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Researchers working to develop the first offshore work class robot
The project brings together several European companies under the aegis of the Oil & Gas Technology Center (OGTC), an Aberdeen, Scotland-based organization that partners with industry, government and academia to develop ideas into products and services.
Lidar and AI improve oil rig safety
Vision IQ, monitors human and equipment movement on a rig’s red zone and alerts operators when it spots dangerous situations.
Is CAD coming to your browser?
Internet speed and continuously connected computers are expanding the possible applications viable for SaaS to include computer-aided design (CAD) software.
This flying robot could help maintain skyscrapers
Researchers developed a flying robot that may one day help maintain and repair high-rise buildings.
Watch: Your Siri or Alexa assistant may be vulnerable to hackers with lasers
Researchers from the U.S. and Japan have discovered that voice assistants like Alexa and Siri can be manipulated by hackers using lasers.
A giant eye on oil field safety
Russian oil field workers may soon have a giant eye watching over them to help keep them safe from on-the-job accidents.
Startup develops smart glove for astronauts
NASA, in collaboration with organizations such as the Mars Institute, Collins Aerospace, Ntention and SETI Institute, has successfully tested a smart glove for astronauts to operate drones and other vehicles in space.
Circularise aims to bring transparency to plastics supply chain
A blockchain-based platform promises to provide plastics manufacturers a secure, decentralized source of information about the entire plastics value chain.
Researchers create light emitting adhesive display that is safe, operates at low voltage
A team of researchers from Nanjing University in China has developed a stretchable light emitting adhesive display that is safe to use against human skin and that operates at low voltages.
Paralyzed volunteer can 'write' again thanks to mind-reading AI
A fully paralyzed volunteer had his thoughts and handwriting come to life with help from mind-reading artificial intelligence (AI).
MIT has developed self-assembling robotic blocks
A team from Massachusetts’s Institute of Technology’s (MIT’s) Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) has developed self-assembling, autonomous robotic cubes.
University engineers develop a bionic leg for amputees
Engineers at the University of Utah have developed what they are calling a bionic prosthetic leg for amputees.
Tech recruiting firm uses face-scanning algorithm to make hiring decisions
Some U.S. companies are reportedly using artificial intelligence (AI)-based face scanning algorithms to make hiring decisions.
US Air Force to add unmanned aircraft to warplane fleet
In the not-too-distant future, the United States Air Force intends to add autonomous and disposable aircraft to its fleet of warplanes.
Startup offers a VR tour of the Berlin Wall
A German startup is applying virtual reality (VR) to history, by virtually resurrecting the Berlin Wall.
Study finds that smart bulbs are vulnerable to hacking
Researchers at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) have determined that smart lightbulbs are vulnerable to hacking.
AI-based facial recognition tool can detect confusion, nervousness
Fujitsu Laboratories, in collaboration with researchers from the Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science, has developed artificial intelligence (AI)-based facial recognition technology capable of detecting more subtle emotions, such as confusion and nervousness, with improved accuracy.
Dubai unveils plans for floating, autonomous smart police station
Plans for an autonomous, floating smart police station (SPS) off the coast of Dubai were recently unveiled at an international tech event held in the United Arab Emirates.
Commercial fishing industry to ward off sharks using electrical signals
In a bid to prevent sharks from becoming bycatch for the commercial fishing industry, fishermen in North Carolina’s Outer Banks will test a new device designed to ward off sharks from commercial fishing vessels.
Female African refugees learn to code for future success
The idea of teaching refugee girls to code has taken hold for two common reasons: increase the number of women, especially minority women, in STEM fields, and give these women the skills to get good jobs.