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Jun 29
2020

This robot quickly disinfects spaces using UV-C light

Disinfecting spaces such as warehouses is especially critical during the COVID-19 pandemic, but doing so while keeping workers safe can be challenging. So MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory came up with a solution: use a robot that employs UV-C light to disinfect surfaces and neutralize aerosolized forms of coronavirus.

Through a collaboration with Ava Robotics and the Greater Boston Food Bank, CSAIL mounted a custom UV-C lamp on an Ava Robotics mobile robot base. The lamp neutralizes around 90% of surface microorganisms, according to CSAIL. The robot is initially operated by a remote user and subsequently works autonomously, and can disinfect 4,000 square feet of warehouse space in half an hour.

Jun 29
2020

Cynet raises $18 million for AI safeguards against cyberthreats

Cynet, a cybersecurity startup that leverages AI and machine learning to detect threats, has raised $18 million in venture capital.

Jun 29
2020

NASA’s New Moon-Bound Space Suits Will Get a Boost From AI

Engineers are turning to generative design algorithms to build components for NASA’s next-generation space suit—the first major update in decades.

Jun 29
2020

Will the Air Force’s New Stealth Fighter Use AI?

There are risks and rewards for any kind of new weapon, and how the Air Force buiilds its next plane is a big question.

By Kris Osborn

Should the Air Force and Navy prioritize the engineering of an entirely new platform with paradigm-changing technologies for a 6th-Generation fighter, or simply keep upgrading the state of the art 5th-Gen aircraft in the near term?

Jun 29
2020

IBM donates “Trusted AI” projects to Linux Foundation AI

IBM on Monday announced it’s donating a series of open-source toolkits designed to help build trusted AI to a Linux Foundation project, the LF AI Foundation. As real-world AI deployments increase, IBM says the contributions can help ensure they’re fair, secure and trustworthy.

Jun 29
2020

Inventors Make Robot Arm To Help With Tasks

A team of French researchers have collaberated to create an advanced robotic “third arm”.

Jun 29
2020

3 New Ways Artificial Intelligence Is Powering The Future Of Marketing

From an AI Chef to a Snoop Dog video ad, to digital people, here are 3 futuristic ways AI is taking brand voice to the next level.

Jun 28
2020

The Next Wave Of AI Disruption: Millennial And Generation Z Entrepreneurial Pioneers

With perspectives and passions, Millennial and Generation Z entrepreneurs are at the forefront of AI innovation. They are unlocking new ways to do even the mundane tasks and will forever change how we work and look at the world.

Jun 28
2020

Machines That Can Understand Human Speech: The Conversational Pattern Of AI

Conversation and human language is a particularly challenging area for computers, since words and communication is not precise. Learn more about the conversational pattern of AI.

Jun 28
2020

Canadarm3 to support Lunar Gateway space station

Canada is marching forward with its international partners to establish a permanent research installation near the Moon, the Lunar Gateway.

As it did for the Shuttle and Station programs before, the Canadian Space Agency, via a partnership with MacDonald, Dettwiler, and Associates, Inc., will build the next-generation robotic system: Canadarm3.

This smart robotic system will be Canada’s contribution to the US-led Lunar Gateway station for the Artemis Program, the next major international collaboration in human space exploration — which forms the cornerstone of Canadian space strategy.