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A Healthy Dose of AI
Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Army Computer Models Unveil Secret to Quieter Small Drones
Researchers demonstrated how aviation specialists can use computational fluid dynamics to facilitate development of quieter unmanned aerial drones.
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Robot Hands One Step Closer to Human, Thanks to WMG AI Algorithms
Artificial intelligence algorithms enable the Shadow Robot Dexterous Hand to manipulate objects like humans do.
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How Humans Use Objects in Novel Ways to Solve Problems
Researchers have developed a cognitive model that learns to use objects in novel ways to solve problems, like humans do.
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Deep Learning Helps Robots Grasp, Move Objects with Ease
New artificial intelligence software integrates neural networks with motion-planning software to enable robots to assist humans in warehouse settings.
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Computer-Aided Creativity in Robot Design
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have developed a system that simulates and optimizes robot design and control programs.
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Upgraded Radar Can Enable Self-Driving Cars to See Clearly, No Matter the Weather
Designers and appliance makers increasingly rely on a host of technological innovations to update the traditional tasks of cooking, storing and cleaning up.
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Autonomous Robot Cars to Deliver Medicine Around London
A fleet of autonomous, electrically-powered robot vehicles has started delivering medicine to care homes in London's Borough of Hounslow as part of a public trial...
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Meet The Army’s Future Family Of Robot Tanks: RCV
The U.S. Army has outlined draft objectives for a range of Robotic Combat Vehicles.
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Magnetic Spray Transforms Objects Into Insect-Scale Robots for Biomedical Applications
Driven by a magnetic field, the coated objects can crawl, walk, or roll on different surfaces.
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The FBI Buying 140 Robots to Handle Paper Records
The robots will glide along an overhead track, drop down at the right place, and retrieve whatever file or record is needed.
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Stretchable Sensor Gives Robots, VR a Human Touch
Cornell University researchers have developed a fiber-optic sensor that can be use in a stretchable skin to sense deformations like pressure, bending, and strain...
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Boston Dynamics Dog Robot Learns New Tricks on BP Oil Rig
Boston Dynamics is programming its "Spot" dog robot to read gauges, look for corrosion, construct maps, and detect methane leaks.
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Softening Up Robots
Giving robots soft, artificial skin would enable them to work more closely with people.
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Don't Fear the Robots, and Other Lessons From a Study of the Digital Economy
A task force assembled by MIT examined how technology has changed, and will change, the work force.
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'Robotic Snake' Device Grips, Picks Up Objects
A soft fabric robotic gripper developed by University of New South Wales Sydney engineers can grasp, pick up, and release fragile objects without breaking them....
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Computer Scientists Launch Counteroffensive Against Video Game Cheaters
University of Texas at Dallas computer scientists have developed a countermeasure against video game cheaters.
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Walmart, Cruise Launch Pilot to Deliver Orders via Self-Driving Cars
Autonomous vehicle startup Cruise has announced a partnership with Walmart to deliver orders from a Scottsdale, AZ, Walmart store to local customers' homes.
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Materials Help Expand Volumetric 3D Printing
A volumetric three-dimensional printing method can print objects almost instantly by takin advantage of a new class of materials.
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