Source: techxplore.com Drones, specifically quadcopters, are an adaptable lot. They’ve been used to assess damage after disasters, deliver ropes and life-jackets in areas too dangerous for ground-based rescuers, survey buildings on fire and deliver medical specimens. But to achieve their full potential, they have to be tough. In the real world, drones are forced to navigate Read More
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Source: asiaone.com On Feb 3, medical workers at Wuhan Pulmonary Hospital in the central province of Hubei welcomed a new “comrade”, one who had no fear of the novel coronavirus even though he wasn’t wearing protective clothing － a robot designed to deliver medication and meals. “Please wear masks and wash your hands frequently during Read More
Source: spectrum.ieee.org A version of this article was originally published on Medium. The views expressed here are solely those of the authors and do not represent positions of IEEE Spectrum or the IEEE. We here at Skydio have been developing and deploying machine learning systems for years due to their ability to scale and improve Read More
Source- zdnet.com The UK’s National Health Service continues to suffer the longest funding squeeze since it was established 71 years ago. That financial pressure has resulted in the service missing targets for how soon cancer patients should be referred for treatment for the past three years and waiting times in Accident and Emergency departments being at record levels. Such Read More
Source – technologyreview.com Avitas Systems, a GE subsidiary based in Boston, is now using drones and robots to automate the inspection of infrastructure such as pipelines, power lines, and transportation systems. The company is using off-the-shelf machine-learning technology from Nvidia (50 Smartest Companies 2017) to guide the checkups, and to automatically identify anomalies in the data Read More
Source – cxotoday.com The farming industry is on the cusp of a so-called ‘technological revolution’. With drones, robots and intelligent monitoring systems now successfully being used in research and field trials, artificial intelligence, or machine learning, is set to revolutionise the future of farming as the next phase of Industrial Revolution in agriculture is on the horizon. According to the Read More