AI/Humanoids

Ottawa received its first taste of the holiday season Saturday morning despite the warm and sunny weather at the Help Santa Toy Parade. Eager participants began setting up in front of Ottawa’s city hall well before the parade started at around 11 a.m. Floats from organizations like the Ottawa Fire... Read more

Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating after an Ottawa Police Service officer shot and seriously wounded a 33-year-old man who was alleged attacking people in Orléans late Friday. The police watchdog said in a release that preliminary information indicates that the wounded man was assaulting people and damaging vehicles in... Read more

A 65-year-old Ottawa resident has died of injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash Friday evening on Highway 417 at Terry Fox Drive. Ontario Provincial Police were called to the scene shortly before 6 p.m. The victim, whose identity has not been released, was pronounced dead at hospital. The highway was... Read more

Ottawa hasn't won in Carolina since the 2021-22 NHL season.... Read more

After three days of deliberations, jury found Fenelon guilty of killing his estranged partner.... Read more

Researchers are utilizing artificial intelligence to analyze the behavior of laboratory mice more efficiently and reduce the number of animals in experiments.... Read more

Researchers have developed a robot that identifies different plant species at various stages of growth by 'touching' their leaves with an electrode. The robot can measure properties such as surface texture and water content that cannot be determined using existing visual approaches. The robot identified ten different plant species with... Read more

Researchers have developed PanoRadar, a new tool to give robots superhuman vision by transforming simple radio waves into detailed, 3D views of the environment.... Read more

Study findings could serve as a foundation for broader neuro-monitoring applications across intensive care units globally.... Read more

A robot, trained for the first time by watching videos of seasoned surgeons, executed the same surgical procedures as skillfully as the human doctors, say researchers.... Read more

Scientists have created a robot that can learn tasks like cleaning a washbasin just by watching humans. A special sponge with sensors is used to show the robot how to clean. Using an advanced machine learning system, the robot learns how it is supposed to behave and can apply this... Read more

Researchers have developed AI-driven mobile robots that can carry out chemical synthesis research with extraordinary efficiency. Researchers show how mobile robots that use AI logic to make decisions were able to perform exploratory chemistry research tasks to the same level as humans, but much faster.... Read more

Today, a research team has proposed a new reinforcement learning framework with autonomous drones to find sperm whales and predict where they will surface.... Read more

A video game in which participants herded virtual cattle has furthered our understanding of how humans make decisions on movement and navigation, and it could help us not only interact more effectively with artificial intelligence, but even improve the way robots move in the future.... Read more

Researchers have developed a compact, wearable ultrasound device that monitors muscle activity. Attachable to the skin with an adhesive and powered by a small battery, the device wirelessly captures high-resolution images of muscle movements, enabling continuous, long-term monitoring. When worn on the rib cage, it effectively monitored diaphragm function for... Read more

The advanced drug testing system screens multiple potential therapies simultaneously in beating heart cells.... Read more

By applying an electric field, the movement of microswimmers can be manipulated. Scientists describe the underlying physical principles by comparing experiments and theoretical modeling predictions. They are able to tune the direction and mode of motion through a microchannel between oscillation, wall adherence and centerline orientation, enabling different interactions with... Read more

Inspired by large language models, researchers developed a training technique that pools diverse data to teach robots new skills.... Read more

Researchers created MobiPrint, a mobile 3D printer that can automatically measure a room and print objects onto the floor. The team's graphic interface lets users design objects in a space that the robot has mapped out. The prototype, which the team built on a modified consumer vacuum robot, can add... Read more

A team of scientists has developed grain-sized soft robots that can be controlled using magnetic fields for targeted drug delivery, paving the way to possible improved therapies in future.... Read more

Researchers have developed the world's first soft touchpad that can sense the force, area and location of contact without electricity. The device utilizes pneumatic channels, enabling its use in environments such as MRI machines and other conditions that are unsuitable for electronic devices. Soft devices like soft robots and rehabilitation... Read more

Science laboratories across disciplines--chemistry, biochemistry and materials science--are on the verge of a sweeping transformation as robotic automation and AI lead to faster and more precise experiments that unlock breakthroughs in fields like health, energy and electronics.... Read more

Researchers give robots a sense of touch by 'listening' to vibrations, allowing them to identify materials, understand shapes and recognize objects just like human hands. The ability to interpret the world through acoustic vibrations emanating from an object -- like shaking a cup to see how much soda is left... Read more

Researchers develop an AI-driven video analyzer capable of detecting human actions in video footage with precision and intelligence.... Read more

In a new study, humans displayed sympathy towards and protected AI bots who were excluded from playtime.... Read more