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New Artificial Intelligence System Forecasts Surface Ozone Levels in Advance

Ozone levels in the earth's troposphere can now be forecasted with accuracy up to two weeks in advance, a remarkable improvement over current systems that can accurately predict ozone levels only three days ahead.

25 Jun 2021

AI Enables Fast, Accurate Predictions for Better Control of Fusion Experiments

The software that drives self-driving cars and digital assistants is machine learning, a method employed in artificial intelligence (AI).

25 Jun 2021

New Algorithm Allows Autonomous Systems to Recognize Themselves Regardless of Seasonal Changes

Without GPS, autonomous systems get lost easily. Now a new algorithm developed at Caltech allows autonomous systems to recognize where they are simply by looking at the terrain around them--and for the first time, the technology works regardless of seasonal changes to that terrain.

24 Jun 2021

Machine Learning Model Helps in Predicting Earthquake Risk

Our homes and offices are only as solid as the ground beneath them. When that solid ground turns to liquid -- as sometimes happens during earthquakes -- it can topple buildings and bridges.

24 Jun 2021

Oscillatory Motion of Micron-Scale Particles can Help Develop Microrobots

A challenging aspect in science and engineering fields is managing matter beyond the thermodynamic equilibrium to develop material systems that can rival those of living organisms.

24 Jun 2021

Last Mile Autonomous Delivery Robot Developed with Ultimaker S3

Ultimaker, the global leader in professional 3D printing, today announced that Final Aim, Inc., a hands-on technology firm in Japan utilized the Ultimaker S3 to rapidly design the first autonomous delivery robot in use for Singapore.

From Ultimaker B.V. 24 Jun 2021

New Magnetic Memory Device Could Lead to Faster, More Robust AI Systems

A research team from Northwestern Engineering and the University of Messina in Italy have developed a new magnetic memory device that could lead to faster, more robust Artificial Intelligence systems.

23 Jun 2021

Flexible, Soft Robots Show Huge Promise for the Future

Imagine flexible surgical instruments that can twist and turn in all directions like miniature octopus arms, or how about large and powerful robot tentacles that can work closely and safely with human workers on production lines.

23 Jun 2021

Researchers Create Smart, Automated Robotic System to Sort Recyclable Waste

Despite an improvement in plastic recycling in recent years, landfill is a growing issue. Soft plastics like cling wrap and plastic bags are a major contributor to the problem, with 94 percent going to landfill in 2016-17.

23 Jun 2021

New AI Tool Predicts the Failure of Electronic Devices

Engineers from the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) are advancing the process of integrating artificial intelligence with sophisticated computer simulations in an attempt to predict the failure of electronics, such as the transistors used in cell phones.

23 Jun 2021

Women in AI Awards Returns in 2022

After a stunning success in Sydney in 2021, the highly anticipated and spectacular invite-only WAI Awards 2022 Gala Dinner will be held in Melbourne on the 31st March 2022 in The Great Hall at the National Gallery of Victoria.

23 Jun 2021

NAU Mechanical Engineer Awarded NSF Grant for Robot-Assisted Wearable Rehabilitation Strategy

Zach Lerner, an assistant professor in Northern Arizona University's Department of Mechanical Engineering, was recently awarded a $538,563 grant from the National Science Foundation to build on his research into restoring neuromuscular function and augmenting human ability through the design, control and testing of robotic exoskeletons.

22 Jun 2021