Automation and Robotics

How to Keep Automated Electric Vehicles Safe

ELE Times Research Desk - April 29, 2021

As they move toward automated electric cars accelerates, protecting the cybersecurity of these vehicles has become urgent. That's why University of Georgia researchers are...

Scientists Develop New Type of Artificial Muscle Inspired by DNA Supercoiling

ELE Times Research Desk - April 29, 2021

University of Wollongong (UOW) researchers have mimicked the supercoiling properties of DNA to develop a new type of artificial muscle for use in miniature...

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

Simple Robots, Smart Algorithms

ELE Times Research Desk - April 26, 2021

Anyone with children knows that while controlling one child can be hard, controlling many at once can be nearly impossible. Getting swarms of robots...

Automation and Robotics

Makers of Sophia the Robot Plan Mass Rollout Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

ELE Times News - April 26, 2021

"Social robots like me can take care of the sick or elderly," Sophia says as she conducts a tour of her lab in Hong...

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...

India News

IIT-Roorkee Launches Online Certificate Courses in Data Science, Machine Learning, AI

ELE Times Research Desk - April 19, 2021

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee has launched two online certificate programmes. The first course is data science and machine learning, and the...

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...

Automation and Robotics