Archive for the ‘robotics/AI’ category: Page 2299
Nov 29, 2015
Tesla wants to make fully self-driving cars happen way ahead of schedule
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: robotics/AI, transportation
A week and a half ago, we learned that Tesla is on a quest to hire more engineers to accelerate the development of its self-driving car technologies.
Tesla was already no slouch in the autonomous-vehicle world, having released its Autopilot feature into the wild just over a month ago.
We sampled Autopilot as soon as it hit the streets and were quite impressed, to put it mildly.
Nov 29, 2015
Watch a neural network describe what it sees on a stroll through Amsterdam
Posted by Phillipe Bojorquez in categories: computing, neuroscience, robotics/AI
The results are mixed, of course, but it’s fascinating to watch the neural network make mistakes (and sometimes correct itself) in real time. The open source program being used is called NeuralTalk and was first unveiled last year, with the researchers providing updates on the network’s capabilities since. Other companies and institutions are working on similar technology. Last month, for example, Facebook unveiled a prototype neural network that’s intended to help blind people by describing pictures.
Nov 29, 2015
Beauty.AI Announces the First International Beauty Contest Judged by an Artificial Intelligence Jury
Posted by Lily Graca in categories: biotech/medical, health, information science, life extension, robotics/AI
London, UK, November, 19, 2015 (PRWEB UK) 19 November 2015.
What matters in beauty is perception. Perception is how you and other people see you, and this perception is almost always biased. Still, healthy people look more attractive despite their age and nationality.
This has enabled the team of biogerontologists and data scientists, who believe that in the near future machines will be able to get a lot of vital medical information about people’s health by just processing their photos, to develop a set of algorithms that can accurately evaluate the criteria linked to perception of human beauty and health where it is most important – the human face. But evaluating beauty and health is not enough. The team’s challenge is to find effective ways to slow down ageing and help people look healthy and beautiful.
Nov 27, 2015
RoboRace: Formula E announces 300kph autonomous car championship (Wired UK)
Posted by Julius Garcia in categories: robotics/AI, transportation
The first global autonomous car racing championship will start in 2016, the creators of Formula E have announced.
Known as RoboRace, the series will see completely autonomous electric cars compete in one-hour races designed to test artificial intelligence.
Races, which will take place on the same day and circuits as the Formula E championship, will have 10 teams and 20 cars competing.
Nov 27, 2015
Researchers Working on Technology to Bring Dead Back to Life
Posted by Bryan Gatton in categories: cyborgs, nanotechnology, robotics/AI, transhumanism
Humai, a technology company based in Los Angeles, says that it is working on a project known as “Atom & Eve” that would let human consciousness be transferred to an artificial body after their death.
Artificial intelligence, the most important and major discovery of science will be one of the most helpful things in the whole project. The Humai have already started working on human rebirth using artificial intelligence.
The three technologies collectively used by the tech giant company are “Nanotechnology, bionics & artificial intelligence”. The company is expecting the whole system to be ready in 3 decades and, of course, this type of work requires this much time.
Nov 27, 2015
Stuart Russell on Why Moral Philosophy Will Be Big Business in Tech
Posted by Matthew White in categories: business, ethics, robotics/AI
Russell also signed the letter, but he says his view is less apocalyptic. He says that, until now, the field of artificial intelligence has been singularly focused on giving robots the ability to make “high-quality” decisions.
“At the moment, we don’t know how to give the robot what you might call human values,” he says.
But Russell believes that as this problem becomes clearer, it’s only natural that people will start to focus their energy on solving it.
Nov 27, 2015
NASA Digs This Idea for Robots to Build Igloos on Mars
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: robotics/AI, space
The double-walled, translucent space igloos feature a “contemplative yard” meant to feel like the outdoors.
Nov 27, 2015
This amazing, tiny origami robot could revolutionize healthcare
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: health, robotics/AI
Watch: This amazing, tiny origami robot could revolutionize healthcare around the world » http://cnnmon.ie/1l0VlfQ
Nov 27, 2015
Heads up: Cambridge holographic technology adopted
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: engineering, robotics/AI, transportation
A ‘head-up’ display for passenger vehicles developed at Cambridge, the first to incorporate holographic techniques, has been incorporated into Jaguar Land Rover vehicles.
Cambridge researchers have developed a new type of head-up display for vehicles which is the first to use laser holographic techniques to project information such as speed, direction and navigation onto the windscreen so the driver doesn’t have to take their eyes off the road. The technology – which was conceptualised in the University’s Department of Engineering more than a decade ago – is now available on all Jaguar Land Rover vehicles. According to the researchers behind the technology, it is another step towards cars which provide a fully immersive experience, or could even improve safety by monitoring driver behaviour.
Cars can now park for us, help us from skidding out of control, or even prevent us from colliding with other cars. Head-up displays (HUD) are one of the many features which have been incorporated into cars in recent years. Alongside the development of more sophisticated in-car technology, various companies around the world, most notably Google, are developing autonomous cars.
