Once the stuff of sci-fi, the future of medicine may have doctors flying tiny robots inside our bodies for diagnosis and treatment. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Louis Rosenberg, Unanimous A.I.
A call for increased visual representation and diversity in robotics
Sometimes it’s the obvious things that are overlooked. Why aren’t there pictures of women building robots on the internet? Or if they are there, why can’t we find them when we search? I have spent years decades doing outreach activities, providing STEM opportunities, and doing women in robotics speaker or networking events. So I’ve done […]
Reinforcement learning competition pushes the boundaries of embodied AI
The ThreeDWorld Transport Challenge lets embodied AI scientists test a robot’s ability to physically sense and interact with the environment. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Ben Dickson
Haptx debuts new version of touch-feedback gloves
Haptx is launching the second version of its Haptx touch-feedback gloves for VR applications and virtual reality games. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
ProBeat: Toyota’s upside-down robot is innovative and impractical
Toyota Research Institute’s ceiling-mounted gantry robot removes one impracticality only to create another. Mobility will be key to progress in robotics. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Emil Protalinski
Slamcore wants to give mobile robots better spatial intelligence
Slamcore is setting out to develop and commercialize AI-powered SLAM algorithms that give robots better positional awareness in any environment. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Paul Sawers
Beat Saber AR concept envisions little lightsaber fingers
Daniel Beauchamp’s latest AR reimaging blue and red lightsabers coming out of the ends of fingers for a tabletop miniature version of Beat Saber. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Ian Hamilton, UploadVR
Microsoft Research’s VROOM combines life-sized AR avatars with robots
Microsoft Research developed VROOM, a system combining VR, AR, and telepresence robots to bring life-sized avatars to the workplace for online meetings. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Khari Johnson