Robot ‘Jellyfish’ to Protect Endangered Coral Reefs
A robot inspired by the shape and delicate underwater movements of a jellyfish, allowing it to safely explore endangered coral reefs, was unveiled by British scientists on Wednesday.
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Scientists Create Robot Powered by Lights and Magnets
Scientists have developed a type of soft-bodied spongy robot that doesn’t require any complex hardware or electricity to move about, as it’s powered entirely by lights and magnets.
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Robot Reminds Japan Shoppers to Wear Masks
TOKYO (AFP) — Asking someone to put on a mask is a touchy subject, so one shop in Japan has
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‘Jet Propulsion’ of Squid Could Enhance Design of Underwater Vehicles
Scientists in Scotland, the United States and China are hard at work studying the mechanics behind the swimming techniques of squids and other cephalopods, with the ultimate goal of applying the research to underwater technology.
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Translation Tools, Air Purifiers: Face Masks Go High-Tech
From monitoring vital signs to filtering filthy air and even translating speech into other languages, the coronavirus-fueled boom in mask-wearing has spawned an unusual range of high-tech face coverings.
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Robot Swarms Follow Instructions to Create Art
The term “robot swarm” conjures dystopian images of killer robot hordes rising up against their human masters. But a new study aims to demonstrate that multi-robot systems can be used for a higher purpose: art.
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Educated yet Amoral: AI Capable of Writing Books Sparks Awe
An artificial intelligence technology made by a firm co-founded by billionaire Elon Musk has won praise for its ability to generate coherent stories, novels and even computer code but it remains blind to racism or sexism.
Read moreMelting ‘Frozen Memories,’ AI Helps Japanese Recall War Days
TOKYO (AP) — When Tokuso Hamai saw the colorized version of an old black-and-white photo of a picnic held under
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AI Helps Doctors Fight Covid-19 in Brazil
Doctors in Brazil, the country with the second-highest number of cases and deaths in the coronavirus pandemic, have a new tool in their fight against Covid-19: artificial intelligence to detect infections.
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Go to Beetle-Cam: Scientists Create Robotic Backpack Camera for Bugs
You’ve no doubt heard of a bird’s eye view. A new camera that rides on the back of a beetle may soon let you see the world through a bug’s eye view.
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Socially Distant Surgery: Doctor Uses 5G to Perform Remote Operation
In the midst of a pandemic, millions of patients have become familiar with telemedicine. But a doctor in Italy just completed a procedure that could inspire the next wave of futuristic medicine: telesurgery.
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Mars Rover Mission Will Use AI to Help Scientists Sort Out Findings
A planned space probe mission to Mars in 2022 will use artificial intelligence to help scientists prioritize their time and attention as they try to figure out if there has ever been life on the planet, researchers at NASA said Thursday.
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Online Behavioral Signatures Aid Development of Bot-Detection Software
A method developed by researchers for identifying behavioral differences between human-run social media accounts and those managed by artificial intelligence could shape machine learning algorithms that detect bot-operated accounts, according to a study released Tuesday.
Read moreAfghan Girls Try to Build a Ventilator From Car Parts
Somaya Farooqi and four other teenage girls pile into her dad’s car and head to a mechanic’s workshop. They use back roads to skirt police checkpoints set up to enforce a lockdown in the city of Herat, one of Afghanistan’s hot spots of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Thailand Deploys ‘Ninja Robots’ Against Virus
Thai hospitals are deploying “ninja robots” to measure fevers and protect the health of overburdened medical workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Scientists Develop Ultra-Precise Mind-Controlled Prosthetic Limb
The next generation of mind-controlled prosthetics are within reach and will give amputees the ability to better operate bionic limbs. All it will take is a learning algorithm and some muscle power.
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Military Unveils Guidelines on Artificial Intelligence Warfare
To keep pace with technological advancements on the battlefield, the Pentagon has announced new ethical principles governing military use and design of artificial intelligence.
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Robotic ‘Linguine Fingers’ Developed to Study Jellyfish Gently
Marine biologists have designed a new tool that allows them to conduct undersea research in a much more environmentally friendly way by using trailblazing “soft robotic linguine fingers.”
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Can AI Flag Disease Outbreaks Faster Than Humans? Not Quite
Did an artificial-intelligence system beat human doctors in warning the world of a severe coronavirus outbreak in China?
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