Solving a machine-learning mystery
A new study shows how large language models like GPT-3 can learn a new task from just a few examples, without the need for any new training data.
Feb 7th, 2023
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Engineers devise a modular system to produce efficient, scalable aquabots
The system's simple repeating elements can assemble into swimming forms ranging from eel-like to wing-shaped.
Feb 7th, 2023
Read moreTech that turns household surfaces into touch sensors is a touch closer to application
Researchers have developed a new calibration algorithm for technology that turns common materials into touch sensors. HumTouch detects the current that runs from our fingertips to any partially conductive surface and locates where it was touched.
Feb 4th, 2023
Read moreRobots and A.I. team up to discover highly selective catalysts
Researchers used a chemical synthesis robot and computationally cost effective A.I. model to successfully predict and validate highly selective catalysts.
Feb 3rd, 2023
Read moreCybersecurity: Six parts of your car that gather data on you
The data that many vehicles now collect can reveal the patterns of our daily lives and provide insights into our behaviour, actions and even our state of mind.
Jan 31st, 2023
Read moreLegged robots need more testing before real-world use
Study suggests framework for ensuring bots meet safety standards.
Jan 31st, 2023
Read moreArtificial intelligence learns to visualize extensive datasets
A new AI algorithm is aimed at visualizing datasets as clearly as possible. The project demonstrated that the solution chosen independently by the algorithm was often very close to that most commonly favoured by humans.
Jan 31st, 2023
Read moreA fairy-like robot flies by the power of wind and light
The loss of pollinators, such as bees, is a huge challenge for global biodiversity and affects humanity by causing problems in food production. Researchers have now developed the first passively flying robot equipped with artificial muscle. Could this artificial fairy be utilised in pollination?
Jan 30th, 2023
Read moreRisk management framework aims to improve trustworthiness of Artificial Intelligence
New guidance seeks to cultivate trust in AI technologies and promote AI innovation while mitigating risk.
Jan 28th, 2023
Read moreTiny T-1000 terminator-like robot shifts between liquid and solid states, escapes tiny jail cell (w/video)
International researchers have designed miniature legoman-like robots that can shift between liquid and solid states, like some kind of tiny T-1000 Terminator.
Jan 25th, 2023
Read moreFish sensory organ key to improving navigational skills of underwater robots
Researchers have been studying a fish sensory organ to understand cues for collective behaviour which could be employed on underwater robots.
Jan 25th, 2023
Read moreClick beetle-inspired robots jump using elastic energy (w/video)
Researchers have made a significant leap forward in developing insect-sized jumping robots capable of performing tasks in the small spaces often found in mechanical, agricultural and search-and-rescue settings.
Jan 24th, 2023
Read moreSoft robots harness viscous fluids for complex motions
One of the virtues of untethered soft robots is their ability to mechanically adapt to their surroundings and tasks. Now they are poised to become even more agile and controlled.
Jan 23rd, 2023
Read moreMicroelectronics give researchers a remote control for biological robots (w/video)
The hybrid 'eBiobots' are the first to combine soft materials, living muscle and microelectronics.
Jan 19th, 2023
Read moreNew grasshopper-like material can leap 200 times its own thickness
Engineers have designed a new, rubber-like film that can leap high into the air like a grasshopper - all on its own and without needing outside intervention. Just heat it up and watch it jump.
Jan 19th, 2023
Read moreA robot able to 'smell' using a biological sensor
Researchers say that the biological sensor sensitivity to smell is 10,000 times higher than that of existing electronic devices.
Jan 17th, 2023
Read moreChatGPT writes convincing fake scientific abstracts that fool reviewers in study
Even skeptical reviewers can't spot all the fake abstracts.
Jan 16th, 2023
Read moreA precision arm for miniature robots
Researchers have developed an ultrasonically actuated glass needle that can be attached to a robotic arm. This lets them pump and mix minuscule amounts of liquid and trap particles.
Jan 13th, 2023
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