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Researchers Develop Smallest, Most Dexterous Cockroach-Inspired Robot

HAMR-JR, a minuscule robot developed by researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and the Harvard Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, cannot climb up the waterspout.

4 Jun 2020

UV Lamp-Fitted Robots Effective at Killing Powdery Mildew in Vineyards

Robots installed with UV lamps and wandering through vineyards at night have been found to be effective at destroying powdery mildew, a catastrophic pathogen for various crops, including grapes.

4 Jun 2020

AI System Reveals Clues about the Birth of Planets and Stars

Over 2000 large protostars—new stars that are still emerging and may hold clues to the genesis of the stars in the Milky Way galaxy—have now been identified by an artificial intelligence (AI) system.

4 Jun 2020

New App Uses AI to Assess Risk Factors, Key Biomarkers of COVID-19

A new mobile app can help clinicians determine which patients with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) are likely to have severe cases.

4 Jun 2020

New AI-Driven System can Measure Staff Comfort, Focus in Work Spaces

Computer scientists have developed a way to measure staff comfort and concentration in flexible working spaces using artificial intelligence.

4 Jun 2020

New Mobile Robotic Platform for Construction Sites

Husky A200—a mobile robotic platform—is being investigated by scientists for possible applications in autonomous logistic tasks performed on construction locations.

3 Jun 2020

New Study Aims to Use AI Methods to Manage Stock Portfolios

Researchers in Italy have melded the emerging science of convolutional neural networks (CNNs) with deep learning - a discipline within artificial intelligence - to achieve a system of market forecasting with the potential for greater gains and fewer losses than previous attempts to use AI methods to manage stock portfolios.

3 Jun 2020

New AI Tool Could Help Quicker Diagnosis of COVID-19

Simon Fraser University researchers and Providence Health Care (PHC) are collaborating on a new artificial intelligence tool that will help diagnose COVID-19 quicker.

3 Jun 2020

New AI-Powered Health Assistant Allows Sharing of Health, Wellness Data

Brittany allows CMDX community members to share their health and wellness data, rewarding them with CMDX crytpocurrency for their information.

3 Jun 2020

Culinary Skills of Robot Refined to Make a Tasty, Reliable Dish

A group of engineers has effectively trained a robot to make an omelet—right from cracking the eggs to plating the completed dish—and refined the culinary skills of the “chef” to create a consistent dish that truly tastes well.

2 Jun 2020

New Flexible Feet Help Robots to Walk Faster on Uneven Terrain

At the University of California, San Diego, roboticists have successfully produced flexible feet that can aid robots to walk up to 40% faster on uneven ground such as wood chips and pebbles.

2 Jun 2020

New Tools to Let Robots Better Perceive Softer, Delicate Touch

One of the hottest topics in robotics is the field of soft robots, which utilizes squishy and flexible materials rather than traditional rigid materials.

2 Jun 2020

Achieving Secure Integration of Unmanned Aerial Systems in Airspace

The main aim of Bubbles, a European research project led by the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), is to guarantee the secure integration of drones in the airspace.

1 Jun 2020

Educational Robot Teaches Coding to Students Using Interactive, Offline Activities

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced schools around the globe to close and have left educational institutions and families scrambling to ensure their children are still able to receive a quality education. During this time, virtual and digital learning tools have proven to be vital.

29 May 2020

New System Allows AI in Robotic Prostheses to Predict Terrain Type

New software designed by scientists can now be combined with existing hardware to allow people who use robotic exoskeletons or prosthetics to walk in a secure and more natural way on terrains of various types.

28 May 2020