Automation and Control

HEADLINES ARCHIVE

  • Video: Streamline Health to introduce eValuator for outpatient billing at HIMSS19

    The cloud-based automated pre-bill coding analysis technology for outpatient billing includes identifying missing charges.

  • Port Authority offers passengers real-time tracking of taxi, security wait times

    Four airports under the Port Authority umbrella — John F. Kennedy International (JFK), Newark Liberty International (EWR), New York Stewart International (SWF) and LaGuardia (LGA) — now offer passengers real-time updates on taxi and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) wait times.

  • Elastomer sheets as shape-shifting actuators

    The shape of a flat sheet of elastomer is changed using actuation that is fast, reversible and controllable by an applied voltage.

  • Robust salinity sensor stands up to marine conditions

    Biofouling-independent salinity sensing is achieved by application of a laser irradiation process to a flexible polyimide substrate.

  • Graphene biosensor breathes new life into lung cancer diagnosis

    The device demonstrated improved detection accuracy for three of the most common lung cancer biomarkers in human breath.

  • Jenga-playing robot gains skills with faster machine-learning approach

    The machine-learning technique developed at MIT combines tactile and visual learning.

  • Researchers develop hotel-recognition system to assist law enforcement with human trafficking cases

    In an effort to assist law enforcement in human trafficking investigations, a team of researchers has constructed a dataset of hotel room images.

  • AI diagnoses schizophrenia from brain scans

    The tool was trained on resting-state brain patterns using functional magnetic resonance imaging scans from patients diagnosed with schizophrenia.

  • British Army to test virtual reality training for soldiers

    The British Army announced that it will explore how to incorporate virtual reality (VR) into training its soldiers.

  • National Geographic and Mattel to release line of STEM-related Barbies

    National Geographic and Mattel have joined forces to develop a line of Barbie dolls to showcase STEM-related occupations.

  • Deprag automatic assembly equipment pick and place

    In some industries, fasteners tend to have shorter shafts or irregular shapes, such as sleeves, pins or rivets. They may also have wider shaft-diameters, making feeding through a feedhose impossible.

  • U.S. launch of Medtronic's Mazor X Stealth edition for robotic-assisted spine surgery

    Medtronic’s Stealth software combines with Mazor’s existing robotic technology to afford computerized surgical planning and navigation.

  • Soldiers in US Army to be outfitted with tiny spy drones

    Soldiers in the United States Army will soon be outfitted with pocket-sized drones capable of covertly assessing and reporting on battlefield conditions, according to new reports.

  • Video: Bipedal robot Cassie takes on the polar vortex

    The University of Michigan tested its walking robot for over an hour in sub-zero temperatures.

  • Government shutdown may create long-term challenges for NASA

    During the 35-day shutdown the majority of NASA employees were furloughed, which temporarily halted work on a number of NASA missions, cut funding for other projects and resulted in lost talent.

  • FBI partners with at-home DNA testing company for database access

    The FBI has partnered with Family Tree DNA for access to the at-home DNA testing service’s DNA database, according to reports.

  • Wireless gas sensors gain adoption with the rise of IoT

    The sensors feature portability and low power requirements.

  • Predicting dryland droughts with satellite data

    Satellite data and computer models were used to predict droughts and bushfire risk up to five months in advance.

  • Report: Prisons building an inmate voice database using voice recognition technology

    According to a new report, the voices of U.S. prison inmates are being recorded to build a voice recognition database.

  • San Francisco to consider ban on facial recognition technology

    A lawmaker in San Francisco has presented legislation that would make the city the first in the U.S. to ban the use of facial recognition technology.

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