An important part of an archaeologist’s job is the wearisome process of categorizing shards of pottery into subtypes. ‘It’s kind of like looking at a photograph of Elvis Presley and looking at a photo of an impersonator,’ said Christian Downum,…
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Germany to Allow Driverless Vehicles on Public Roads From 2022
Germany has adopted a legislation allowing driverless vehicles on public roads to take effect from 2022, giving companies the opportunity to deploy robotaxis and delivery services in the country on a large scale. Although autonomous testing is currently permitted in…
Massive Demand for Cybersecurity Professionals in the U.S.
According to trade group CompTIA and Cyber Seek — a tech job-tracking database from the U.S. Commerce Department — there are over 465,000 vacancies for jobs in cybersecurity nationwide as of May 2021. Experts say the need for more web-inclined…
‘Blind’ Robot Navigates Stairs Successfully
It is customary for four-legged robots with computer vision to have the ability to navigate stairs, but it is not normal for a ‘blind’ bipedal robot to do it. Researchers from Oregon State University has successfully completed this task with…
Smartphone App Predicts Vineyard Yields
Cornell engineers and plant scientists collaborated to develop a low-cost system which allows grape growers to predict their possible yields more accurately early in the season. The new method allows a grower use smartphone to video grapevines while driving a…
Study Shows Public Health Tweets Didn’t Show Local Realities at the Beginning of the Pandemic
Recent study which examined thousands of tweets from Canadian public health agencies and officials in the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic suggests many struggled to adapt messaging to local needs. The study was published online in the Health…
Patients May Not Heed Advice from AI Doctors Who Know Their Names
Researchers from Penn State and University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) discovered that people are less likely to listen to health advice from an AI doctor when the robot has their medical history. But on the other hand, patients like…
New Singapore Research Controls Venus Flytraps Through Smartphone Apps
Researchers in Singapore have discovered a way to control a Venus flytrap making use of electric signals from a smartphone, an innovation they hope may be used in a wide range of sectors including robotics, environmental functions and so on.…
Scientists Develop Intelligent Shoe to Help Visually-Impaired People Avoid Obstacles
Computer scientists have invented an ‘intelligent’ shoe which helps visually-impaired people avoid obstacles. The product called InnoMake, worth €3,200, was developed by Austrian company Tec-Innovation, supported by Graz University of Technology (TU Graz). The product is made up of waterproof…
Artists and Activists Urge Spotify to Rule Out “Invasive” Voice Recognition Technology
A coalition of musicians and human rights groups persuaded music streaming company Spotify to secure against possible use of speech recognition tool it recently developed to suggest songs— painting the technology as ‘creepy’ and ‘invasive’. Earlier this year, Sweden-based Spotify…