Researchers hacked a robotic vacuum cleaner to record speech and music remotely
A team of researchers demonstrated that popular robotic household vacuum cleaners can be remotely hacked to act as microphones.
Nov 18, 2020
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Engineering
An underwater navigation system powered by sound
GPS isn't waterproof. The navigation system depends on radio waves, which break down rapidly in liquids, including seawater. To track undersea objects like drones or whales, researchers rely on acoustic signaling. But devices ...
Nov 02, 2020
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Robotics
A system to improve a robot's indoor navigation
Over the past decade or so, roboticists developed increasingly sophisticated robotic systems that could help humans to complete a variety of tasks, both at home and in other environments. In order to assist users, however, ...
Oct 30, 2020 feature
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Soldiers could teach future robots how to outperform humans
In the future, a soldier and a game controller may be all that's needed to teach robots how to outdrive humans.
Aug 12, 2020
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Machine learning & AI
Which way to the fridge? Common sense helps robots navigate
A robot travelling from point A to point B is more efficient if it understands that point A is the living room couch and point B is a refrigerator, even if it's in an unfamiliar place. That's the common sense idea behind ...
Jul 20, 2020
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Simple steps could help reduce aviation accidents
Flight into inclement weather remains a significant cause of aviation fatalities, particularly for small aircraft, according to a recent study.
Apr 22, 2020
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Automotive
How to shop for a low-tech car
New vehicles are more technologically advanced than ever. A car today can mirror your smartphone on its center display screen, warn you of objects in your blind spot, brake on its own in an emergency, adjust the climate control ...
Feb 26, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
Top automotive tech at CES 2020
Automakers use the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to get creative. Sometimes the results can seem a little too creative—we don't expect to see connected streetlights or adaptive sidewalks, as some companies ...
Jan 08, 2020
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Researchers develop MEMS accelerometer with higher sensitivity and improved noise reduction
A significant increase in the demand of accelerometers is expected as the market for consumer electronics, such as smartphones, and social infrastructure monitoring applications are expanding. Such miniaturized and mass-producible ...
Jul 23, 2019
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Expert warns relying on expert navigation systems causing us to lose ability to navigate
(Tech Xplore)—Roger McKinlay, former president of the Royal Institute of Navigation in Britain, has published a Comment piece in the journal Nature warning people about the dangers of relying on automated navigation systems. ...
Mar 31, 2016 report
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