Posts Tagged ‘mit’
These computationally simple robots inspired by biological cells connect in large groups to move around, transport objects, and complete other tasks.
The “particle robotics” system is the result of a project by MIT, Columbia Engineering, ... ...
In a new paper, MIT CSAIL researchers Joseph DelPreto and Daniela Rus used electromyography sensors to make communication between a robot and a human a lot more intuitive.
Their system, dubbed RoboRaise, is able to mirror human movements by detecting... ...
The Pentagon is one of the largest technology customers in the world, purchasing everything from F-35 planes (roughly $90 million each) to cloud services (the JEDI contract was $10 billion). Despite outlaying hundreds of billions of dollars for acquisitions though, the Defense Department has struggled to push nascent technologies from startups through its punishing procurement ...
Over 2 million women were diagnosed with breast cancer in 2018. And while the diagnosis doesn’t have to be a death sentence for women in countries like the United States, in developing countries three times as many women die from the disease. Breast cancer survival rates range from 80% or over in North America, Sweden ...
Contrary Capital is raising $35 million to invest between $50,000 and $200,000 in students and recent college dropouts. ...
The enterprise software and services focused accelerator, Alchemist has raised $4 million in fresh financing from investors BASF and the Qatar Development Bank, just in time for its latest demo day unveiling 20 new companies. Qatar and BASF join previous investors including the venture firms Mayfield, Khosla Ventures, Foundation Capital, DFJ, and USVP, and corporate ...
In this section of my exploration into innovation in inclusive housing, I am digging into the 200+ companies impacting the key phases of developing and managing housing. ...
There's a seemingly insatiable demand for Theranos content. John Carrerou’s best-selling book, Bad Blood has already inspired an HBO documentary, The Inventor, an ABC podcast called The Dropout, a prestige limited series starring SNL’s Kate McKinnon was just announced, and Jennifer Lawrence is reportedly going to star in the feature film version of this ****** “true crime meets tech” tale. That’s before getting started on the ...
The round values Pilot at $355 million. ...
Developed by MIT CSAIL, RoCycle is a robotic system that can automatically identify and sort recyclable materials using pressure sensors.
The robot can differentiate between paper, metal, and plastic with 85 percent accuracy just by touching them. Re... ...