Kitchen robot in Riga cooks up new future for fast food
Sat, Jul 31, 2021 - 7:52 amA pasta order comes in and the robotic arm springs into action at the Roboeatz eatery in Riga. After five minutes of gyrations, a piping hot plate is ready.
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Twitter to offer 'bounty' to find algorithmic bias
Fri, Jul 30, 2021 - 9:17 pmTwitter said Friday it would offer a cash "bounty" to users and researchers to help root out algorithmic bias on the social media platform.
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Beware using telemedicine for voice and speech therapy
Fri, Jul 30, 2021 - 9:11 pmAs a result of the coronavirus pandemic, people across the world have experienced how teleconferencing platforms like Zoom help folks stay connected—playing games with friends, hosting virtual weddings, and even visiting a doctor. But when it comes to telemedicine, not all medical care is easily translated to a remote format.
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Platform teaches nonexperts to use machine learning
Fri, Jul 30, 2021 - 4:37 pmMachine-learning algorithms are used to find patterns in data that humans wouldn't otherwise notice, and are being deployed to help inform decisions big and small—from COVID-19 vaccination development to Netflix recommendations.
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Autonomous vehicles learning to drive by mimicking others
Fri, Jul 30, 2021 - 4:33 pmSelf-driving cars are powered by machine learning algorithms that require vast amounts of driving data in order to function safely. But if self-driving cars could learn to drive in the same way that babies learn to walk—by watching and mimicking others around them—they would require far less compiled driving data. That idea is pushing Boston University engineer Eshed Ohn-Bar to develop a completely new way for autonomous vehicles to learn safe driving techniques—by watching other cars on the road, predicting how they will respond to their environment, and using that information to make their own driving decisions.
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Decoding how salamanders walk
Fri, Jul 30, 2021 - 3:04 pmResearchers at Tohoku University and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, with the support of the Human Frontier Science Program, have decoded the flexible motor control mechanisms underlying salamander walking.
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