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Peoplereign's Virtual Agent Speaks 27 Languages and Supports Nearly Five Million Concepts

The next billion employees will receive better IT and HR service thanks to AI-first systems of intelligence like PeopleReign. Progressive organizations today rely on virtual agents, auto-assignment, contextual recommendations, and predictive analytics to deliver better employee experiences.

4 Aug 2021

Drone Mapping of Methane Emission Hotspots

A novel new drone system fitted with an array of sensors could assess methane emissions in local areas allowing researchers to zoom in on hotspots for greenhouse gas emissions.

By Robert Lea 2 Aug 2021

Researchers to Employ AI to Develop the Internet of Future

A research team was recently awarded a grant of $20 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop the internet of future.

30 Jul 2021

Deep Longevity Releases New AI-Based COVID Time-to-Death Calculator

Despite the global effort to fight the pandemic, it is still ongoing. Hospitals all over the world are stretched beyond their capacity with the emergence of new strains and the premature relaxation anti-COVID measures'. In such circumstances, risk-stratification of the admitted patients remains an essential, albeit grim, necessity.

30 Jul 2021

Researchers Use Group AI to Evaluate Cutting-Edge Climate Change Solutions

In mid-August, researchers and students from Cambridge, Princeton, Arizona State, and Stanford will introduce a new interactive daily online challenge on Zoom, open to all, to evaluate new solutions for Climate Change.

29 Jul 2021

Flexible Robots Created at ITMO University

Scientists from ITMO University have come up with a new way to design flexible, safe, and energy-efficient robots that can interact with objects in unexpected conditions. Their features were demonstrated on a prototype – a compact hopping robot.

29 Jul 2021

Experts Collaborate to Enhance Automated Mobility to Achieve Sustainability

Connected and Co-operative Automated Mobility (CCAM) is gaining more importance across Europe and beyond.

27 Jul 2021

Deep Learning Models Take Shortcuts to Make Inaccurate or Biased Predictions for Cancer Patients

Artificial intelligence tools and deep learning models are a powerful tool in cancer treatment.

23 Jul 2021

UK Agri-Tech Experts and Growers Join Forces on Salad-Saving Robot

A robotic solution to horticultural labour shortages is being developed to help secure the availability of the UK’s favourite salad veg – the lettuce.

23 Jul 2021

Wearable Motor Imagery-Based BMI System Turns Intentions into Actions

A new wearable brain-machine interface system could improve the quality of life for people with motor dysfunction or paralysis, even those struggling with locked-in syndrome - when a person is fully conscious but unable to move or communicate.

22 Jul 2021

Novel Simulator Could Improve Robots' Cutting Skills

Researchers from the University of Southern California Department of Computer Science and NVIDIA have unveiled a new simulator for robotic cutting that can accurately reproduce the forces acting on a knife as it slices through common foodstuffs, such as fruit and vegetables.

22 Jul 2021

Novel Algorithm to Fly Autonomous Drones Faster than Human Pilots

In a first of its kind attempt, an autonomous flying quadrotor has outperformed two human pilots in a drone race. The achievement is based on a new algorithm developed by researchers from the University of Zurich (UZH).

22 Jul 2021

Neural Model can Detect Inappropriate Text Messages to Reduce Chatbot Awkwardness

Researchers from Skoltech and their colleagues from Mobile TeleSystems have introduced the notion of inappropriate text messages and released a neural model capable of detecting them, along with a large collection of such messages for further research.

21 Jul 2021

CMU Team Develops Algorithm to Help Autonomous Vehicles Navigate Narrow, Crowded Streets

It is a scenario familiar to anyone who has driven down a crowded, narrow street. Parked cars line both sides, and there isn't enough space for vehicles traveling in both directions to pass each other.

21 Jul 2021

Researchers Develop New Automated Flight Control System for Drone Swarms

"The project's main objective is to integrate a certain degree of automation, so that an operator can control a small fleet of up to 10 drones from a single ground station," says Luis E. Moreno, LABYRINTH's coordinator and researcher at the UC3M's Robotics Lab.

20 Jul 2021