New research is looking into ways artificial intelligence can track animal life in recovering habitats. While it is relatively simple to measure reforestation through surveys with satellite and lidar, it is not so simple to determine how much and how…
Category: Robotic Sensors
Novel Bionic Limb Integrates with Patient’s Nerves and Bones
Researchers in Sweden have delivered on the promise to build life-changing bionics. A Swedish woman who lost her right hand over two decades ago in an accident has been successfully outfitted with the first bionic appendage, according to Science…
Cosmic Rays’ Effects on Quantum Computers
A new study has revealed a way to reduce the catastrophic errors suffered by quantum computers being built by Amazon, Google, and IBM as a result of cosmic rays from outer space. This error rate could be reduced by a…
Leading Tech Firms Promise not to Weaponize Robots
Boston Dynamics as well as five other robotics companies recently signed an open letter promising not to weaponize general-purpose robots— a much needed relief to the public. Agility Robotics, ANYbotics, Clearpath Robotics, Open Robotics, Unitree, and Boston Dynamics—the six leading…
Tiny Autonomous Robots Can Move on Human Hair
Cornell University is currently leading the race to create the smallest and most efficient robots. A team from the university recently developed a set of robots small enough to sit on human hair, and with the ability to move on…
Novel Hearing Aids Technology Can Read Lips through Facemasks
An international team of computing scientists and engineers have developed a new system that is capable of reading lips with accuracy even when the speaker is wearing a facemask. The system combines artificial intelligence with radio-frequency to identify lip movements.…
Smart Microrobots use Artificial Intelligence to Learn how to Swim
Researchers from the University of Hong Kong, New Jersey Institute of Technology, and Santa Clara University have successfully taught microrobots to swim through deep reinforcement learning, an incredible development in microswimming capability. Artificial microswimmers capable of navigating the world like…
Microsoft to Stop Selling Emotion-Reading Tech, and Restricts Facial Recognition Access
On Tuesday, Microsoft announced that it would stop selling technology which could pinpoint emotion based on a facial image. They also said they would stop providing access to facial recognition technology. This action is a consequence of the efforts of…
New Robots Use Wi-fi to Navigate Indoors
Engineers at the University of California San Diego recently developed a new way for robots to accurately navigate the indoors terrain, even without any recognizable feature and in poor lighting. The technology includes sensors that use WiFi signals that help…
New Tracker like Band-aid Can Track Sleeping Disorders
A global study carried out in 2020 reported that over a third of adults had sleeping problems, heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Cleveland Clinic, there are over 80 different types of sleep disorders such as sleep apnea,…