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Computer scientists use TACC systems to generate synthetic objects for robot training.
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Biosensors convert signals to control prosthetics
High-five or thumbs-up? Researchers have developed a wearable sensor that detects which hand gesture you want to make.
COVID-19: AI system monitores vital health signs
A key symptom of COVID-19 – oxygen saturation – is now being estimated remotely from a camera, thanks to research from University of South Australia (UniSA).
Using robotic assistance to make colonoscopy easier
Scientists have made a breakthrough in their work to develop semi-autonomous colonoscopy, using a robot to guide a medical device into the body.
AI-controlled sensors could save lives in 'smart' hospitals
Researchers explain how computer scientists and clinicians are trying to reduce fatal medical errors by building “ambient intelligence” into the spaces where patients reside.
Bionic eye: Computer model fosters improvements
Researchers develop signals that could bring color vision and improved clarity to prosthesis for the blind.
New class of quantum dots primed for imaging
A new class of quantum dots opens a range of practical applications, including medical imaging and diagnostics and quantum communication.
AI platform to assess blood vessel anomalies
Researchers have developed an AI platform that could one day be used in a system to assess vascular and eye diseases.
Machine learning speeds up drug discovery
Researchers have developed a machine learning-based technique that speeds speeds up calculations of drug molecules' binding affinity to proteins.
Engineers build smart robotic exoskeletons
Researchers are developing exoskeletons and prosthetic legs capable of thinking and making control decisions on their own using AI technology.
Key task in computer vision gets a boost
A researcher has demonstrated a technique that reduces the computing time for non-rigid point set registration relative to other approaches.
Brain-computer interface generates personally attractive images
Researchers have succeeded in making an AI understand our subjective notions of what makes faces attractive.
How soft robots can turn rigid on demand
Researchers have developed a new type of control system that may broaden robots’ range of tasks and allow safer interactions with people.
Cardivascular diseases: digital twin improves therapy
Using mathematical image processing, scientists have found a way to create digital twins from human hearts.
Precision health in the palm of your hand
Recent breakthrough developments in technologies for real-time genome sequencing, analysis, and diagnosis are poised to deliver a new standard of personalized care.
Breakthrough optical sensor mimics human eye
Researchers are making key advances with a new type of optical sensor that more closely mimics the human eye’s ability to perceive changes in its visual field.
Computer simulation will accelerate development of 'smart robots'
Experts working at the intersection of robotics, machine learning, and physics-based simulation share how computer simulation could accelerate the development of "smart robots" which "might interact with humans"
Quadriplegic controls two prosthetics with thoughts
Researchers have enabled a quadriplegic man to control a pair of prosthetic arms with his mind.
Robot hands one step closer to human
The Shadow Robot Dexterous Hand is a robot hand, with size, shape and movement capabilities similar to those of a human hand.
Brain-controlled computers are becoming a reality, but major hurdles remain
More researchers and companies are moving into the brain-computer interfaces, yet major challenges remain, from user training to the reality of invasive brain implant procedures.
Neural network learns when it should not be trusted
Researchers have developed a way for deep learning neural networks to rapidly estimate confidence levels in their output.
Diabetes: Computer vision app allows easier monitoring
A computer vision technology has been put into a free mobile phone app for regular monitoring of glucose levels in people with diabetes.
New materials help expand volumetric 3D printing
Researchers have adapted a new class of materials for their groundbreaking volumetric 3D printing method that produces objects nearly instantly, greatly expanding the range of material properties achievable with the technique.
Mini-brains help robots recognise pain
Using a brain-inspired approach, scientists have developed a way for robots to have the AI to recognise pain and to self-repair when damaged.
VisionBlender generates computer vision datasets for robotic surgery
Researchers at the Hamlyn Centre, Imperial College London, have introduced a novel tool for generating accurate endoscopic datasets.
Brains linked to computers using 3D printed implants
Linking the human brain to a computer is usually only seen in science fiction, but now scientists have harnessed the power of 3D printing to bring the technology one step closer to reality.
Bionics open eyes to a frontier in vision restoration
Researchers have developed a revolutionary cortical vision device that could one day help restore vision to the blind.
COVID-19: Robot takes patients’ vital signs
Researchers hope to reduce the risk to healthcare workers posed by Covid-19 by using robots to remotely measure patients’ vital signs.
Augmented Reality in the OR: matching man and machine
One of the crucial future technologies in surgery is Augmented Reality. Most experts agree that AR will increase safety and efficiency, improve surgical training and decrease costs.
Surgical data science: data-driven assistance in the OR
In the next-generation operating room interconnected sensors will collect data, analyse it in real-time and make it available to digital assistance functions.
AI finds patterns of mutations in tumour images
Researchers have developed an AI algorithm that uses computer vision to analyze tissue samples from cancer patients.
3D hand-sensing wristband
Researchers have designed a wrist-mounted device and developed software that allows continuous tracking of the entire human hand in 3D.
A robotic skin with a sense of touch
Scientists have developed a sensory integrated artificial brain system that mimics biological neural networks, which can run on a power-efficient neuromorphic processor.
Neural networks helps grow artificial organs
Researchers have developed a neural network capable of recognizing retinal tissues during the process of their differentiation in a dish.
9 disinfection robots fighting the coronavirus
Surfaces contaminated with SARS-CoV-2 pose a grave threat to the safety of staff and patients. To minimize the risks for their staff, hospitals are utilizing disinfection robots to sanitize surfaces.
