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‘Magic’ Carpet Guesses Human Poses

A new tactile sensing carpet from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) can guess human poses without using cameras— a step to enhancing self-powered personalized healthcare, gaming and smart homes. Previous research has discussed use of single RGB…

New Algorithm Helps Navigation of Autonomous Vehicles

New algorithm developed at Caltech allows autonomous systems identify their location simply by looking at the terrain around them. Even more fascinating, the technology works irrespective of seasonal changes to that terrain. Science Robotics published details about the process on…

Introducing Therapeutic Chatbot, Woebot

New app called ‘Woebot’ acts in place of a therapist as a therapeutic chatbot. It presents itself as an automated therapist when finding a real one seem financially or otherwise impossible. The need for therapists is growing exponentially. According to…

Massive Manipulation of Twitter Trends Discovered

New EPFL research focused on Turkey from the Distributed Information Systems Laboratory, a part of the School of Computer and Communication Sciences discovered a vulnerability in the algorithm which decides Twitter Trending Topics (it doesn’t take deletions into account). This…

New AI Tool Helps Manage COVID-19

New Artificial Intelligence technology developed by researchers at Waterloo Engineering can assess the severity of COID-19 cases with a high rate of accuracy. This research is part of a COVID-Net open-source initiative launched over a year ago. It consists of…

Smart Application to Detect Stress Levels of Mental Health

Researchers at Texas A&M University have developed a smart-device based digital platform which can monitor hyperarousal, a key sign of psychiatric distress. The objective is to aid patients manage their mental wellness. According to the researchers, this advanced technology can…