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U.S. Companies Cut Back on Robots in 2019
U.S. companies installed fewer robots last year compared to 2018, according to a report from the Association for Advancing Automation .
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Making 3D Printing Smarter with Machine Learning
Researchers have spent six years to improve the printing accuracy of three-dimensional (3D) printing software by 50% or more.
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The Top 10 Software Flaws Used by Crooks
Researchers at cybersecurity firm Recorded Future report that eight of the top 10 software flaws most commonly exploited last year were associated with Microsoft...
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FAA Moves Toward Certifying Specific Drones for Package Deliveries
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has proposed new safety standards for specific unmanned-aircraft models, a significant step toward eventually authorizing...
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Good at StarCraft? DARPA Wants to Train Military Robots with Your Brain Waves
The University at Buffalo's gaming project is all about trying to make machines that think more like humans.
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Finding a Face in the Crowd
Prototype software will make it easier to track people, individually or in groups.
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Computer Simulation for Understanding Brain Cancer Growth
A new three-dimensional simulation combines the macroscopic scale of tissue with the microscopic scale of individual cells to realistically model the mechano-biology...
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Trump Wants to Double Spending on AI, Quantum Computing
White House budget calls for annual spending of $2 billion on artificial intelligence and $860 million on quantum technologies within two years.
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Research Data Puts Self-Driving Cars to the Ultimate Test: Canadian Winter
Researchers have created a dataset for training future autonomous vehicles to drive in winter conditions.
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Robot Submarine Snaps First Images at Foundation of Antarctic Glacier
A robotic submarine captured the first-ever images of the foundations on the ocean floor of the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica.
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Australia Focusing on Blockchain Potential with New Roadmap
Australia's government has released a blockchain roadmap outlining a strategy to facilitate job creation, economic growth, more cost-efficient business, and higher...
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Fusion Startups Step in to Realize Decades-Old Clean Power Dream
Startups are trying to make clean fusion-generated electricity a reality by designing systems for squeezing atoms together.
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Countries Debate Openness of Future National IDs
More than half of African countries are developing some form of biometric or digital national identification (ID).
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Improving AI's Ability to Identify Students Who Need Help
A new artificial intelligence model can predict the extent of students' absorption of knowledge via educational gameplay.
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Researcher Creates Drone System to Give Early Warning on Natural Disasters
A Queen's University Belfast researcher developed a drone system that can warn of natural disasters, and function as a Wi-Fi hotspot should telecommunications be...
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World's First Classical Chinese Programming Language
Carnegie Mellon University graduate Lingdong Huang has created the first programming language based on classical Chinese.
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What if Half of Switzerland's Rooftops Produced Electricity?
Researchers in Switzerland are using machine learning algorithms, geographical information systems, and physical models to estimate the overall photovoltaic potential...
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Wearable Tech Tells Drowsy Truckers It's Time to Pull Over
Trucking companies are equipping drivers with wearable monitors that check for signs of fatigue, and notify them when it’s time to pull over and rest.
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Engineers Design Bionic 'Heart' for Testing Prosthetic Valves, Other Cardiac Devices
Researchers have built a "biorobotic hybrid heart" from heart tissue and a robotic pumping system for testing prosthetic valves and other cardiac devices.
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