Researchers at the University of Glasgow, in collaboration with industry partners and two charities, are developing an AI-powered four-legged robot, named RoboGuide, designed to assist blind and partially sighted individuals. The robot aims to enhance the independence of visually impaired people by aiding their navigation in indoor environments such as museums, shopping centers, and hospitals.
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SORA by OpenAI dissolves boundaries of real and virtual video
OpenAI has announced the introduction of Sora, an advanced text-to-video model. This innovative AI model is designed to generate videos up to a minute long, maintaining high visual quality and adhering closely to user prompts. Sora’s capabilities include generating complex scenes featuring multiple characters, specific types of motion, and detailed environments.
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Researchers in soft robotics at Carnegie Mellon University ,have turned to the study of pleurocystitids, a sea creature that existed approximately 500 million years ago, to inform their design of a new soft robot. This research will be presented at the 68th Biophysical Society Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Rotor recently hosted an event featuring New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu, showcasing the first live flight test of its autonomous helicopters. The event also included a tour of Rotor’s new Research & Development Center and a naming ceremony for the R550X prototype. Attended by Rotor staff, their families, and invited VIPs, the event took place at the company’s facilities, which are situated on the historical site of Daniel Webster College.
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In a recent study at the University of Groningen, physicist Elisabetta Chicca has explored the navigational capabilities of insects, focusing on their potential influence on energy-efficient computing. Insects, despite having very small brains, demonstrate impressive navigational abilities such as avoiding obstacles and navigating through narrow spaces. Chicca’s research aims to understand how insects manage these tasks with limited cognitive resources, a concept that could inform advancements in computing efficiency.
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Liverpool and Imperial College London to lead AI for Chemistry Hub
The University of Liverpool and Imperial College London have been chosen to lead a new £12 million research hub, named AI for Chemistry Hub or AIChemy. This initiative is funded by the Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and various consortium partners. AIChemy’s goal is to advance Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the field of chemistry and expedite its integration into relevant applications.
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Micropsi Industries Demonstrates AI Vision System, Launches International Lab with Fraunhofer IFF
Micropsi Industries, specializing in AI vision systems, is participating in ATX West in Anaheim, showcasing their MIRAI system through demonstrations of reflective disk picking and hook hanging. These demonstrations, which involve a FANUC LR Mate industrial robot and a UR10e collaborative robot (cobot), aim to display the system’s capability to adapt to environmental variances and interact with challenging objects in real time.
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Researchers from Pusan National University in the Republic of Korea have recently published a study in the Journal of Magnesium and Alloys, introducing a novel machine learning (ML) model to predict the anisotropic deformation behaviors of magnesium (Mg) alloys. This development is particularly significant in understanding and managing the mechanical properties of Mg alloys.
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Researchers at the University of Tokyo have unveiled a biohybrid robot that combines biological muscle with an artificial skeleton, demonstrating the capability to walk and pivot underwater. This innovation, led by Professor Shoji Takeuchi of the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, marks a significant stride in the field of robotics, particularly in creating machines that closely mimic human locomotion.
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Chemists of the University of Amsterdam (UvA) have developed an autonomous chemical synthesis robot with an integrated AI-driven machine learning unit. Dubbed ‘RoboChem’, the benchtop device can outperform a human chemist in terms of speed and accuracy while also displaying a high level of ingenuity.