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New chip ramps up AI computing efficiency

Aug 25, 2022 (SPX)

However, AI functionalities on these tiny edge devices are limited by the energy provided by a battery. Therefore, improving energy efficiency is crucial. In to...

Raytheon Intelligence and Space to improve human machine teaming

Aug 25, 2022 (SPX)

BBN will work to develop human machine interfaces that enable non-expert operators to understand critical system processes; system performance thresholds based ...

A simpler path to supercharge robotic systems

Aug 25, 2022 (SPX)

"In general, robotic systems are very high-degree-of-freedom systems," says Subhrajit Bhattacharya, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering and mechani...

Researchers create the first artificial vision system for both land and water

Aug 05, 2022 (SPX)

The semi-terrestrial species - known affectionately as the calling crab, as it appears to be beckoning with its huge claws - has amphibious imaging ability and ...

NASA Space Robotics dive into deep-sea work

Aug 04, 2022 (SPX)

That's why a team of roboticists from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston decided to apply their expertise to designing a shape-changing submersible robot th...

Danish AI-driven political party eyes parliament

Aug 04, 2022 (AFP)

Launched in late May by the artists' collective Computer Lars, the Synthetic Party wants to reach out to the around 15 percent of Danes who did not exercise the...

University of Sydney and Reach Robotics to collaborate on space robotics

Aug 03, 2022 (SPX)

Reach Robotics and researchers within the School's Space Systems Engineering Laboratory have expertise in in space-related robotic technology, including the dev...

Using AI to train teams of robots to work together

Jul 26, 2022 (SPX)

"It's easier when agents can talk to each other," said Huy Tran, an aerospace engineer at Illinois. "But we wanted to do this in a way that's decentralized, mea...

Rice engineers get a grip with 'necrobotic' spiders

Jul 26, 2022 (SPX)

Why? "It happens to be the case that the spider, after it's deceased, is the perfect architecture for small scale, naturally derived grippers," said Daniel Pres...

How to tell if artificial intelligence is working the way we want it to

Jul 25, 2022 (SPX)

These powerful deep-learning models are usually based on artificial neural networks, which were first proposed in the 1940s and have become a popular type of ma...

Bees' 'waggle dance' may revolutionize how robots talk to each other in disaster zones

Jul 14, 2022 (SPX)

Honeybees excel at non-verbal communication If you have ever found yourself in a noisy environment, such as a factory floor, you may have noticed that humans ar...

Shapeshifting microrobots can brush and floss teeth

Jul 11, 2022 (SPX)

The building blocks of these microrobots are iron oxide nanoparticles that have both catalytic and magnetic activity. Using a magnetic field, researchers could ...

Rover plus astronaut complete Mount Etna challenge

Jul 07, 2022 (ESA)

This concluding part of ESA's 'Analog-1' project took place as part of a larger multi-agency, multi-rover campaign, organised by the DLR German Aerospace Center...

Building explainability into the components of machine-learning models

Jul 06, 2022 (SPX)

But if those features are so complex or convoluted that the user can't understand them, does the explanation method do any good? MIT researchers are striving to...

Velodyne Lidar signs multi-year agreement with Boston Dynamics

Jun 30, 2022 (SPX)

Velodyne's lidar sensor solutions enable mobile robots to operate autonomously and safely, without human intervention. They provide real-time 3D perception data...

Robots driving U.S. co-workers to substance abuse, mental health issues

Jun 30, 2022 (SPX)

A University of Pittsburgh study suggests that while American workers who work alongside industrial robots are less likely to suffer physical injury, they are m...

'Fake' data helps robots learn the ropes faster

Jun 30, 2022 (SPX)

Developed by robotics researchers at the University of Michigan, it could cut learning time for new materials and environments down to a few hours rather than a...

Next-gen stroke rehab: Robot at home

Jun 30, 2022 (SPX)

Reedus was lucky to live in Houston and have access to this futuristic-looking, portable device - an invention of University of Houston engineering professor Jo...

Humans in the loop help robots find their way

Jun 29, 2022 (SPX)

The peer-reviewed study led by computer scientists Lydia Kavraki and Vaibhav Unhelkar and co-lead authors Carlos Quintero-Pena and Constantinos Chamzas of Rice'...

Swarm of Tiny Swimming Robots Could Look for Life on Distant Worlds

Jun 29, 2022 (JPL)

That's the vision of Ethan Schaler, a robotics mechanical engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, whose Sensing With Independent Mi...