Computer Sciences
When combating complex problems like illegal poaching and human trafficking, efficient yet broad geospatial search tools can provide critical assistance in finding and stopping the activity. A visual active search (VAS) framework ...
Jan 17, 2024
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Machine learning & AI
She's an important figure behind today's artificial intelligence boom, but not all computer scientists thought Fei-Fei Li was on the right track when she came up with the idea for a giant visual database called ImageNet that ...
Dec 25, 2023
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Machine learning & AI
Artificial intelligence went mainstream in 2023—it was a long time coming yet has a long way to go for the technology to match people's science fiction fantasies of human-like machines.
Dec 14, 2023
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Conventional silicon architecture has taken computer vision a long way, but Purdue University researchers are developing an alternative path—taking a cue from nature—that they say is the foundation of an artificial retina. ...
Nov 29, 2023
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Robotics
With 3D inkjet printing systems, engineers can fabricate hybrid structures that have soft and rigid components, like robotic grippers that are strong enough to grasp heavy objects but soft enough to interact safely with humans.
Nov 19, 2023
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Hardware
Australian researchers have developed cutting-edge technology known as "acoustic touch" that helps people "see" using sound. The technology has the potential to transform the lives of those who are blind or have low vision.
Oct 26, 2023
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Robotics
To safely share spaces with humans, robots should ideally be able to detect their presence and determine where they are located, so that they can avoid accidents and collisions. So far, most robots were trained to localize ...
Computer Sciences
Computer vision algorithms have become increasingly advanced over the past decades, enabling the development of sophisticated technologies to monitor specific environments, detect objects of interest in video footage and ...
Computer Sciences
When is an apple not an apple? If you're a computer, the answer is when it's been cut in half.
Oct 11, 2023
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Robotics
Someday, when quakes, fires, and floods strike, the first responders might be packs of robotic rescue dogs rushing in to help stranded souls. These battery-powered quadrupeds would use computer vision to size up obstacles ...
Oct 5, 2023
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