Dr. Xingyuan Xu with the integrated optical microcomb chip, which forms the core part of the optical neuromorphic processor. | Credit: Swinburne University An international team of researchers, led by Swinburne University of Technology, demonstrated what it claimed is the world’s fastest and most powerful optical neuromorphic processor for artificial intelligence (AI). It operates faster […]

Army researchers reduced the unpredictability of current reinforcement learning policies so they are more applicable to ground robots. These learning components will permit autonomous robots to reason and adapt to changing conditions. | Credit: U.S. Army Multi-domain operations (MDO) the Army’s future operating concept, requires autonomous agents with learning components to operate alongside humans. New […]

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Researchers have developed software that combines deep learning neural networks with motion planning optimization to rapidly compute how to quickly and smoothly grasp and move objects. Credit: Adam Lau, UC Berkeley In the past year, lockdowns and other COVID-19 safety measures have made online shopping more popular than ever, but the skyrocketing demand is leaving […]

PhoXi 3D scanner. Source: Photoneo As mobile robots, drones, and autonomous vehicles move into challenging environments, developers must consider several factors when building or choosing 3D vision systems that can provide high performance. The post How 3D vision systems can meet the demands of industrial automation applications appeared first on The Robot Report.

Early prototypes were built around a glove, with all the control electronics clumsily housed wth it. Once the designs were proven, focus quickly shifted to aesthetics and operation. Source: Unlimited Tomorrow When Easton LaChappelle of Unlimited Tomorrow started working to build his first prosthetic hand, he was still in his teens. Six years later, he […]

InMotion combines robotics and AI for physical therapy. Source: BIONIK Laboratories Between March and June, U.S. hospitals and healthcare systems collectively lost about $51 billion per month because of decreased patient volume and concerns about personal protective equipment. Robots can help improve efficiency and the quality of care by reducing contacts among patients and staffers, […]

A new kind of radar could make it possible for self-driving cars to navigate safely in bad weather. Electrical engineers at the University of California San Diego developed a clever way to improve the imaging capability of existing radar sensors so that they accurately predict the shape and size of objects in the scene. The […]

The U.S. Army and MIT’s way of linking metamaterials makes building a supermileage vehicles, like this one from collaborators Toyota Automotive Society, possible. Source: Kohshi Katoh, Toyota Automotive Society Scientists from the U.S. Army and the Center for Bits and Atoms at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created a new way to link materials […]

One of the autonomous drones used to survey penguins in Antartica. Credit: Parker Levinson Stanford University researcher Mac Schwager entered the world of penguin counting through a chance meeting at his sister-in-law’s wedding in June 2016. There, he learned that Annie Schmidt, a biologist at Point Blue Conservation Science, was seeking a better way to […]