Creating the human-robotic dream team
Using autonomous vehicle guidelines, a team of UBC Okanagan researchers has developed a system to improve interactions between people and robots.
Dec 14, 2021
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Robotics
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Engineering
Spherical display brings virtual collaboration closer to reality
Virtual reality can often make a user feel isolated from the world, with only computer-generated characters for company. But researchers at the University of British Columbia and University of Saskatchewan think they may ...
Feb 19, 2019
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Engineering
New flexible sensor holds potential for foldable touch screens
Picture a tablet that you can fold into the size of a phone and put away in your pocket, or an artificial skin that can sense your body's movements and vital signs. A new, inexpensive sensor developed at the University of ...
Mar 15, 2017
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Energy & Green Tech
Engineers try to squeeze energy from discarded fruit using microbial fuel cells
When Doc Brown fed his DeLorean food scraps in Back to the Future as fuel, it seemed like crazy science fiction.
May 3, 2023
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Computer Sciences
Q&A: ChatGPT has read almost the whole internet. That hasn't solved its diversity issues
AI language models are booming. The current frontrunner is ChatGPT, which can do everything from taking a bar exam to creating an HR policy to writing a movie script.
Jan 11, 2024
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Engineering
Proverbial wolf can't blow down modern timber high-rises, says researcher
With an increasing demand for a more sustainable alternative for high-rise construction, new research from UBC Okanagan, in collaboration with Western University and FPInnovations, points to timber as a sustainable and effective ...
Dec 3, 2020
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Telecom
Artificial intelligence helps unlock advances in wireless communications
A new wave of communication technology is quickly approaching and researchers at UBC Okanagan are investigating ways to configure next-generation mobile networks.
Jan 11, 2024
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Computer Sciences
Breakthrough software teaches computer characters to walk, run, even play soccer
Computer characters and eventually robots could learn complex motor skills like walking and running through trial and error, thanks to a milestone algorithm developed by a University of British Columbia researcher.
Jul 31, 2017
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Robotics
What robots can learn from therapists
A transformative experience working with very sick children changed Paul Bucci's mind about how robots used in human therapy should be designed.
Jul 7, 2022
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Hardware
Ultrasonic sensors can safeguard residential gas lines
A team of UBC Okanagan researchers is investigating a new method to monitor underground gas pipelines with high-tech sensors that can make it easier to find weaknesses, discrepancies and even a diversion in residential natural ...
Jan 25, 2023
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