Medical Robotics Challenge 2.0 The KUKA Innovation Award 2025 is aimed both at the interaction of robotic systems with humans in the medical environment and at robots as part of future medical applications. Applicants were asked to introduce and demonstrate new, innovative and interactive methods for improving health and care. These include applications with direct patient interaction in the fields of diagnostics, rehabilitation, surgery and other forms of therapy. These are our five ...

Dubai Future Labs is an applied research lab focusing on R&D in the fields of robotics and Artificial Intelligence. The lab develops robotic systems and autonomous solutions that target identified gaps in key economic sectors. it looks to address global challenges with commercially viable solutions, services and systems. Some of the key initiatives include; Warehouse Collaborative Mobile Robot for intralogistics, palletization and de-palletization Lastmile Delivery Robot Pick an...

'NEAR' is the chain abstraction stack, empowering builders to create apps that scale to billions of users and across all blockchains. Near's Blockchain Operating System (B.O.S) enables you to host and serve your applications entirely on the blockchain, eliminating reliance on traditional web hosting services. NEAR is a layer-one, sharded, proof-of-stake blockchain built with usability in mind. Layer-1 means NEAR is the foundation that supports everything el...

Streamlit is an open-source Python framework for data scientists and AI/ML engineers to deliver dynamic data apps with only a few lines of code. Build and deploy powerful data apps in minutes. 1. Getting up to speed 1.1. Why deploy models? The data science process boils down to converting data to knowledge/insights while summarizing the conversion with the CRISP-DM and OSEMN data frameworks. Aside from knowledge/insights, a data project can make a greater impact if ...

Experimental 'exo software' allows you to cluster all your devices at home and split up AI model (e.g: Large Language Model (LLM)) to run your personal chatbot or other AI project. Devices can include your Android phones, tablets, as well as computers running Windows, macOS or Linux. This will you to use your various devices together to appear like one powerful GPU to the AI model. 'Exo Software' was successfully able to perform this by running Llama-3-70B at home using an iPhone 15 P...

Mayo Clinic and Eko Health trained the AI program to developed Stethoscope that can detect heart failure. Now healthcare providers will be able to detect Low EF, a key heart failure indicator, in 15 seconds using an Eko stethoscope during a routine physical examination. Developed with Mayo Clinic, Eko Health’s Low Ejection Fraction (Low EF) AI gives healthcare professionals a powerful tool to more accurately assess possible heart failure in at-risk patients during a standard physical exam...

A wearable health monitor developed by Washington State University researchers can reliably measure levels of important biochemicals in sweat during physical exercise. The 3D-printed monitor could someday provide a simple and non-invasive way to track health conditions and diagnose common diseases, such as diabetes, gout, kidney disease or heart disease. Reporting in the journal, ACS Sensors, the researchers were able to accurately monitor the levels of volunteers’ glucose, lactate a...

Pakistan based organization that automate repetitive tasks on computer with the use of AI just like the robots have done for the industrial sector. It provides customized solutions if needed to help companies with their processes and want people to increase their efficiency and productivity. It's BOTS provide solutions to the E-commerce sector, Real Estate sector and Health sector. Aitomation AI based software for SMEs helps organization reduce their costs & increase productivity...

GTC—NVIDIA today announced Project GR00T, a general-purpose foundation model for humanoid robots, designed to further its work driving breakthroughs in robotics and embodied AI. As part of the initiative, the company also unveiled a new computer, Jetson Thor, for humanoid robots based on the NVIDIA Thor system-on-a-chip (SoC), as well as significant upgrades to the NVIDIA Isaac™ robotics platform, including generative AI foundation models and tools for simulation and AI workflow infrastructu...

Over the last five years scientists at King’s College London have been investigating a method of stimulating natural tooth repair by activating cells in the tooth to make new dentine. In a paper published today in the Journal of Dental Research, they have found further positive evidence that the method has the potential to be translated into a direct clinical approach. When teeth suffer damage either by decay or trauma, there are three layers that may be affected: the outer enamel,dentine...

