Automation

Artificial Intelligence

Algorithm for Shoe-Based Blind Assistance System

ELE Times Research Desk - May 7, 2021

A shoe that tells you where to go: The Lower Austrian company Tec-Innovation has developed an intelligent shoe for detecting obstacles. The shoe, known...

Artificial Intelligence

Can an AI Algorithm Mitigate Racial Economic Inequality?

ELE Times Research Desk - May 6, 2021

Machine learning algorithm can leverage vast amounts of consumer data, allowing automation of business decisions such as pricing, product offerings, and promotions. Airbnb, an...

Automation and Robotics

First Autonomous Ship Prepares for Maiden Voyage

ELE Times Research Desk - May 3, 2021

The "Mayflower 400"—the world's first intelligent ship—bobs gently in a light swell as it stops its engines in Plymouth Sound, off England's southwest coast,...

Artificial Intelligence

AI is Improving Google Assistant Conversations

ELE Times Research Desk - April 30, 2021

In order for Google Assistant to really help users with daily tasks, the tool should be able to understand the human user. This means...

UK Signals Self-Driving Cars could Hit Road this Year

ELE Times Research Desk - April 29, 2021

Self-driving vehicles could hit the road this year on motorways in Britain, the government said Wednesday, under plans to permit motorists to temporarily take...

Automation and Robotics

Vision Test for Autonomous Cars

ELE Times Research Desk - April 28, 2021

The five-meter-long Lexus RX-450h leads a rather contemplative life at Empa. It never takes long trips. Instead, the SUV dutifully makes its rounds on...

Automation and Robotics

Researchers Develop a Robotic Guide Dog to Assist Blind Individuals

ELE Times Research Desk - April 28, 2021

Guide dogs, dogs that are trained to help humans move through their environments, have played a critical role in society for many decades. These...

Technology

3D Holographic HUD could Improve Road Safety

ELE Times Research Desk - April 27, 2021

Researchers have developed the first LiDAR-based augmented reality head-up display for use in vehicles. Tests on a prototype version of the technology suggest that...

Automation and Robotics

Pepper the Robot Talks to Itself to Improve its Interactions with People

ELE Times Research Desk - April 22, 2021

Ever wondered why your virtual home assistant doesn't understand your questions? Or why your navigation app took you on the side street instead of...

Automation and Robotics

Multi-Robot Systems gets a New Path Planning Approach

ELE Times Bureau - April 21, 2021

Multi-robot systems have recently been used to tackle a variety of real-world problems, for instance, helping human users to monitor environments and access secluded...

Automation

Army Researchers Create Pioneering Approach to Real-Time Conversational AI

ELE Times Research Desk - April 20, 2021

Spoken dialogue is the most natural way for people to interact with complex autonomous agents such as robots. Future Army operational environments will require...

Internet Of Things (IoT)

Using IOT For Smart Office Automation

ELE Times Research Desk - April 18, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic shifted businesses in ways previously unimaginable. While many employees worldwide are still working remotely, and we begin returning to work at...

Aviation Aerospace and Defence

Armed Forces to Deploy 5G Network for AI, Unmanned Vehicles

ELE Times Research Desk - April 16, 2021

The Indian army, navy, and air force are likely to embrace the next generation (5G) technology to bring artificial intelligence (AI) and unmanned vehicles...

Automation