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Tech Xplore / Intelligent sensors cut energy use by enabling more efficient decision-making
Your home's thermostat relies on a sensor to determine when to switch the heat or air conditioning on or off. These wireless sensors are at the core of the so-called "Internet of Things," enabling smart devices to collect ...
Tech Xplore / Self-powered artificial synapse mimics human color vision
As artificial intelligence and smart devices continue to evolve, machine vision is taking an increasingly pivotal role as a key enabler of modern technologies. Unfortunately, despite much progress, machine vision systems ...
Tech Xplore / 'Space charge layer' effect could boost solid-state battery performance
An emerging technology to make lithium-ion batteries safer and more powerful involves using solid rather than liquid electrolytes, the materials that make it possible for ions to move through the device to generate power.
Tech Xplore / Set it and forget it: Autonomous structures can be programmed to jump, days in advance
Researchers have created dynamic structures that leap into the air on a predetermined schedule without intervention from computers or external stimuli. Precisely when these "metashells" jump, and how high they jump, is engineered ...
Tech Xplore / Robotic table tennis system predicts ball trajectory and adapts swing in real time
Over the past decades, roboticists have introduced various systems that can replicate specific human motions and behaviors with remarkable accuracy. Some of these robots can even compete with other robots or humans in specific ...
Tech Xplore / Robot navigates high-speed parkour with autonomous movement planning
A team of roboticists and AI specialists at the Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Lab in Korea has designed, built and successfully tested a four-legged robot that is capable of conducting high-speed parkour maneuvers. In ...
Tech Xplore / AI approach developed with human decision-makers in mind
As artificial intelligence takes off, how do we efficiently integrate it into our lives and our work? Bridging the gap between promise and practice, Jann Spiess, an associate professor of operations, information, and technology ...
Tech Xplore / Engineers develop self-healing muscle for robots
A University of Nebraska–Lincoln engineering team is another step closer to developing soft robotics and wearable systems that mimic the ability of human and plant skin to detect and self-heal injuries.
Tech Xplore / Smart software replaces expensive sensors for glass wall detection with 96% accuracy
A research team has developed autonomous driving software that allows inexpensive sensors to detect transparent obstacles such as glass walls, providing an alternative to high-performance sensors. This technology can be used ...
Tech Xplore / New research method provides deeper insights into the cost of power outages
When a series of snowstorms rocked Texas in February 2021, widespread power outages knocked out electricity service for more than 10 million people, some for more than three days. The state suffered economic losses estimated ...
Tech Xplore / A new transformer architecture emulates imagination and higher-level human mental states
The advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) and the study of neurobiological processes are deeply interlinked, as a deeper understanding of the former can yield valuable insight about the other, and vice versa. Recent ...
Tech Xplore / Four-legged robot plays badminton with humans
A small team of roboticists at Robotic Systems Lab, ETH Zurich, in Switzerland, has designed, built and tested a four-legged robot capable of playing badminton with human players.