AutoML, short for automated machine learning, is the process of automating various machine learning model development tasks. Its goal is to make machine learning more accessible for individuals and organizations with limited expertise in data science and machine learning12. Here’s how it works: Data Preprocessing: AutoML automates data cleaning, transformation, and feature engineering. It handles tasks like handling missing values, scaling features, and encoding categorical variables.Model S...

North America NVIDIA GTC NVIDIA hosts the GPU Technology Conference (GTC), which is a premier event for developers and professionals interested in artificial intelligence (AI), deep learning, and GPU technology. GTC Conference 2024 Expo | NVIDIA CES 2024 9th - 12th January, 2024 Las Vegas, Nevada One of the most influential tech events in the world, CES 2024 will feature keynotes on making AI more accessible and smart infrastructure for a sustainable future, as well as ...

Autonomous air and road vehicle electrical propulsion and vertical take off and landing vehicle. Key drivers for this vehicle are:Zero emissions propulsionLast mile door to door deliveryFaster travel between cities and within citiesReduced urban and highway traffic congestionVertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) to conserve space and infrastructureFreedom of personal mobility by seamlessly traveling between cities and within citiesUninterrupted people transportation in personal, fleet, milita...

Falcon LLM is a generative large language model (LLM) that helps advance applications and use cases to future-proof our world. Today the Falcon 2, 180B, 40B, 7.5B, 1.3B parameter AI models It's Open-Source, Multilingual, and Multimodal – and is only AI Model with Vision-to-Language Capabilities. Falcon 2 It is Open-Source, Multilingual, and Multimodal – and is only AI Model with Vision-to-Language Capabilities. New Falcon 2 11B Outperforms Meta’s Llama 3 8B, and Performs on par with l...

Surge S32 is a morphed Three wheel Rickshaw & Two wheeler electric vehicle. It is a unique vehicle that offers seamless travel for both e-three-wheelers and two-wheelers. The 2 wheeler is an integral part of the 3 wheeler body. The 3 wheeler and the 2 wheeler run on their respective powertrains in their respective form/condition. Only one vehicle is functional at a time making the other vehicle’s powertrain non-functional for user and vehicle safety. Both the vehicle modes are equippe...

Character.ai is a platform where you can chat with AI characters based on famous or original personas. You can choose from a variety of categories, such as games, movies, books, or genres, and interact with the AI in different ways. Users can create "characters", craft their "personalities", set specific parameters, and then publish them to the community for others to chat with. Many characters may be based on fictional media sources or celebrities, while others are completely original, some...

Ottopia’s Remote Chauffeur Platform provides remote-driving service/option for your vehicle. It leverages AI and remote driver service to provide car owners with a new level of convenience. The platform allows car manufacturers (OEMs) and autonomous vehicle (AV) companies to offer a remote driver service. Car owners can order a remote driver on demand using a white-label app. They can also track the status of their remote driving mission. Remote drivers have access to a driving st...

Panoptics using a regular camera, Vitals™ scans the user’s face and captures biomarkers that are invisible to the naked eye. This data is sent to the cloud, where it is processed and interpreted to produce a holistic health analysis. How It WorksStep 1: Camera Capture & CalibrationThe user is scanned using the built-in-RGB camera on a smartphone, tablet or laptop. Step 2: Face Detection & ROI SelectionAI computer vision algorithms are used to identify key regions-of-interest (...

Monumental is a Dutch startup and it is revolutionizing the construction industry with its innovative brick-laying robots. These autonomous machines use AI, computer vision, and low-cost hardware to work alongside humans. Equipped with sensors and small crane-like arms, they precisely place bricks and mortar, achieving human-level precision1. Monumental’s system combines human expertise with robotic efficiency, offering agility and adaptability in construction. The startup has already compl...

