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Virtual walking system for re-experiencing the journey of another person

October 16, 2019 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, Foot Health, Medical Topics, Perception, Sleep Disorder Research, Sleep Disorders, Spirituality, video games, Virtual Reality

Virtual-reality researchers have developed a virtual-walking system that records a person's walking and re-plays it with vision and foot vibrations. Psychological experiments showed that the sensation of walking and telepresence from the oscillating visual flow combined with foot vibrations is stronger than without vibrations. The system can reconstruct the experience of walking to people who are a distance away, or who have a disability that may impair walking in the future.

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First smart speaker system that uses white noise to monitor infants' breathing

October 16, 2019 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, Asthma, Computer Science, Computers and Internet, Infant and Preschool Learning, Infant's Health, Lung Disease, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Parenting

Researchers have developed a new smart speaker skill that lets a device use white noise to both soothe sleeping babies and monitor their breathing and movement.

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Researchers build a soft robot with neurologic capabilities

October 15, 2019 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, Biology, Developmental Biology, Engineering, Nature, Neural Interfaces, Robotics, technology, Thermodynamics

In work that combines a deep understanding of the biology of soft-bodied animals such as earthworms with advances in materials and electronic technologies, researchers have developed a robotic device containing a stretchable transistor that allows neurological function.

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New soft actuators could make soft robots less bulky

October 11, 2019 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, Energy Technology, Engineering, Engineering and Construction, Mobile Computing, Neural Interfaces, Robotics, Robotics Research

Engineers have developed a way to build soft robots that are compact, portable and multifunctional. The advance was made possible by creating soft, tubular actuators whose movements are electrically controlled, making them easy to integrate with small electronic components. As a proof of concept, engineers used the new actuators to build an untethered, battery-powered, walking soft robot and a soft gripper.

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New CEOs can raise their social game to keep their jobs

October 10, 2019 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, Computers and Internet, Education and Employment, Educational Policy, Information Technology, Markets and Finance, Scientific Conduct, STEM Education

A new study shows that two key factors can make freshly appointed CEOs more vulnerable and raise the odds they'll get fired. The job security of a new CEO tends to suffer when the stock market reacts badly or when the previous CEO stays on as board chair, according to the study. But the study found that the new CEO can overcome these challenges with what researchers call ''social influence behaviors.''

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Biologically-inspired skin improves robots' sensory abilities

October 10, 2019 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, Computers and Internet, Detectors, Engineering, Information Technology, Robotics, Robotics Research, Solar Energy

Sensitive synthetic skin enables robots to sense their own bodies and surroundings – a crucial capability if they are to be in close contact with people. Inspired by human skin, a team has developed a system combining artificial skin with control algorithms and used it to create the first autonomous humanoid robot with full-body artificial skin.

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System can minimize damage when self-driving vehicles crash

October 10, 2019 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, Automotive and Transportation, Civil Engineering, Computer Programming, Computer Science, Robotics, Transportation Science, Vehicles

Engineers have developed decision-making and motion-planning technology to limit injuries and damage when self-driving vehicles are involved in unavoidable crashes. After recognizing that a collision of some kind is inevitable, the system works by analyzing all available options and choosing the course of action with the least serious outcome.

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Bio-inspired theoretical research may make robots more effective on the future battlefield

October 9, 2019 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, Computer Modeling, Construction, Engineering, Inorganic Chemistry, Mathematical Modeling, Robotics, Vehicles

In an effort to make robots more effective and versatile teammates for Soldiers in combat, researchers are on a mission to understand the value of the molecular living functionality of muscle, and the fundamental mechanics that would need to be replicated in order to artificially achieve the capabilities arising from the proteins responsible for muscle contraction.

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Deep3DFly: The deep-learning way to design fly-like robots

October 9, 2019 0 Comments Aerospace, animals, Artificial intelligence, Behavioral Science, Computer Modeling, Engineering, Insects (including Butterflies), Robotics, Robotics Research

Scientists have developed a deep-learning based motion-capture software that uses multiple camera views to model the movements of a fly in three dimensions. The ultimate aim is to use this knowledge to design fly-like robots.

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Researchers use game theory to successfully identify bacterial antibiotic resistance

October 9, 2019 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, Bacteria, Diabetes, Educational Technology, Evolutionary Biology, Genes, Infectious Diseases, Microbes and More, video games

Researchers have developed a novel way to identify previously unrecognized antibiotic-resistance genes in bacteria.