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Jun 26, 2016
The bot revolution: How conversational interfaces will replace apps
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: habitats, internet, robotics/AI
I have been helping by advising various companies across multiple industries plan & prep for more on boarding of bot technology as part of their own IT infrastructure and application layer. What I have seen companies who are at a turning point for their applications and infrastructure are wanting to invest in more automation meaning more online bot technology so that the resources that they currently have can be scaled to focus on new products & services innovation to help IT become a profit center & deploy commercial services and products to the company’s external customers.
We’re at the cusp of a sharp rise in devices that have no screen but do have conversational voice controls, such as the Amazon Echo. Smart home and Internet-of-things (IoT) objects that respond to users’ voices will improve and become more intuitive with further iterations and wider adoption.
Already they can, for example, dim the lights in a room and play a favorite song. With practice, and, by the virtues of machine learning, these user experiences will become ever more intuitive, capable, and innate.
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Jun 26, 2016
Virginia looks at new opportunities for Wallops spaceport
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: drones, robotics/AI, security, space, transportation
WALLOPS ISLAND — With space station resupply launches expected to resume in August and a runway under construction for testing drone flights, Virginia is looking at another opportunity to lure a major federal research program to the state’s expanding spaceport complex on this Eastern Shore barrier island.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is expected to begin looking for a place to base a new “science and technology testing ground” for unmanned vehicle systems — operating in the air and underwater — and boosters say the regional spaceport would be an ideal fit.
“What better place to do it than here?” said Peter Bale, chairman of the Wallops Island Regional Alliance, as members of the House Appropriations Committee visited last week.
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Jun 26, 2016
Driverless cars could end up killing passengers to save pedestrians
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: robotics/AI, transportation
I guess this is one form of safety; however, not the one that I had in mind.
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Jun 25, 2016
Official Love Like Aliens Short Film HD
Posted by Sean Brazell in categories: alien life, entertainment, robotics/AI
* * * Winner the VFX Japan Award 2013.
* * * Winner of the Special Jury Prize, Asian Film Festival Dallas.
Love Like Aliens 3D animated short produced in Tokyo, Japan.
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Jun 25, 2016
President Obama hints at supporting unconditional free money because of a looming robot takeover
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: economics, government, robotics/AI
In his February economic report to Congress, the president offered data that showed a high probability of automation replacing the lowest-paid workers.
Jun 25, 2016
Computers are better at diagnosing and treating patients than doctors
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: biotech/medical, computing, health, robotics/AI
It would seem that no one’s immune from the effects imposed by our increasingly sophisticated artificial intelligence and robotics — not even doctors. As research from Indiana University has revealed, a new computer program is doing a better job than doctors when it comes to both diagnosing and treating health conditions — and by a significant margin.
The system, which uses decision making processes similar to the Jeopardy-bot, Watson, was recently given the task of analyzing and predicting the health outcomes of 500 real individuals. After plugging in the relevant data — which mostly had to do with clinical depression and chronic diseases like high blood pressure and diabetes — researchers Kris Hauser and Casey Bennett compared the outcomes to the simulated treatment prescriptions.
Jun 25, 2016
MIT researchers built an AI that can predict sound
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: robotics/AI
The deep-learning machine can match digital sounds to visuals in a way that fools people most of the time.
Jun 25, 2016
NASA Wants to Launch Interstellar Space Missions in 20 Years
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: nanotechnology, quantum physics, robotics/AI, space, time travel
The craving to explore beyond our solar system grows sturdier every day. This proves true for the understanding of wormholes and time travel as well. In order to satisfy our thirst for the unknown, NASA will research unknown physics revolutionizing exploration of space. We first have to advance our understanding of space-time, the quantum vacuum, gravity and other physical phenomena. This info will help NASA send robots on interstellar space missions. Precisely 15 areas will be studied comprising human exploration, landing systems, nanotechnology and robots.
Jun 25, 2016
Fully-autonomous drone launcher never needs a pilot
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: drones, energy, food, robotics/AI, surveillance
Having UAVs conduct routine aerial surveillance is already having a transformative effect on farming and and energy production but they can only operate when there’s a human at the controls. That’s about to change thanks to an autonomous drone system that not only flies but also maintains itself. Tel Aviv-based UAV Airobotics has debuted a completely automated patrol drone system of the same name that is capable of operating with virtually no human intervention.
The system is composed of three parts: the drone itself, the “Airbase” robotic base station and the command software. It uses an “Optimus” UAV that can carry a 1-kilogram payload for up to 30 minutes. When the UAV finishes its patrol, it will land atop the base station whereupon a robotic arm will automatically swap out its battery and payload. All of this is controlled by the integrated software which enables users to pre-program flight paths as well as view real-time video and data feeds. The Airobotic system will likely find use in the mining and oil and gas industries as an aerial mapping platform, though it could easily be applied to any repetitive delivery or flyover task.
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