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Elon Musk on Mission to Link Human Brains With Computers in Four Years: Report

April 26, 2017April 26, 2017 by Nnamdi Onwumere

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Published By: MSN/Reuters, 4/22/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Neuralink Corporation hopes to develop a micron-sized device that could connect the human brain and a machine interface. The initial goal is to help those with…

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Machine Learning Shows Exactly When to Zap Brain to Boost Memory

April 21, 2017April 20, 2017 by Anna Clark

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Published By: New Scientist, 4/20/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Michael Kahana and other researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have used machine learning to analyze data on brain function and brain wave patterns. Electrodes…

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Paralysed Man Moves Arm Using Power of Thought in World First

April 10, 2017April 10, 2017 by Michael Morguarge

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Published By: The Guardian, 3/29/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Lead author Dr. Bolu Ajiboye and a team at Case Western Reserve University developed an experimental procedure that re-enables motor function in a paralyzed patient's…

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Skin Powered by the Sun? Energy-Saving Prosthetic Limbs Get Better Feeling

March 31, 2017March 31, 2017 by Anna Clark

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Published By: Reuters, 3/22/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Researchers from the University of Glasgow, UK, have developed a prototype for solar-powered prosthetic skin. The prosthesis is wrapped in a thin layer of carbon, which allows…

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Robot Uses Social Feedback to Fetch Objects Intelligently

March 13, 2017 by Michael Morguarge

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Published By: Brown University, 3/6/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Brown's Humans to Robots Lab has developed an algorithm to reduce the errors a robot makes when it fetches an object. The robot asks questions and…

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Toyota Funds AI Research to Build Autonomous Cars

February 23, 2017February 23, 2017 by Anna Clark

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Published By: Network World, 2/7/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Toyota is investing 50 million dollars and partnering with Stanford University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to develop artificial intelligence and robotics technology…

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Paralyzed ALS Patient Operates Speech Computer With Her Mind

November 21, 2016November 21, 2016 by John Daniell

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Published By: UMC Utrecht (University Medical Center Utrecht), 11/13/2016 >> View the Article << Summary A patient suffering from ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) at UMC Utrecht, a hospital in the Netherlands, recently received a brain implant…

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Soft Robots That Mimic Human Muscles

October 21, 2016November 9, 2016 by Michael Morguarge

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Published By: EFPL News (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), 10/18/2016 >> View the Article << Summary An EFPL team is developing light robots called Soft Muscle, aiming to improve robot design.  The EPFL team's ultimate goal…

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Google Open-Sources Show and Tell, a Model for Producing Image Captions

October 3, 2016October 3, 2016 by Anna Clark

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Published By: Venture Beat, 9/22/2016 >> View the Article << Summary With the help of crowdsourced data, Google AI's image recognition algorithms are achieving greater accuracy. Objects in photographs are now more accurately described, and are…

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Brain To Robot: Move, Please

September 30, 2016September 30, 2016 by Michael Morguarge

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Published By: ETH News/Globe Magazine, 09/17/2016 >> View the Article << Summary A new exoskeleton design seeks to lower the recovery time for stroke victims in rehabilitation. Researchers are investigating the exoskeleton design to observe whether patients can use…

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Paraplegics Take a Step to Regain Movement

August 17, 2016September 21, 2016 by Julia Bernd

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Published By: Duke Today, 8/10/2016 Summary: Patients using brain-machine interfaces to control robotic prosthetics, along with virtual-reality devices that simulated moving their own limbs, were unexpectedly able to regain some actual control of their own limbs,…

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