Microneedles or Microneedle patches or Microarray patches are micron-scaled medical devices used to administer vaccines, drugs, and other therapeutic agents. While microneedles were initially explored for transdermal drug delivery applications, their use has been extended for the intraocular, vaginal, transungual, cardiac, vascular, gastrointestinal, and intracochlear delivery of drugs. Microneedles are constructed through various methods, usually involving photolithographic processes or microm...

UTEP Pharmacy Researchers Develop Potential Treatment for Fibrosis Nanoparticles target and rehabilitate cells responsible for disease EL PASO, Texas (June 4, 2024) — Researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso are developing a new therapeutic approach that uses nanoparticles for the treatment of skin and lung fibrosis, conditions that can result in severe damage to the body’s tissues. UTEP School of Pharmacy students Mila Biswas (left) and Anushareddy Gangavarapu are part of...

Vuzix offers AR smart glasses. - Blade 2 It's ommercial AR glasses that actually look like a pair of normal glasses. The latest version uses waveguide technology to project a full-color HD display over the right lens, with an 8-megapixel camera, 40GB internal memory, head tracking, stereo speakers, and Vuzix’s voice control support all in tow, as well. The Blade 2 runs on Android 11 OS and support for both 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi, as well. Difference between Assisted Reality (ASR)...

University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) unveiled BioHome3D, the first 3D-printed house made entirely with bio-based materials. BioHome3D was developed with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Hub and Spoke program between the UMaine and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Partners included MaineHousing and the Maine Technology Institute.  The 600-square-foot prototype features 3D-printed floors, walls and roof of wood fibers and bio-resins. The house...

Microsoft is partnering with tutoring organization Khan Academy to provide a generative AI assistant to all teachers in the U.S. for free. Khanmigo for Teachers, which helps teachers prepare lessons for class, is free to all educators in the U.S. Khanmigo is an AI-powered teaching assistant from trusted education nonprofit Khan Academy. It is designed by teachers to make your role less about busy work. What normally takes hours can be done quickly with Khanmigo: differentiation, lesson plans...

Converting solar energy to electricity on demand​ The researchers behind an energy system that makes it possible to capture solar energy, store it for up to eighteen years and release it when and where it is needed have now taken the system a step further. After previously demonstrating how the energy can be extracted as heat, they have now succeeded in getting the system to produce electricity, by connecting it to a thermoelectric generator. Eventually, the research – developed at Chalmers ...

Virginia Tech researcher creates new tool to move tiny bioparticlesAssistant Professor Zhenhua Tian’s "invisible tweezers" use robotics and acoustic energy to achieve what human hands cannot. Undergoing surgery is seldom a pleasant experience, and it can sometimes be highly invasive. Surgical procedures have evolved steadily over the centuries, growing with the knowledge of anatomy and biology. Innovative methods have also been bolstered with new tools, and a growth in ...

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a wearable ultrasound patch that can offer continuous, non-invasive monitoring of blood flow in the brain. The soft and stretchy patch can be comfortably worn on the temple to provide three-dimensional data on cerebral blood flow—a first in wearable technology. A team of researchers led by Sheng Xu, a professor in the Aiiso Yufeng Li Family Department of Chemical and Nano Engineering at the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engin...

BioButton is a medical grade device the size of a small wearable, it can record vital signs including heart and breathing rates, then wirelessly send the readings to central station. The device's software uses AI to analyze the data and detect signs a patient's condition is deteriorating. Built for continuous vital sign monitoring of skin temperature, resting respiratory rate, and resting heart rate, along with a broad range of other biometrics. FEATURESSmall, discreet, and si...

ADNOC Distribution has launched a robotic fueling arm pilot test at a service station in Abu Dhabi. The robotic arm uses state-of-the-art computer vision technology and assists in better managing capacity at the petrol station, as well as traffic flow. Celebrating United Arab Emirates’ innovation month, this AI-driven solution aims to enhance the customer experience while operating during the hot summer climate. The robotic arm will help drivers refuel their tank through shorter waiting t...