Understanding Hinton’s Capsule Networks. Part I: Intuition.
Last week, Geoffrey Hinton and his team published two papers that introduced a completely new type of neural network based on so-called capsules. In addition to that, the team published an algorithm,...
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How close are we, really, to cracking the mystery of human intelligence?
Justin Saglio by Antonio Regalado November 7, 2017 Recent advances that let computers play board games and drive cars haven’t brought the world any closer to true artificial intelligence. That’s...
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Robotic suit helps kids with cerebral palsy walk tall
Scientists create robotic armor that can help kids with cerebral palsy walk easier, they say More research is needed before such technology is widely available, but one expert expects to see more...
View ArticleHow will robots & AI change our way of life in 2030?
At #WebSummit 2017, I was part of a panel on what the future will bring in 2030 with John Vickers from Blue Abyss, Jacques Van den Broek from Randstad and Stewart Rogers from Venture Beat. John talked...
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New silicon ‘Neuropixels’ probes record activity of hundreds of neurons...
In a $5.5 million international collaboration, researchers and engineers have developed powerful new “Neuropixels” brain probes that can simultaneously monitor the neural activity of hundreds of...
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White men have committed more mass shootings than any other group
The deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history was shocking in its scale — but it wasn't a surprise that it was committed by a white male. Statistics show that since 1982, the majority of mass shootings —...
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25 women in robotics you need to know about – 2017
by Views October 10, 2017 Ada Lovelace Day on October 10 2017 is a day to celebrate the achievements of women in technology and there was no shortage of women to feature on Robohub’s annual Ada...
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Mail-Order CRISPR Kits Allow Absolutely Anyone to Hack DNA
“We aren’t going to get sick, are we?” my roommate Brett asked me. He cringed as I knelt down and stuffed a plate of E. coli bacteria—which came as part of the DIY CRISPR–Cas9 kit I bought online—into...
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Robots can be conscious, just like humans
In 1974, the American philosopher Thomas Nagel posed the question: What is it like to be a bat? It was the basis of a seminal thesis on consciousness that argued consciousness can not be described by...
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1000 local events expected during the European Robotics Week 2017
by Articles November 6, 2017 The importance of robotics for Europe’s regions will be the focus of a week-long celebration of robotics taking place around Europe on 17–27 November 2017. The European...
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Lamborghini and MIT team up to create the self-healing supercar of the future
You would expect the combination of Lamborghini and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to produce a killer supercar, and the Lamborghini Terzo Millenio concept doesn’t disappoint. Unveiled as...
View ArticleAn Epilepsy Drug Could Illuminate Our Understanding of ALS
Every day for 10 weeks, as many as 120 patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis—better known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s Disease—pop pills normally used to treat epilepsy. It’s too soon to know whether...
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This library of street drugs predicts mass overdoses
On a July day a little over a year ago, over 30 people collapsed on a street in Brooklyn. They lay on the ground, vomiting down their shirts, twitching and blank-faced. Some, half-naked, made jerking...
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Self-drive shuttle in crash on first day
A self-driving shuttle bus in Las Vegas was involved in a crash on its first day of service. The vehicle - carrying “several” passengers - collided with a lorry driving at slow speed. Nobody was...
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Woman says Roy Moore initiated sexual encounter when she was 14, he was 32
Leigh Corfman says she was 14 years old when an older man approached her outside a courtroom in Etowah County, Ala. She was sitting on a wooden bench with her mother, they both recall, when the man...
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Waymo deploys with no human safety driver oversight
by Opinions November 9, 2017 In a major milestone for robocars, Waymo has announced they will deploy in Phoenix with no human safety drivers behind the wheel. Until now, almost all robocars out there...
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New AI Mimics Any Voice in a Matter of Minutes
The story starts out like a bad joke: Obama, Clinton and Trump walk into a bar, where they applauded a new startup based in Montreal, Canada called Lyrebird. Skeptical? Here’s a recording. Sound clip...
View ArticleCollaborative Robots and Advanced Vision Conference
About the Conference ONE PASS. TWO CONFERENCE TRACKS. Collaborative Robots and Advanced Vision are two of the most cutting-edge topics in automation today. At this two day conference you will explore a...
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Bill Browder's Testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee
The financier Bill Browder has emerged as an unlikely central player in the ongoing investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 elections. Sergei Magnitsky, an attorney Browder hired to...
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Digital colony counters making microbiology easier
For microbiologists the process of counting bacterial colonies can be tedious and mistakes can happen. Laboratory managers are turning attention to automated, digital devices to streamline processes....
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