Smart glove to train young surgeons
A glove is being trialled at a hospital that gives surgical trainees instant and accurate feedback. Researchers say the gloves could also be used by musicians and artists.
Mar 26th, 2022
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Artificial intelligence and robotics uncover hidden signatures of Parkinson's disease
Researchers unveil a new platform for discovering cellular signatures of disease that integrates robotic systems for studying patient cells with artificial intelligence methods for image analysis.
Mar 25th, 2022
Read moreHow to investigate when a robot causes an accident - and why it's important that we do
Robot accidents are becoming a concern for two reasons. First, the increase in the number of robots will naturally see a rise in the number of accidents they're involved in. Second, we're getting better at building more complex robots.
Mar 24th, 2022
Read moreArtificial intelligence to bring museum specimens to the masses
Scientists are using cutting-edge artificial intelligence to help extract complex information from large collections of museum specimens.
Mar 24th, 2022
Read moreArtificial intelligence based on 'competing' enzymes
How do living cells compute? What do calculation and computing actually mean in nature? Would it be possible to create artificial intelligence in this way, based on a set of chemical reactions?
Mar 24th, 2022
Read moreArtificial intelligence tool may help predict heart attacks
Investigators have created an artificial intelligence-enabled tool that may make it easier to predict if a person will have a heart attack.
Mar 23rd, 2022
Read moreEngineers develop a 'magnetic tentacle robot' to pass into the narrow tubes of the lung
Engineers and scientists have developed proof of concept for a robot that can reach some of the smallest bronchial tubes in the lungs - to take tissue samples or deliver cancer therapy.
Mar 22nd, 2022
Read more'Off label' use of imaging databases could lead to bias in AI algorithms, study finds
New study highlights the problems that can arise when data published for one task are used to train algorithms for a different one.
Mar 22nd, 2022
Read moreRobotic exoskeleton uses machine learning to help users stand up
Researchers have used a combination of lightweight material engineering and artificial intelligence to create an exoskeleton robot that could help people with mobility impairments. An important element of the new device is technology that allows the skeleton to effectively guess the intentions of the user.
Mar 22nd, 2022
Read moreIdentifying toxic materials in water with machine learning
New research can quickly identify toxins from oil sands and tailing ponds.
Mar 21st, 2022
Read moreA new type of robotic prosthesis learns from the user - and the user learns from the prosthesis
Researchers have developed and tested a new type of technology that enables better compatibility between a prosthesis and the amputated area.
Mar 19th, 2022
Read moreArtificial intelligence paves the way to discovering new rare-earth compounds
Researchers trained a machine-learning model to assess the stability of rare-earth compounds. The framework they developed builds on current state-of-the-art methods for experimenting with compounds and understanding chemical instabilities.
Mar 19th, 2022
Read moreDecoding brain signals to control a robotic arm
Researchers have developed a mind-reading system for decoding neural signals from the brain during arm movement. The method can be used by a person to control a robotic arm through a brain-machine interface.
Mar 18th, 2022
Read moreMathematical paradoxes demonstrate the limits of AI
Humans are usually pretty good at recognising when they get things wrong, but artificial intelligence systems are not. According to a new study, AI generally suffers from inherent limitations due to a century-old mathematical paradox.
Mar 17th, 2022
Read moreWeb3 technology puts farmers in charge of their data
Web3 could offer tools to allow smallholder farmers more control and ownership of their data through data sovereignty - the principle that data is subject to the laws of the country in which it is located.
Mar 17th, 2022
Read moreBirdBot is energy-efficient thanks to nature as a model
A team of scientists constructed a robot leg that, like its natural model, is very energy efficient. BirdBot benefits from a foot-leg coupling through a network of muscles and tendons that extends across multiple joints. In this way, BirdBot needs fewer motors than previous legged robots.
Mar 17th, 2022
Read moreRobot vision to capture transparent objects in three dimensions
A new 3D measurement technique can detect objects with reflective or light-absorbing surfaces spatially and reliably for the first time.
Mar 16th, 2022
Read moreMoving around remotely from tourism to metaverse with a new robotic avatar (w/video)
The new iCub3 robot advanced teleoperation system enables a human operator to visit remotely, say, Venice staying 300 kilometers away.
Mar 16th, 2022
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