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Robotic Swarm Observations can Assist Rescue Workers in Navigating Disaster Sites

Using biologically inspired robotic swarms consisting of large groups of robots that have been programmed to operate cooperatively, much like individuals in an ant or bee colony, scientists from the University of Colorado demonstrate that the locally observed distribution of robots can be correlated to the location of environmental features, such as exits in office-like environments.

27 May 2020

MIT Students Create Next-Generation Intelligence Tools

The coronavirus pandemic has driven us apart physically while reminding us of the power of technology to connect.

27 May 2020

New Artificial Magnetic Cilia Could Find Applications in Microrobotics

Artificial cilia, or hair-like structures, developed by researchers from North Carolina State University and Elon University have the ability to bend into novel shapes when subjected to a magnetic field.

27 May 2020

Drones can Help Image Most Dangerous and Active Volcanoes

Scientists have presented the outcomes of a range of repeated survey flights with thermal and optical imaging cameras at the Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala.

26 May 2020

Blue Ocean Robotics Acknowledged with Robot Product Leadership Award 2020 for Virus-Killing UVD Robots

Today, Blue Ocean Robotics announced that it has been selected by Frost & Sullivan for its Best Practice “2020 European Professional Service Robots Product Leadership” Award.

From Blue Ocean Robotics 26 May 2020

Harness Artificial Intelligence to Improve Health and Wellbeing

Sedentary behaviours, poor sleep and questionable food choices are major contributors of chronic disease, including diabetes, anxiety, heart disease and many cancers. But what if we could prevent these through the power of smart technologies?

22 May 2020

Artificial Intelligence can Infer People's Personality from 'Selfie' Photographs

Russian researchers from HSE University and Open University for the Humanities and Economics have demonstrated that artificial intelligence is able to infer people's personality from 'selfie' photographs better than human raters do.

22 May 2020

Scientists Use Machine Learning to Estimate COVID-19's Seasonal Cycle

One of the many unanswered scientific questions about COVID-19 is whether it is seasonal like the flu - waning in warm summer months then resurging in the fall and winter.

21 May 2020

New AI-Based Approach Could Help Develop Stronger Materials

For engineers developing new materials or protective coatings, there are billions of different possibilities to sort through.

21 May 2020

Behold.ai Partners With Apollo Hospitals to Deploy AI-Based Diagnostic Solution for COVID-19

Behold.ai, the UK Artificial Intelligence radiology company, today announced its partnership with Apollo Radiology International, part of the Apollo Hospitals Group and a leading provider of interpretative and other clinical radiological services, on a pilot programme using Behold.ai’s ‘instant triage’ AI-based chest X-ray technology to quickly triage suspected COVID-19 patients.

21 May 2020