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Accelerating the pace of machine learning
Researchers want to bring efficiency to distributed learning techniques emerging as crucial to modern artificial intelligence and machine learning.
May 19, 2022 Read more
Energy-efficient AI hardware technology via a brain-inspired stashing system
Researchers demonstrate neuromodulation-inspired stashing system for the energy-efficient learning of a spiking neural network using a self-rectifying memristor array.
May 18, 2022 Read more
Algorithms empower metalens design
Researchers developed a new method for designing large-scale metasurfaces that uses techniques of machine intelligence to generate designs automatically. The method will enable new metasurface designs that can make an impact on virtual or augmented reality, self-driving cars, and machine vision for embarked systems and satellites.
May 17, 2022 Read more
Multisensory hybrid material as smart electronic skin
This 'smart skin' developed by researchers is very similar to human skin. It senses pressure, humidity and temperature simultaneously and produces electronic signals. More sensitive robots or more intelligent prostheses are thus conceivable.
May 16, 2022 Read more
Artificial muscles help robot vacuum manipulators get a grip
The system can adapt almost instantaneously to changes in form, switching seamlessly between differently shaped parts. The articulated gripper is driven electrically, is lightweight and accelerates rapidly and is even able to tell whether it is holding the object securely enough.
May 16, 2022 Read more
3D-printing robot enables sustainable construction
Engineers designed a roughly 6,000-pound industrial robot capable of 3D printing the kind of large-scale structures that could potentially transform the construction industry, making it more efficient and sustainable by eliminating the waste of traditional material manufacturing.
May 14, 2022 Read more
New imaging method makes microrobots visible in the body
Microrobots have the potential to revolutionize medicine. Researchers have now developed an imaging technique that for the first time recognises cell-sized microrobots individually and at high resolution in a living organism.
May 12, 2022 Read more
Artificial intelligence agents argue to enhance the speed of materials discovery
Using an ensemble of artificial intelligence (AI) agents enabled faster, more accurate data analysis of synchrotron x-ray data.
May 12, 2022 Read more
AI traffic light system could make traffic jams a distant memory
New artificial intelligence system reads live camera footage and adapts the lights to compensate. In testing, the system significantly outperformed all other methods.
May 11, 2022 Read more
Intelligent metasurface could revolutionize our lives
Intelligent metasurfaces have the potential to revolutionize the way we interact with the world around us. These are ultra-thin films and structures that influence electromagnetic waves, allowing us to control wave and information flows simultaneously.
May 6, 2022 Read more
Soft assistive robotic wearables get a boost from rapid design tool (w/video)
Scientists have created a design and fabrication tool for soft pneumatic actuators for integrated sensing, which can power personalized health care, smart homes, and gaming.
May 4, 2022 Read more
Taste of the future: Robot chef learns to 'taste as you go' (w/video)
A robot 'chef' has been trained to taste food at different stages of the chewing process to assess whether it's sufficiently seasoned.
May 4, 2022 Read more
Direct printing of nanodiamonds at the quantum level
Researchers have developed a nano-precision printing method for nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond at the quantum level, meeting the technological requirements.
May 4, 2022 Read more
New device achieves the tallest height of any known jumper, engineered or biological
A mechanical jumper is capable of achieving the tallest height - roughly 30 meters - of any jumper to date, engineered or biological. The feat represents a fresh approach to the design of jumping devices and advances the understanding of jumping as a form of locomotion.
April 27, 2022 Read more
An easier way to teach robots new skills
Researchers have developed a technique that enables a robot to learn a new pick-and-place task with only a handful of human demonstrations.
April 25, 2022 Read more
Robots that can learn to safely navigate warehouses
Advances in chips, sensors, and AI algorithms are enabling robots to continuously learn how to plan routes, avoid obstructions, and operate safely in large dynamic warehouse environments.
April 23, 2022 Read more
New method allows robot vision to identify occluded objects
Much like human vision, the method allows for the detection of visible, partially occluded, and unseen objects in a single framework.
April 19, 2022 Read more
Concerned your smartphone is spying on you?
Computer scientists have built an algorithm that blocks a rogue microphone from correctly hearing your words - in English so far - 80% of the time.
April 19, 2022 Read more