Bird-inspired drone can jump for take-off
“As the crow flies” is a common idiom referring to the shortest distance between two points, but the Laboratory of Intelligent Systems (LIS), led by Dario Floreano, in EPFL’s School of Engineering has…
Robot that jumps like a cat to explore asteroids
Chinese researchers have created an AI-driven robot capable of jumping across the uneven, low-gravity terrain of asteroids, offering a groundbreaking approach to exploring small celestial bodies. Inspired by a cat’s natural ability to…
Ultrasound patch for continuous blood pressure monitoring.
Ateam of researchers at the University of California San Diego has developed a new and improved wearable ultrasound patch for continuous and noninvasive blood pressure monitoring. Their work marks a major milestone, as…
Device transforms body movements into energy for electronics
Picture this: charging your laptop as you type or powering your smartphone simply by going for a jog. Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed an innovative device that generates electricity from…
Talking to dead people through AI: the ‘digital resurrection’
Damián Tuset Varela, UOC – Universitat Oberta de Catalunya Earlier this year, a Spanish TV programme showed several people listening to digital recreations of the voices of their deceased relatives that had been…
Fitness apps can reveal your location
Pin Lean Lau, Brunel University of London Fitness apps have revolutionised the way we approach health and exercise. They provide users with the ability to track their workouts, monitor their progress towards fitness…
AI method identifies diseases faster than humans.
A deep learning-based artificial intelligence model developed at Washington State University can quickly and often more accurately detect signs of disease in images of animal and human tissue compared to human assessments. As…
Is AI dominance inevitable?
Nir Eisikovits, UMass Boston Anyone following the rhetoric around artificial intelligence in recent years has heard one version or another of the claim that AI is inevitable. Common themes are that AI is…
AI to Transform Science: Will We Understand?
Artificial intelligence (AI) has taken centre stage in basic science. The five winners of the 2024 Nobel Prizes in Chemistry and Physics shared a common thread: AI. Indeed, many scientists – including the…
Chinese scientists build fastest humanoid robot in the world
Chinese researchers have introduced a new humanoid robot capable of reaching a top speed of nearly 13 kilometers per hour, establishing it as the fastest robot of its kind. These speeds were attained…