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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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Lizard-Like Robot for Mars Exploration
A lizard-inspired robot could be used to improve existing rover models for navigating Mars-like terrain.
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Drones Help Conserve Coastal Ecosystems
University of Alabama student researchers have built and deployed drones as part of coastal conservation efforts.
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Here Come the Killer Robots
Despite concerns, autonomous AI weapons and defense systems for military applications are on the rise.
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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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Boy Born with One Hand Gets Spider-Man Bionic Arm
Open Bionics in Bristol, U.K., recently outfitted two children with bionic arms featuring Spider-Man covers.
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What's That Smell?
Digital scent technologies bring aromas to virtual reality.
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When Eyes in the Sky Start Looking Right at You
Satellites like those made by Colorado startup Albedo Space are heightening privacy concerns.
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iOS Users' Face Scans Used to Break into Mobile Banking Accounts
iOS users are being targeted with malware that steals face scans from Apple devices to break into and steal money from bank accounts.
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The Seeing Eye Dog V2.0
Researchers at the University of Glasgow in Scotland showed off the latest iteration of their RoboGuide, an AI-powered quadruped robot designed to assist visually...
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Study Finds Seniors Benefit from Virtual Reality
A study of virtual reality involving 245 participants aged between 65 and 103 found generally positive effects.
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Brain-Powered Tech Allows Kids 'Trapped in Their Own Bodies' to Play
The Brain Computer Interface program at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital develops technology to allow disabled children to use their minds to move...
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Robot Invasion Hit a Bump in 2023
The Association for Advancing Automation reported a 30% decline in robot orders by companies in North America last year.
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The Text File that Runs the Internet
For decades, robots.txt governed the behavior of Web crawlers. But as unscrupulous AI companies seek out more and more data, the basic social contract of the Web...
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Waymo Recalls Software After Two Self-Driving Cars Hit the Same Truck
Waymo, the self-driving car division of Alphabet, issued a recall for its software after two of its vehicles hit the same pickup truck minutes apart in Phoenix....
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Chatbot Shows Talent for Predicting Chemical Properties, Reactions
Researchers adapted GPT-3, the large language model behind ChatGPT, to answer questions about chemical compounds or materials.
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U.S. Announces $5 Billion Commitment for Computer Chip R&D
The Biden administration announced that it would invest $5 billion in the National Semiconductor Technology Center.
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The Campaign Against Deepfakes
Digital deceit is on the rise and needs to be addressed.
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Datacenters Curbed as Pressure Grows on Power Grids
Across the globe, concerns about the substantial amount of energy used by datacenters have led to restrictions on their construction.
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