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Machine learning for intuitive robots that are aware of their environment

• Researchers are working to improve the tactile sensitivity of robots to facilitate more intuitive human-machine interaction. It may soon be possible to instruct robots simply by touching them.
• Robots equipped with high-resolution sensors and controlled by a new algorithm can be guided like smartphones with simple tactile gestures.
• Another algorithm developed by the University of Hertfordshire enables robots to independently adapt to their environments and to make decisions without requiring specific training.
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An AI to predict where sperm whales will surface

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Researchers have developed a kirigami-inspired mechanical computer with no electronic components.

IoT and soft robotics: is mechanical computing making a comeback?

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Collective self-consumption of energy: Building renewable, local, and shared energy

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Institutional funding and interpersonal solidarity in Senegal

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Mobile money: an alternative to a bank account for small businesses in Senegal?

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Flooding: how machine learning can help save lives

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