Sustainable Development
This ‘smart’ walking stick works like a self-driving car
A new, affordable smart cane guides people with visual impairments safely and efficiently through their environments, say researchers.
Andrew Myers is an Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Northeastern University and a registered professional engineer in the state of California. Prior to joining Northeastern, Andrew worked for two years at AIR Worldwide in San Francisco, where he consulted on site-specific natural catastrophe risk assessments.
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Emerging Technologies
This AI quizbot is helping students to learn
In a study with 36 students, students correctly recalled over 25 percent more right answers with a QuizBot.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
What’s up, buddy? Researchers are teaching AI how to use slang
Researchers at Stanford are teaching AI to recognise natural language patterns to improev voice recognition systems.