Nov 12, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence, Featured
Since 2010, the Vatican Apostolic Library has worked to digitize its sprawling collection of more than 80,000 manuscripts, making a trove of rare historical treasures freely accessible to anyone with an internet connection. But the tricky work of...
Nov 5, 2020 | Featured, Robots
Swarms of modular, self-reconfigurable robots have a lot going for them, at least in theory— they’re resilient and easy to scale, since big robots can be made on demand from lots of little robots. One of the trickiest bits about modular robots is figuring...
Nov 5, 2020 | Education, Entertainment, Featured, Media, Robots
Disney, Lucasfilm and FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) have joined forces to inspire the next generation of innovators. The announcement video features some familiar faces from Star Wars, including Mark Hamill (Luke...
Nov 5, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence, Featured, Robots
Sougwen Chung looks down at her silent, stubborn collaborator with a mix of affection and mild vexation. “I need to debug the unit,” says the 35-year-old artist. “It won’t cooperate with me today.” She strokes the silver-and-white contraption as if she’s soothing a...
Oct 29, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence, Featured, Healthcare
Mayo Clinic and Google Health have announced a partnership to develop artificial intelligence that can help accelerate the process of planning radiotherapy treatments, leading to more efficient cancer care. More than 18 million new cancer cases are diagnosed...
Oct 29, 2020 | Aeronautics, Featured, Robots
An aerial robot inspired by a fast-flying hawk soared, turned and wheeled over a Swiss field last year, during tests to discover the capabilities of its new shape-changing design. Researchers say it could lead to drones that can fly for much longer than conventional...
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