Cloud vs.edge computing: rethinking healthcare infrastructure
Newer concepts like edge computing are regularly discussed alongside the cloud within the healthcare sector, often as if they are each exclusive approaches to infrastructure. However, using one does not eradicate the ability to utilise the other.
AI guides exoskeletons to match terrain
Researchers have developed new software that can be integrated with existing hardware to enable people using robotic prosthetics to walk in a safer, more natural manner on different types of terrain.
Using machine learning to detect COVID-19 in X-rays
Students at Cranfield University have designed computer models that can identify COVID-19 in X-rays.
"Super Human Eye" works like a real one
Researchers have crafted an artificial eye with capabilities close to its human model.
AI distinguishes pneumonia from COVID-19
Researchers have developed a predictive artificial intelligence model that can tell the difference between healthy patients, those who are ill with pneumonia and those who have COVID-19, from chest X-rays.
Electrical stimulation improves robot-assistive surgery
Sending small electrical currents to the fingertips of someone operating a robotic arm can help surgeons during robot-assisted procedures.
Researchers are developing a ‘pandemic drone’ to detect coronavirus
A ‘pandemic drone’ to remotely monitor and detect people with infectious respiratory conditions is being developed.
NVIDIA Healthcare 2.0 – Developing and deploying AI in healthcare
“AI is the biggest technological breakthrough of our lifetime. It will boost the entire healthcare ecosystem and will eventually re-invent the way we deliver medicine entirely.”
Using robotics to fight breast cancer
Various prototypes of 3D-printed biopsy robots could alleviate the suffering of patients and make breast cancer testing more accurate and efficient.
Ensembling improves machine learning model performance
Ensembles created using models submitted to the RSNA Pediatric Bone Age Machine Learning Challenge convincingly outperformed single-model prediction of bone age.
VR and MR inferior to traditional learning in anatomy education?
A new study has shown that traditional ways of learning anatomy remain superior to those that rely on digital media.
Artificial skin could help enhance rehabilitation
Scientists have developed a soft artificial skin that provides haptic feedback and has the potential to instantaneously adapt to a wearer’s movements.
AI identified decision-relevant patterns in EEG of coma patients
A research team has succeeded in identifying specific patterns in Electro-Encephalogram (EEG) analyses that the deep learning network uses for making prognosis decisions.
Digital phenotyping helps to treat mental illness
Research shows that digital phenotyping can provide valuable information to mental health professionals about mental illness symptom severity and relapse.
An AI companion for lonely seniors
Scientists are creating chatbots thet can express and respond to emotion during a conversation—including AI companions that could help relieve loneliness for seniors.
3D printed robotic surgical instruments
Researchers are pushing the boundaries of evolution to create bespoke, miniaturised surgical robots, uniquely matched to individual patient anatomy.
From one brain scan, more information for the AI
Researchers have developed a system thar helps machine learning models glean training information for diagnosing and treating brain conditions.
Huggable: Social robots can benefit hospitalized children
Interacting with a robotic teddy bear invented at MIT boosted young patients’ positive emotions, engagement, and activity level.
Playing computer games could improve your peripheral vision
Researchers have found a significant improvement in the peripheral awareness of people who played computer games specially designed around using peripheral vision.
Sensor-packed glove learns signatures of the human grasp
Wearing a sensor-packed glove while handling a variety of objects, researchers have compiled a massive dataset that enables an AI system to recognize objects through touch alone.
Stroke: A glove helps to treat symptoms
Strokes often have a devastating impact on the hands. Researchers are collaborating on a vibrating glove that could improve hand function after a stroke.
Eye surgery: Gaining insights through AR
Eye surgery is a delicate and precise process. A new simulation platform based on augmented reality allows surgeons to practice surgical procedures on a virtual model in three dimensions.
AI used to screen for FASD
Scientists have developed a new tool that can screen children for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) quickly and affordably.
Wearable robot enables disabled person to grasp objects
Scientists have developed a soft wearable hand robot that can aid the hand-disabled by using machine learning algorithm and sensory hardware.
Machine learning model predicts cancer patients’ symptoms
Doctors could get a head start treating cancer thanks to new AI developed at the University of Surrey that is able to predict symptoms and their severity throughout the course of a patient’s treatment.
Augmented reality to guide the blind
Augmented reality technology gives objects "voices," enabling a vision-impaired person to hear what is in their surroundings.
Interactive robot ‘Pharos’ helps the elderly exercise
Researchers are working on an interactive robot called Pharos that will help the elderly with their daily household chores.
Anorexia nervosa: Body perception in virtual reality
Anorexia nervosa patients prefer underweight bodies, scientists find when they investigated body perception using virtual reality.
Augmented reality helps to save lives in war zones
Researchers use augmented reality tools to connect health care professionals in war zones, natural disasters and in rural areas with more experienced surgeons and physicians around the world.
Headset enables disabled persons to interact via eye-tracking
University of Texas at Arlington patents headset that allows persons to point to objects of interest using their eyes.
3D printing electronics and cells directly onto skin
Researchers used a customized, low-cost 3D printer to print electronics on a real hand for the first time.
“Get to the cloud. Run to the cloud!”
Eric Schmidt has strong opinions about the healthcare system, its providers and professionals. He critized that the healthcare ecosystem was still being stuck in the “stone age" and challenges it to "focus on innovation".