Technology of future delivers doughnuts of today on campus
A fleet of high-tech robots has deployed at a northern Virginia university for the noble purpose of delivering pizza, doughnuts and coffee on demand to students.
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Engineering
Boeing flying car prototype completes first test flight
Boeing said Wednesday its prototype "flying car"—part of a project aimed at "on-demand autonomous air transportation"—has completed its first successful test flight.
Jan 23, 2019
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Robotics
Researchers create 3-D-printed soft mesh robots
Researchers at North Carolina State University have created 3-D-printed flexible mesh structures that can be controlled with applied magnetic fields while floating on water. The structures can grab small objects and carry ...
Jan 23, 2019
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Computer Sciences
A new approach for modeling central pattern generators (CPGs) in reinforcement learning
Central pattern generators (CPGs) are biological neural circuits that can produce coordinated rhythmic outputs without requiring rhythmic inputs. CPGs are responsible for most rhythmic motions observed in living organisms, ...
Engineering
3-D displays that 'accommodate' the human eye
Have you ever felt dizzy or nauseous after watching a 3D movie or using a virtual reality headset? If so, it is probably because you were subconsciously able to detect the subtle differences between the virtual 3D scene ...
Jan 23, 2019
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Consumer & Gadgets
Learning system for visually impaired features coding by using hands
Visually impaired children who would love to learn how to code? Here's looking at you, says Microsoft. Its approach toward teaching with a physical programming language has taken bigger steps since its beginnings four years ...
Robotics
Paw patrol: Sony offers robocop dog at home
Sony's puppy-sized robot dog aibo, equipped with cameras, artificial intelligence and internet capability, can now remotely check up on family members, children or even pets, the Japanese electronics giant said Wednesday.
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