Light Detection and Ranging, or LiDAR for short, is one of the imaging technologies that many robotics companies are incorporating into their sensor packages. The approach, which is currently attracting a lot of interest and funding from self-driving car companies, works similarly to radar, but instead of sending out broad radio waves and looking for reflections, it uses short laser pulses. Traditional time-of-flight LiDAR, on the other hand, has a number of flaws that make it unsuitable for many 3D vision applications. Other LiDAR systems or even ambient sunshine…
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AI system inspects astronauts’ gloves for damage in real-time
Microsoft and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HSE) are collaborating with NASA scientists to create an artificial intelligence system for checking astronaut gloves. Space is a harsh environment, and equipment failures can have disastrous consequences. Gloves are especially vulnerable to wear and tear because they’re used for so many things, including repairing and installing new equipment. Currently, astronauts will send photos of their gloves back to Earth, where NASA analysts will evaluate them manually. “This process gets the job done with the ISS’s low orbit distance of about 250 miles from Earth,…
Read MoreStem innovation challenge: A platform for budding innovators to shine
The All India Council for robotics and automation through its ambitious initiative India stem mission launches the STEM innovation challenge. The innovative global challenge is expected to engage budding STEM innovators all around the world. This space provides STEM enthusiasts with a platform to show off their ideas and impeccable skills in science, technology, engineering, and maths. Sharing the details of the competition, the organizers said that STEM Innovators can now submit their entries online to participate in the challenge. Interested candidates are required to shoot a self-explaining video of…
Read MoreMIT launches cross-disciplinary program to boost AI hardware innovation
The AI Hardware Program, announced by MIT, is a new academic-industry alliance aimed at boosting research and development. “A sharp focus on AI hardware manufacturing, research, and design is critical to meet the demands of the world’s evolving devices, architectures, and systems,” says Anantha Chandrakasan, dean of the MIT School of Engineering, and Vannevar Bush Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. “Knowledge-sharing between industry and academia is imperative to the future of high-performance computing.” As the diversity of the inaugural members shows, the program is intended to be a…
Read MoreIIT Kanpur professor invents technology for bone regeneration
A professor at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur has developed a technique for regenerating bones by mixing two chemicals into a paste and injecting it into the affected area. The bioactive chemicals will be carried by the ceramic-based mixture, which will aid in bone regrowth. Ashok Kumar, a professor in the department of biosciences and bioengineering, who made the technology, said, “This will make an artificial bone like a natural one. From India’s point of view, it can be called a revolution in medical science.” An agreement to…
Read MoreBabylon Health taps Google Cloud to boost scalability and innovation
Babylon Health, an AI-powered healthcare provider, has announced a partnership with Google Cloud to increase scalability and innovation. London-based Babylon Health is a digital-first health-care company that employs artificial intelligence and machine learning to give consumers access to health information anytime and wherever they need it. With the goal of making healthcare more accessible and inexpensive to 24 million patients worldwide, the company has worked with private and public organisations in the UK, North America, Southeast Asia, and Rwanda. “Our job is to help people to stay well and we’re…
Read MoreNvidia’s new AI converts photos into a 3D scene within seconds
We can capture moments in the world around us in the form of photographs thanks to the technology we use in our daily lives. However, the method can only produce a 2D representation of the 3D world we observe. Scientists have been attempting to generate 3D instances from these 2D images, and Nvidia may have developed game-changing technology in this regard. The new capability, dubbed Instant NeRF, was unveiled at Nvidia GTC, a global conference for AI developers. The technology is a step forward from NeRF, or neural radiance field,…
Read MoreGAISA: An event acclaimed for providing insights into AI
The Global artificial intelligence summit and awards organized by the All India Council for robotics and automation to be held on September 14th and 15th 2022 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The GAISA event is acclaimed for its highly interactive sessions with industry experts and addresses the prominence of artificial intelligence in different industry verticals such as Healthcare, Agriculture, Education, Smart Cities, and Transportation. The event will be the largest global AI summit that allows AI practitioners to discuss the technology through its various use cases. The GAISA event provides…
Read MoreIndia might be building a super app for its farmers, combining weather, market updates, advisories and more in one app
The Indian government is seen to be working on a super app for farmers in the country, which would combine various important elements such as weather and market information, advisories for different zones, government initiatives, and more. This super app, according to the Economic Times, will merge many apps produced by several government departments under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. AgriMarket is one of these apps, which allows farmers to get the market price of commodities within 50 kilometres of their current location. Agriculture officers can use the…
Read MoreArtificial Intelligence Could Be Used for Early Resolution of Matters: NCLT President
New age technology like as Artificial Intelligence (AI) could be employed for early resolution of situations, including insolvency proceedings According to National Company Law Tribunal President Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar, According to a statement released by NCLT, Justice Sudhakar noted that AI can be employed in case of resolution, particularly in the admission of cases, while speaking at a national-level colloquium of the NCLT. “One aspect for early resolution is the development of Artificial Intelligence technology, he said.We are focusing on leveraging artificial intelligence and standardisation of processes. This will help…
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