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Researchers develop a soft continuum arm that replicates a climbing plant's structural adaptability and tactile reflexes using only a single sensor and actuator, demonstrating the power of biomimetics.
Nov 23rd, 2023
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Artificial Intelligence methods guide researchers in developing improved manufacturing processes for highly efficient solar cells - a blueprint for other research areas.
Nov 22nd, 2023
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A novel soft robot inspired by natural Acer seeds and can monitor the temperature of the soil by becoming luminescent.
Nov 21st, 2023
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Scientists suggest that it is time to shift the focus from whether a machine can mimic human responses to a more fundamental question: 'Does a program reason in the way that humans reason?'
Nov 20th, 2023
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Scientists have shown that placing physical constraints on an artificially-intelligent system - in much the same way that the human brain has to develop and operate within physical and biological constraints - allows it to develop features of the brains of complex organisms in order to solve tasks.
Nov 20th, 2023
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Combining liquid crystal polymers and bioinspired angled bristles lets soft robots crawl forward simply when illuminated with infrared light.
Nov 19th, 2023
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A diagnostic tool for neural networks makes finding errors as easy as spotting mountains from an airplane.
Nov 17th, 2023
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An innovative approach to artificial intelligence (AI) enables reconstructing a broad field of data, such as overall ocean temperature, from a small number of field-deployable sensors using low-powered 'edge' computing, with broad applications across industry, science and medicine.
Nov 14th, 2023
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The subtle adhesive forces that allow geckos to seemingly defy gravity, cling to walls and walk across ceilings have inspired a team of researchers to build a robotic device that can pick up and release delicate materials without damage.
Nov 10th, 2023
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How do powerful generative AI systems like ChatGPT work, and what makes them different from other types of artificial intelligence?
Nov 9th, 2023
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Could robots, whose forms can be adapted to achieve almost any real-world task, soon be able to lend a hand in understanding the paleoecology tracing of extinct organisms?
Nov 7th, 2023
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Prosthetic decodes signals from brain's speech center to predict what sound someone is trying to say.
Nov 6th, 2023
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By analyzing the structure mechanics of the knot, researchers have successfully improved the sensing performance for pressure, friction and slips. This approach simplifies the system complexity and overcomes computational challenges associated with signal decoupling.
Nov 3rd, 2023
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A conversation with Chat GPT raises questions about how large language models think.
Nov 1st, 2023
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Complimentary approaches - 'HighLight' and 'Tailors and Swiftiles' - could boost the performance of demanding machine-learning tasks.
Oct 31st, 2023
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Researchers used machine learning to develop a scalable method to measure urban decay at a spatially granular level over time.
Oct 28th, 2023
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Researchers have designed a bio-inspired robot with a novel trimmed helicoid structure that allows for a wide range of motion and safe interaction with humans.
Oct 28th, 2023
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Centimeter-scale walking and crawling robots are in demand both for their ability to explore tight or cluttered environments and for their low fabrication costs. Now, pulling from origami-inspired construction, researchers have crafted a more simplified approach to the design and fabrication of these robots.
Oct 28th, 2023
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