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Jul 31, 2017
This pen lets you scan and send anything instantly
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: futurism
Jul 31, 2017
4D Camera to Improve Machine Vision for Robots and Virtual Reality
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: engineering, robotics/AI, virtual reality
A new type of camera built by Stanford engineers and funded by the NSF and Intel generates a four dimensional image that is capable of capturing nearly 140 degrees of information.
The 4D camera, built by Donald Dansereau, a postdoctoral fellow in electrical engineering and Gordon Wetzstein, assistant professor of electrical engineering at Stanford, along with colleagues from the University of California, San Diego is the first single-lens, wide field of view, light field camera ever made.
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Jul 31, 2017
Researchers Have Created an AI That Is Naturally Curious
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: robotics/AI, virtual reality
Researchers have successfully given AI a curiosity implant, which motivated it to explore a virtual environment. This could be the bridge between AI and real world application.
Researchers at the University of California (UC), Berkeley, have produced an artificial intelligence (AI) that is naturally curious. They tested it successfully by having it play Super Mario and VizDoom (a rudimentary 3D shooter), as the video below shows.
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Jul 31, 2017
Should Fighting Antibiotic Resistance Always Include Finishing a Prescribed Medication?
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: biotech/medical
A group of experts takes a controversial stance on how to control superbugs.
- By Dina Fine Maron on July 26, 2017
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Jul 31, 2017
The first machine to study the Dance Dance Revolution video game now choreographs its own dances
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: entertainment, information science, media & arts, robotics/AI
Intelligent Machines
Machine-learning algorithm watches dance dance revolution, then creates dances of its own.
A machine learns to choreograph by studying a famous 1990s music video game.
Jul 31, 2017
Why BMW is betting on the cloud
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: robotics/AI, transportation
In 10 years, when autonomous driving is mainstream, we’ll have a fundamentally different relationship with our cars and driving in general.
Every major car company is fully aware of this, but not all are reacting to this change with the same degree of urgency. Earlier this month, BMW hosted its Innovation Days at its technology office in Chicago, where the company showcased the current state of its connectivity services and laid out its vision for the future.
Unlike other manufacturers, BMW has decided that it wants to retain full control over the in-car experience and that it doesn’t want to outsource this to a big technology firm. While the company offers support for Apple CarPlay, it’s not going to support Android Auto anytime soon (and even the CarPlay support isn’t something it seems all that excited about). Instead, BMW has decided that its job as a premium brand is to own the customer experience and make it fit the rest of the driving experience.
Jul 31, 2017
Apple has permission to test 5G internet for future iPhones
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: internet, mobile phones
Apple has officially been granted FCC approval for an experimental license to test 5G data technology — specifically in the short-range millimeter wave spectrum in the 28GHz and 39GHz bands, as reported by DSLReports. The FCC portioned off those chunks of spectrum last summer for companies to begin testing 5G technology, so it makes sense that Apple would want to start exploring 5G, especially given that it’s a major player in the world of mobile data due to the sheer weight of the iPhone in the market.
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Jul 31, 2017
Help Solve the Structure of the Brain
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: neuroscience
Become a citizen neuroscientist.
By playing Mozak you can advance our understanding of the brain. Each player becomes a neuroscientist that maps the structure of individual neurons. In doing so, you also receive feedback from experts at the Allen Institute for Brain Science and contribute to their massive effort to solve the secrets of the brain.
Jul 31, 2017
The First Major U.S. Bill on Self-Driving Cars Just Got House Committee Approval
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: government, robotics/AI, transportation
A U.S. House Committee just gave its approval for the SELF DRIVE Act, a bill that introduces breakthrough legislation in favor of autonomous vehicles. The bill could pass Congress before the end of 2017, ushering in a new era in self-driving tech.
A bill that will introduce breakthrough legislation in support of autonomous vehicle technology just received approval from the U.S. House of Representatives’ Energy and Commerce Committee.
