11 h. ago AI systems and humans 'see' the world differently—and that's why AI images look so garish

How do computers see the world? It's not quite the same way humans do.

Politics

30 h. ago Robot 'backpack' drone launches, drives and flies to tackle emergencies

Introducing X1: The world's first multirobot system that integrates a humanoid robot with a transforming drone that can launch off the humanoid's back, and later, drive away.

Events

9 d. ago Developing an autonomous crack segmentation and exploration system for civil infrastructure

Identifying cracks is critical for the monitoring of civil infrastructure. To enhance inspection efficiency, a proposed autonomous crack segmentation and exploration system enables the agent to navigate itself without human operation, and the agent successfully captures more than 85% of cracks in the training dataset and achieves 82% crack coverage in the testing dataset.

Events

9 d. ago San Francisco researcher Fred Ramsdell among 3 scientists awarded Nobel Prize in medicine for work on the human immune system

San Francisco researcher Fred Ramsdell among 3 scientists awarded Nobel Prize in medicine for work on the human immune system  ABC7 San Francisco

Science

9 d. ago Seattle scientist shares Nobel Prize in medicine for work on the human immune system

Seattle scientist shares Nobel Prize in medicine for work on the human immune system  Yahoo

Science

9 d. ago San Francisco scientist shares Nobel Prize in medicine with 2 others for work on the human immune system

San Francisco scientist shares Nobel Prize in medicine with 2 others for work on the human immune system  The Mercury News

Science

9 d. ago The Nobel Prize in medicine goes to 3 scientists for work on the human immune system

“Their discoveries have been decisive for our understanding of how the immune system functions and why we do not all develop serious autoimmune diseases,” said Olle Kämpe, chair of the Nobel Committee. The post The Nobel Prize in medicine goes to 3 scientists for work on the human immune system appeared first on Boston.com.

Science

2 w. ago United States: Debate grows on corporate responsibility in U.S. tech ties to China’s surveillance system

United States: Debate grows on corporate responsibility in U.S. tech ties to China’s surveillance system  Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

Politics

4 w. ago Engineers show humans and robots can build smarter, safer and faster

Monash University researchers have trialed a new system demonstrating how humans and robots can team up on the job to make construction faster, safer and less physically demanding.

Politics