Autonomous Systems

From Virus-Slaying Air Purifiers To Delivery Robots, How University Inventions Are Fighting COVID-19
With the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) sweeping across continents and affecting many millions, health authorities, policy-makers and scientists, innovators around the world are racing to invent ways to contain the further spread of the virus. It is our unwavering belief that universities are – and should always be – contributing to this collective fight against this …

ABB And Ericsson Pave The Way For Digital Transformation Of Industries
ABB and Ericsson, together with Swisscom, showcase for the first time, how easily and effectively robots can be controlled over wide distances utilizing the real-time communication capabilities of 5G. Sami Atiya, President of ABB Robotics and Discrete Automation, and Börje Ekholm, CEO of Ericsson During WEF 2020, world leaders will witness the potential of no-latency …

Killer Robots Already Exist, And They’ve Been Here A Very Long Time
Humans will always make the final decision on whether armed robots can shoot, according to a statement by the US Department of Defense. Their clarification comes amid fears about a new advanced targeting system, known as ATLAS, that will use artificial intelligence in combat vehicles to target and execute threats. While the public may feel …

Microsoft Build 2019 | Building Autonomous Systems with Machine Teaching
Microsoft Build 2019 | Building Autonomous Systems with Machine Teaching Session ID: THR3006 Building autonomous systems with traditional Machine Learning techniques is difficult. Machine Teaching is a new approach to building intelligence using deep reinforcement learning. Come to this session to learn how to use machine teaching to apply expert knowledge to create deep …

Standardizing Ethical Design For Artificial Intelligence And Autonomous Systems
While there is a wide expanse of applications artificial intelligence (AI) brings to the table, some are still concerned about how the technology can be an equally powerful tool to cause harm. In line with this, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Society Standards and Activities Board proposed some standards for the use …