HEADLINES ARCHIVE
Kickstarter launches for robot therapy dog
To improve the quality of life for seniors and people living with dementia, a robotics company has launched a Kickstarter campaign for the development of a robot therapy dog.
Finland jails employ inmates to train AI
Inmates in two Finnish prisons are training artificial intelligence (AI) for an information research startup.
EU proposes adding speed limit tech to all vehicles by 2022
The European Union (EU) recently announced plans that would require trucks and cars to include technology that discourages speeding and data recorders to document the details of accidents.
Study: AI predicts premature death
Researchers from the U.K.-based University of Nottingham have created algorithms capable of predicting premature death
VR game trains law enforcement on disaster management
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has developed a new virtual reality (VR) game to train law enforcement in disaster management.
VW will deploy a cloud-based industrial digital production platform
AWS will provide a range of services, including IoT, machine learning, analytics and compute services to increase plant efficiency and uptime, improve production flexibility and increase vehicle quality.
Algorithm signed to record deal with Warner Music Group
A bundle of code is the latest addition to Warner Music Group’s collection of artists, according to reports.
Video: Enter the black hole at the center of the Milky Way with this NASA VR experience
The virtual reality (VR) experience puts the viewer into the chaotic center of the Milky Way from the perspective of a supermassive black hole lurking at its heart.
Climate adaptation planning tool designed to protect California coastline
An interactive mapping tool filters for the best location-based coastal adaptation strategies that limit coastal hazard threats.
Washington leads in STEM jobs, ranks in top five for innovation
According to a new ranking from personal finance website Wallethub, Washington D.C. is the national leader for STEM jobs.
Startup to safely navigate ships using AI, data
An Israeli maritime startup is hoping to prevent ship collisions using artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics.
Study: Low-income students, girls receive less encouragement from parents to study computers
The implications could potentially be felt industry-wide, according to researchers, considering estimates that the computer industry will experience a future shortage of qualified computer and technology applicants.
Researcher developing first online polygraph test
A Florida State University researcher is developing an online polygraph test that identifies when someone is lying based on cues in their electronic messages.
Beresheet has moon landing in its sights
A lunar landing in April has come one step closer for Beresheet, the privately financed Israeli spacecraft that launched February 21 from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Survey reveals half of US workers would hand over certain job-related tasks to robots
According to a new survey, nearly half of American office workers would happily delegate work tasks that they dislike to robots and artificial intelligence (AI).
Disney, Accenture Interactive create interactive movie posters based on facial recognition tech
Interactive movie posters that use facial recognition technology to reflect the mood of the movie-goer recently made their debut at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Festival in Austin, Texas.
DARPA attempting to build unhackable voting machines
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is attempting to develop unhackable electronic voting machines.
Team develops AI kit to detect pilot drowsiness
A safety kit that uses artificial intelligence (AI) for detecting pilot drowsiness has been developed by the European Clean Sky project.
Study predicts that increased global shipping traffic will lead to invasive species surge
Research from Canada’s McGill University suggests that increasing global maritime traffic will correspondingly increase the number of invasive species found all over the world during the next 30 years.
2020 Olympic organizers introduce two robots that will assist workers, wheelchair users at Tokyo games
Ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, organizers have debuted two robots that will be assisting attendees, workers and athletes at the games as part of its Robotic Project.