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RMIT University researchers have developed a light-powered electronic chip featuring artificial intelligence (AI) that has the potential to be used to power technologies such as drones, robotics, smart wearables, and bionic implants like artificial retinas. Typically, AI relies heavily on software and off-site data processing, but according to lead researcher…

Army research has extended the state-of-the-art in autonomy by providing a more complete picture of how actions and nonverbal signals contribute to promoting cooperation. Researchers suggested guidelines for designing autonomous machines such as robots, self-driving cars, drones and personal assistants that will effectively collaborate with Soldiers. Dr. Celso de Melo,…

by William D'Angelo , posted 2 days ago / 607 ViewsUbisoft has released the PC specifications for the PC version of Watch Dogs: Legion. It breaks down the requirements for running the game in 1080p in low and high settings, as well as running the game in 1440p, 4K, and…

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Rwanda’s government is using drones in densely populated, difficult-to-reach neighbourhoods and high-risk zones to urge compliance with COVID-19 preventive measures. Police procured drones with a capacity to broadcast sound and record high definition images. The intervention was prompted by a lack of compliance by residents to follow directives to stay…

Alphabet’s Wing is among the companies leading the way for building a sustainable and scalable way for drones and other aircraft to share the skies and build a capable and safe aerial transportation network. Wing’s head of Policy, Regulatory and Community Affairs, Margaret Nagle, will join us at TC Sessions:…

by Andrew Parsonson — September 10, 2020 Danish startup QuadSAT uses specially equipped quadcopter drones as satellite stand-ins to help antenna makers and their customers test and calibrate antennas. Credit: QuadSAT VALLETTA, Malta — QuadSAT, a Danish startup that tests and calibrates antennas using quadcopter drones as stand-ins for satellites,…

With the launch of its long-awaited subscription delivery service less than a week away, Walmart is taking another swipe at rival Amazon with the start of a drone delivery pilot in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The world's largest retailer said the pilot will focus on delivering certain grocery and household items…

SYDNEY—Researchers are deploying heat-seeking drones and studying the chemistry of leaves to determine how creatures like the koala can survive in a burned landscape, a new effort to understand the effects of devastating wildfires across the globe. About 73,000 square miles were burned in Australia’s most recent fire season, an…

CAIRO: Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered 27 coffins that were buried more than 2,500 years ago in a pharaonic cemetery. The sarcophagi were found at the Saqqara site in the governorate of Giza, south of the Egyptian capital, Cairo. Egyptian antiquities officials believe the discovery to be the largest of…