Human unpredictability is a problem in the automated human-machine systems people use every day. Scientists from Nanjing Institute of Technology's School of Automation in China and the University of California, Merced's School ...
Computer Sciences
Oct 14, 2016
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A robot's role in a shared task could be continuously adjusted during the activity, thanks to a new adaptive robot control system developed by A*STAR researchers that can sense whether a human operator wants to lead or follow. ...
Robotics
Dec 16, 2015
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Color-image based systems are excellent at locating people in aerial search and rescue operations, but fall short when it comes to discerning between actual human skin and objects with similar hues. To remedy this, researchers ...
Optics & Photonics
Dec 10, 2015
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Large-scale anonymised datasets from mobile phones can give a better picture of society than ever before available. Mobile phone use helps us understand social networks, mobility and human behaviour. A review article recently ...
Computer Sciences
Aug 5, 2015
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Jack Dongarra, distinguished professor of computer science at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is designing software that will be critical in making the next generation of supercomputers operational.
Computer Sciences
Jul 11, 2013
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Attaching a platform to a high-rise building to evacuate people in an emergency, or creating a landing stage for an aircraft on uneven terrain - these are just two areas in which flying robots could have a huge impact - potentially ...
Robotics
Jun 17, 2013
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This week, ESA opened a new Space Weather Coordination Centre to gather up-to-date information on our Sun. It is the first such data coordination centre opened under the Agency's Space Situational Awareness Programme.
Space Exploration
Apr 8, 2013
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The U.S. Department of Defense reports that drone accidents in which personnel or aircraft are damaged or destroyed occur 50 times more often than mishaps involving human-operated aircraft. The U.S. Marines and Army reported ...
Other
Feb 27, 2013
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In the wilds of Africa, when it's time for a family of elephants gathered at a watering hole to leave, the matriarch of the group gives the "let's-go rumble"—as it's referred to in scientific literature—kicking off a ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 2, 2012
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Police and security teams guarding airports, docks and border crossings from terrorist attack or illegal entry need to know immediately when someone enters a prohibited area, and who they are. A network of surveillance cameras ...
Computer Sciences
Jun 4, 2012
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