Aug. 1, 2019 -- Researchers are using artificial intelligence to help airlines price ancillary services such as checked bags and seat reservations in a way that is beneficial to customers' budget and privacy, ...
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July 12, 2019 -- A computer model shows that a starfish-like animal can coordinate rhythmic motion based on body structure without the brain telling them to do so. This provides insights useful for physiology and ...
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July 11, 2019 -- As a cucumber plant grows, it sprouts tightly coiled tendrils that seek out supports in order to pull the plant upward. This ensures the plant receives as much sunlight exposure as possible. Now, ...
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July 10, 2019 -- Robots are good at making identical repetitive movements, such as a simple task on an assembly line. But they lack the ability to perceive objects as they move through an environment. A recent study ...
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July 10, 2019 -- A team of researchers has developed tiny 10-gram robots that are inspired by ants: they can communicate with each other, assign roles among themselves and complete complex tasks together. These ...
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July 10, 2019 -- A new artificial intelligence (AI) tool for detecting unfair discrimination -- such as on the basis of race or gender -- has been created by ...
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July 10, 2019 -- A team of scientists have discovered a new method that could be used to build quantum sensors with ultra-high ...
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July 8, 2019 -- Engineers have devised a method to create pieces of 'smart' glass that can recognize images without requiring any sensors or circuits or power ...
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July 3, 2019 -- In a step toward molecular storage systems that could hold vast amounts of data in tiny spaces, researchers have shown it's possible to store image files in solutions of common biological small ...
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July 2, 2019 -- Researchers have assembled microrobots from a small set of standardized components, as a step toward self-replicating ...
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July 1, 2019 -- Researchers have identified a network of brain regions that work together to determine if a robot is a worthy social partner, according to a new ...
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July 1, 2019 -- Scientists have identified mechanisms in the human brain that could help explain the phenomenon of the 'Uncanny Valley' -- the unsettling feeling we get from robots and virtual agents that ...
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June 28, 2019 -- Scientists have discovered neurons in insect brains that compute 3D distance and direction. Understanding these could help vision in ...
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June 27, 2019 -- A new artificial-intelligence tool captures strategies used by top players of an internet-based videogame to design new RNA ...
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June 27, 2019 -- Computer scientists used artificial intelligence to control a robotic arm that provides a more efficient way to pack boxes, saving businesses time and ...
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June 27, 2019 -- Many work processes would be almost unthinkable today without robots. But robots operating in manufacturing facilities have often posed risks to workers because they are not responsive enough to ...
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June 27, 2019 -- A new 3D-printed prosthetic hand can learn the wearers' movement patterns to help amputee patients perform daily tasks, reports a new ...
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June 26, 2019 -- Each year, soft robots gain new abilities. They can jump, squirm, and grip. Unlike hard robots, they can handle tomatoes without bruising the fruit, resurface unscathed after being run over by a car, ...
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June 26, 2019 -- A robotic gripping arm that uses engineered bacteria to 'taste' for a specific chemical has been developed by engineers. The gripper is a proof-of-concept for biologically-based soft ...
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June 26, 2019 -- The RoboBee -- the insect-inspired microrobot -- has become the lightest vehicle ever to achieve sustained flight without the assistance of a power cord. After decades of work, the researchers ...
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