Researchers in the UK and Spain have developed and tested a biometric system that identifies users based on their footprint using ground reaction force measurements and machine learning data processing.
This is a fantastic video interview by Quartz with Chris Atkeson, Professor of Robotics at Carnegie Mellon University. Chris was the inspiration for Baymax, the robot in Disney's Big Hero 6.
Google Cloud AutoML has entered public alpha. The product allows the user to train custom maching learning models to implement vision AI without much machine learning experience.
HTC announced a blockchain power smartphone called Exodus at the Consensus 2018 blockchain conference in New York City. The phone is believed to include a hardware wallet and support for cryptocurrency transactions and decentralised apps.
Engineers at the University of Washington have successfully demonstrated an insect sized robot that can fly wirelessly. The robot is powered by a laser pointed at it that it converts to electricity using an onboard circuit.
Google unveiled Duplex at this year's Google IO. Duplex is a mind-blowing AI voice bot that can have conversations with real people in order to complete tasks like dinner reservations.
The examples are amazing, the system can deal with interruptions and can clarify details during the call in a realistic manner.Have a listen to the call below:
Researchers at MIT have developed a self driving car system for country roads that does not rely on prior 3D maps. The MapLite system uses GPS and LIDAR to map the edge of the road and map the path of the road on the fly, without the need for curbs or road signs.
Microsoft have partnered with drone maker DJI to allow Microsoft Azure IoT Edge AI code to be deployed onto drones using an SDK. The video shows a demo of the partnership duing Microsoft Build 2018 where a DJI Mavic Air with an onboard image recognition AI detects a structural anomaly in some demo pipes.
