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“Dog Cam” Trains Computer Vision Software for Robot Dogs

Strapping some gear to an Alaskan Malamute produces data that can train deep learning algorithms to navigate the world like a dog

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Robot puts IKEA chair together in 20 minutes

NTU's new robot, built from off-the-shelf components, was able to autonomously assemble an Ikea chair in 20 minutes

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NASA Selects Lockheed Martin to Design and Build a Quiet Supersonic Aircraft

NASA's nearly $247.5 million contract only comes with one stipulation: the supersonic craft can't create a traditional sonic boom.

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Google's AI Can Quickly Pick Out Voices From a Crowd

The tech giant retrained its popular AI and developed a new way to isolate voices for clean audio feeds.

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Preserving endangered historical sites in virtual reality

Google is partnering with 3D laser-scanning nonprofit CyArk to build VR representations of world wonders

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A New Kind of Memory Could Make RAM and ROM Obsolete

Apart from ROM & RAM a third type of computer memory is on the scene, and it’s capable doing everything on its own, plus a little more.

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See Straight Through Walls by Augmenting Your Eyeballs With Drones

A drone combined with a HoloLens can simulate X-ray vision while offering easy and intuitive control

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Robot could soon be drawing on your walls

A couple of years ago, design firm Carlo Ratti Associati showcased a system in which drones were used to draw images on walls. It was very clever, but perhaps not something that could become a commercial product. The company's Scribit wall-drawing robot,

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8th Navigation Satellite of India launched successfully.

IRNSS-1I, the eighth satellite for India's homegrown global positioning system was launched today.

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Customized “Exosuits” Will Move With Your Stride

Harvard researchers used an algorithm to customize a hip-support exosuit adapted to a wearer's unique stride. When walking, the exosuit wearers used less metabolic energy as a result.

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