Engineers at Penn have created a system that enables robots to see around corners by analyzing radio waves with AI, a breakthrough that could boost the safety and efficiency of self-driving cars and robots working in crowded indoor spaces such as warehouses and factories. The technology, known as HoloRadar, allows robots to rebuild three-dimensional scenes […]
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Researchers at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) have created a novel approach that enables a robot to autonomously learn arm movements by integrating observational learning with communication between its limbs. This advancement marks another step toward developing more intuitive and easily trainable service robots that can carry out household assistive tasks, such as setting
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NASA’s Perseverance rover has been exploring Mars for almost five years, yet the agency continues to push its capabilities. Recently, NASA announced that Perseverance completed its first drive planned entirely by artificial intelligence. For the demo, NASA used vision-language models (VLMs) to set rover waypoints, a task normally done by humans. The demo ran from
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Dysarthria, a speech impairment, affects nearly half of stroke survivors, making it difficult to speak clearly or form full sentences due to weakened facial muscles and vocal cords. Recovery is often slow and frustrating, impacting quality of life during rehabilitation. Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed Revoice, a wearable device designed to help
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What happens when you merge Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa with Boston Dynamics’ four-legged robots? The result is “Astro,” an intelligent, hearing-and-seeing robodog. Researchers at Florida Atlantic University’s Machine Perception and Cognitive Robotics Laboratory (MPCR), part of the Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences in FAU’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, are bringing
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Nearly half of our attention in face-to-face conversation is drawn to lip movements. Yet robots still have difficulty reproducing them accurately. Even the most sophisticated humanoids manage little more than puppet-like mouth motions—assuming they have a face at all. We place disproportionate weight on facial expressions overall, and on lip movement especially. An odd stride
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Think, know, understand, remember—these are only some of the mental verbs we commonly use to describe human thought processes. However, applying these same terms to artificial intelligence can unintentionally give the impression that AI possesses human-like qualities. Jo Mackiewicz, an English professor at Iowa State, said people use mental verbs for machines to relate to
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Science has long acknowledged five core senses—sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch—but ongoing research suggests this list may be incomplete. A recent study from Queen Mary University and UCL suggests humans have a seventh sense, “remote touch,” allowing object detection without contact. Nature’s Inspiration: How Birds Detect Hidden Prey The idea was inspired by birds
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As discussions about conscious AI intensify, a philosopher from Cambridge contends that we don’t have enough evidence to determine if machines can genuinely possess consciousness, much less if they hold moral significance. A philosopher at the University of Cambridge argues that we currently lack sufficient reliable evidence to determine what consciousness truly is, making it
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The .Lumen glasses work like a VR headset, using AI and sensors to guide users with forehead vibrations and directional audio instead of visuals. The device can direct you to a chosen destination, describe nearby objects, and assist you while moving through public spaces. Its AI processes sensor data over 100 times per second to
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