Thanks to a breakthrough in robotic technology, surgeons performing delicate operations via computer will now have the sense of touch.
Author: Amanda Lee
LoveBot Will Text Sweet Nothings to Your Significant Other for You
Two Microsoft employees have developed the LoveBot, a chatbot that will convey your feelings to a loved one for you.
Google DeepMind Artificial Intelligence Learns to Talk
Using an “artificial brain,” Google DeepMind researchers have developed a new voice synthesizing technique they claim is at least 50% closer to real human speech than current text-to-speech (TTS) systems in both US English and Mandarin Chinese.
Project Approved to Attempt to Reanimate Brain Dead Patients
Two collaborating biotech companies have been given permission to execute a groundbreaking and highly controversial brain reanimation project.
Google Patents Electronic Lens That Is Implanted Directly Into Eye
Touted as a potential method of correcting poor vision, Google has filed a patent for an electronic lens implanted directly into a human eye.
‘OceanOne’ Robot Diver Allows Researchers to Explore Dangerous Depths
Thanks to a joint venture between a university in Saudi Arabia and Stanford University, scientists have used a robotic mermaid to successfuly plunder an untouched 17th century shipwreck off the coast of France.
AI-Powered Microscope Helps Root Out Cancer
Researchers at UCLA have invented a method using a microscope augmented by artifical intelligence to detect cancer cells quicker and more accurately than current techniques.
Poll: Quarter of Young People Would Date a Robot
New research among 18-34 year olds reveals that a quarter of young people in the UK would happily date a robot.
UW Students Create Gloves Which Translate Sign Language into Spoken English
Two University of Washington undergraduates have been awarded $10,000 for inventing “SignAloud,” a pair of gloves capable of translating American Sign Language into English in real time.
Miniaturized Fusion Device Turns Drones into Bomb-Sniffing Dogs
Scientists at the Fusion Technology Lab at UW-Wisconsin have developed miniaturized bomb-sniffing technology that can be fitted to drones.