Robot companions can fill the void of having a pet in the home, albeit without nearly as much of a mess or upkeep with them hanging out or roaming the house.

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While the creation of this new entity marks a big step toward avoiding a U.S. ban, as well as easing trade and tech-related tensions between Washington and Beijing, there is still uncertainty ...

Abstract: To meet the demands of intelligent traffic control systems for high-precision vehicle object recognition, an improved recognition algorithm, YOLOv7-W, is proposed based on the YOLOv7 ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...

We take our understanding of where we are for granted, until we lose it. When we get lost in nature or a new city, our eyes and brains kick into gear, seeking familiar objects that tell us where we ...

AI has long been guilty of systematic errors that discriminate against certain demographic groups. Facial recognition was once one of the worst offenders. For white ...

Streaming services are helping revive America’s most old-fashioned, undigital genre. Charley Crockett, a rising star in the roots-music field, performing in Nashville, Ind., in May.Credit...Kristine ...

Abstract: With the rapid advancements in remote sensing (RS) and geographic information systems (GIS), their integration has made significant progress. However, RS data faces challenges such as ...