An artificial retina would be an enormous boon to the many people with visual impairments, and the possibility is creeping closer to reality year by year. One of the latest advancements takes a different and very …
Quest for prosthetic retinas progresses toward human trials, with a VR assist Continue »
Research papers come out at far too rapid a rate for anyone to read them all, especially in the field of machine learning, which now affects (and produces papers in) practically every industry and company. This …
Deep Science: Dog detectors, Mars mappers and AI-scrambling sweaters Continue »
A new gadget called the OpenCV AI Kit, or OAK, looks to replicate the success of Raspberry Pi and other minimal computing solutions, but for the growing fields of computer vision and 3D perception. Its new …
OpenCV AI Kit aims to do for computer vision what Raspberry Pi did for hobbyist hardware Continue »
“Smart” cameras are to be found in millions of homes, but the truth is they’re not all that smart. Facial recognition and motion detection are their main tricks… but what if you want to know if …
Visual One smartens up home security cameras with object and action recognition Continue »
Tempo wants to be the Peloton of barbells. It’s a 42-inch tall screen with 3D machine vision that tracks and teaches you as you workout. The giant upright HD display makes it feel like your personal …
Tempo reveals $17M-funded $2000 weight lift training screen Continue »
A team of German researchers has created an automatic landing system for small aircraft that lets them touch down not only without a pilot, but without any of the tech on the ground that lets other …
Watch a plane land itself truly autonomously for the first time Continue »
Meet the OrCam MyEye, a tiny wearable device that can give you secret powers if you have vision problems. It’s a tiny device that you clip to your glasses. It has a camera, a speaker and …
The OrCam MyEye helps visually impaired people read and identify things Continue »
People are taking photos and videos all over major cities, all the time, from every angle. Theoretically, with enough of them, you could map every street and building — wait, did I say theoretically? I meant …
Project recreates cities in rich 3D from images harvested online Continue »
Google has announced it’s working on a service to offer detailed indoor location positioning using its Tango 3D sensing computer vision tech. Read More
Is that a bufflehead? A coot? Maybe a loon? Get close enough to take a picture and the Merlin bird identification app will tell you in seconds — sort of like a Shazam for would-be ornithologists. …
What kind of bird is that? Snap a picture and the Merlin Bird Photo ID app tells you Continue »
