach a billion.
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Asteroid Ryugu Poses Landing Risks for Japanese Mission
After inspecting asteroid Ryugu for two months, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has revealed the sites where the Hayabusa2 spacecraft will touchdown...
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Quantum Bugs, Meet Your New Swatter
Rice University researchers have developed a diagnostic tool for quantum computers.
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