by Ingrid Fadelli | Mar 31, 2024 | Computer Sciences, Machine learning & AI, TECHXPLORE
Psychology studies have demonstrated that by the age of 4–5, young children have developed intricate visual models of the world around them. These internal visual models allow them to outperform advanced computer vision techniques on various object recognition...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Mar 31, 2024 | MEDICALXPRESS, Neuroscience
Neuroscientists have been trying for decades to understand how the brains of humans and other animals develop throughout the lifespan. While their work has gathered much insight into brain maturation and development, many questions remain unanswered.
by Ingrid Fadelli | Mar 31, 2024 | Engineering, Robotics, TECHXPLORE
Researchers at the University of Chicago and the Illinois Institute of Technology recently developed Granulobot, a new modular robotic system that can change its physical shape to best navigate different environments.
by Ingrid Fadelli | Mar 31, 2024 | ALL ABOUT CIRCUITS
In celebration of Women’s History Month, this article spotlights the inspiring life and groundbreaking accomplishments of British electrical engineer Caroline Haslett, an early advocate of women’s rights who defied societal norms and broadened the horizons for women...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Mar 31, 2024 | Machine learning & AI, Robotics, TECHXPLORE
In recent years, roboticists and computer scientists have been trying to develop increasingly efficient methods to teach robots new skills. Many of the methods developed so far, however, require a large amount of training data, such as annotated human demonstrations...