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IRPA Expands Focus of Professional Association, Knowledge Forum to Include Artificial Intelligence

IRPA, today announced it has officially expanded the focus of its professional association and knowledge forum to include Artificial Intelligence, and is changing its name to IRPA AI.

16 Feb 2017

CloudMinds Creates Cloud Intelligence-Based Ecosystem

The top-notch R&D team at CloudMinds, a China-based firm specialized in the research, development and manufacturing of cloud intelligence (CI)-based applications, has created a CI ecosystem thanks to investments from several investors, including SoftBank Group Corp., the Japanese multinational telecommunications and Internet firm.

16 Feb 2017

Breakthrough Technology Paves Way for Mind-Controlled Toys

The next generation of toys could be controlled by the power of the mind, thanks to research by the University of Warwick.

16 Dec 2016

Digital, Autonomous Search Engines Help Review Huge Volumes of Literature

A recent report on artificial intelligence highlights that researchers could soon acquire help from digital assistants in order to review huge volumes of literature.

27 Oct 2016

Smart Wheelchair Controller Automatically Avoids Obstacles, Studies Emotions of Users

Researchers in India are currently developing a wheelchair controller capable of automatically avoiding obstacles and understanding when the user is stressed or tired. The International Journal of Human Factors Modelling and Simulation has published details on this new innovation.

21 Oct 2016

Aurora Demonstrates ALIAS Automated Flight System Capabilities on Cessna Caravan

Aurora Flight Sciences is breaking ground in the world of automated flight through its work on the Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program.

18 Oct 2016

Scientists Propose New Model to Find Programming Solution for Erratic Human Behavior

Human unpredictability is a problem in the increasingly automated systems people use every day.

14 Oct 2016

Spherical Induction Motor Eliminates Mechanical Drive System in Mobile Robot

More than a decade ago, Ralph Hollis invented the ballbot, an elegantly simple robot whose tall, thin body glides atop a sphere slightly smaller than a bowling ball. The latest version, called SIMbot, has an equally elegant motor with just one moving part: the ball.

5 Oct 2016

Improved Memory Management Scheme can Accommodate Commercial Chips

A new means of managing memory on computer chips was discovered by scientists from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, in 2015. This new method would enable efficient use of circuit space as an increasing number of cores, or processing units are used by the chips.

21 Sep 2016

Human Condition Safety to Roll Out VR-Based SafeScan Job Training at Bechtel

Human Condition Safety is pleased to announce its new SafeScan job training, a groundbreaking method of safety training using virtual reality (VR) immersion similar to the most realistic video games, will roll out at engineering and construction leader, Bechtel.

19 Sep 2016