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Home Robot Control for People With Disabilities

17 Απριλίου 2019 by paulkokos

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Georgia Tech's augmented-reality interface gives control over complex robots to the people who need themRobots offer an opportunity to enable people to live safely and comfortably in their homes as they grow older. In the near future (we’re all hoping), robots will be able to help us by cooking, cleaning,…

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NASA Launching Astrobee Robots to Space Station Tomorrow

16 Απριλίου 2019 by paulkokos

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A pair of autonomous, free-flying robots will be on their way to the ISSIt’s been a little over two years since we were first introduced to Astrobee, an autonomous robotic cube designed to fly around the International Space Station. Tomorrow, a pair of Astrobee robots (named Honey and Bumble) will…

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Money Isn’t Enough to Close the Digital Divide

16 Απριλίου 2019 by paulkokos

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After releasing its new plan, the FCC needs to provide the spectrum to back it upThe U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has been prioritizing rural broadband deployment lately, as a big part of Chairman Ajit Pai’s push to close what he refers to as America’s digital divide. That a divide exists…

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The Buddy System: Human-Computer Teams

16 Απριλίου 2019 by paulkokos

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The highest accuracy in face recognition comes through the partnering of a human expert with face recognition software Is that him? Is she the one? A prized attribute among law enforcement specialists, the expert ability to visually identify human faces can inform forensic investigations and help maintain safe border crossings,…

Inflatable Robots Are Destined for Space, If We Can Control Them

15 Απριλίου 2019 by paulkokos

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With funding from NASA, researchers are exploring how to control inflatable robots for future space missionsWe don’t see a lot of inflatable robots, which is really too bad, because they’re weirdly excellent at being exactly the sort of robot that everybody seems to want: They’re cheap, being made of mostly…

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Polarizing the Data Center: Spin Lasers Deliver 240 Gigabits Per Second

15 Απριλίου 2019 by paulkokos

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Next-generation, low-power optical data transmission may rely on polarization rather than switching laser pulses on and offResearchers in Germany have tested a new form of high-speed data transfer that could boost connection speeds by 5 times or more. Laser light is still the carrier of information in this prototype technology, but…

Untold History of AI: Algorithmic Bias Was Born in the 1980s

15 Απριλίου 2019 by paulkokos

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A medical school thought a computer program would make the admissions process fairer—but it did just the oppositeThe history of AI is often told as the story of machines getting smarter over time. What’s lost is the human element in the narrative, how intelligent machines are designed, trained, and powered…

Intel's View of the Chiplet Revolution

12 Απριλίου 2019 by paulkokos

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Ramune Nagisetty is helping Intel establish its place in a new industry ecosystem centered on chipletsChiplets are a way to make systems that perform a lot like they are all one chip, despite actually being composed of several smaller chips. They’re widely seen as one part of the computing industry’s plan…

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Video Friday: Soft Robots, and More

12 Απριλίου 2019 by paulkokos

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Your weekly selection of awesome robot videosVideo Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your Automaton bloggers. We’ll also be posting a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months; here’s what we have so far (send us your events!): RoboSoft 2019 – April…

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Wing Officially Launches Australian Drone Delivery Service

11 Απριλίου 2019 by paulkokos

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After years of testing, Wing is now offering consumer drone delivery to select Australian suburbsAlphabet’s subsidiary Wing announced this week that it has officially launched a commercial drone delivery service “to a limited set of eligible homes in the suburbs of Crace, Palmerston and Franklin,” which are just north of Canberra,…

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