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MIT researchers develop a robot system controlled by brainwaves

What if you could watch a robot work and, with a simple hand movement, stop it before it made a mistake? That’s the promise of new research from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.The post MIT researchers develop a robot system controlled by brainwaves appeared first on Digital Trends.

No map, no problem: MIT’s self-driving system takes on unpaved roads

Developed by researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, the MapLite self-driving system is designed to successfully navigate unpaved roads by using basic GPS data and sensors technology.The post No map, no problem: MIT’s self-driving system takes on unpaved roads appeared first on Digital Trends.

No map, no problem: MIT’s self-driving system takes on unpaved roads

Developed by researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, the MapLite self-driving system is designed to successfully navigate unpaved roads by using basic GPS data and sensors technology.The post No map, no problem: MIT’s self-driving system takes on unpaved roads appeared first on Digital Trends.

MIT’s self-driving car can navigate unmapped country roads

There's a good reason why companies often test self-driving cars in big cities: they'd be lost most anywhere else.

MIT’s ocean-exploring robotic fish takes a test swim through a Fiji reef

Even in the 21st century, documenting marine life still proves to be challenging. But engineers at MIT hope to have a solution with a soft robotic fish, which they say can get closer to real fish by imitating their behavior.The post MIT’s ocean-exploring robotic fish takes a test swim through a Fiji reef appeared first on Digital Trends.

MIT’s robotic carpenters take the hassle out of custom furniture

If you want to build custom furniture, you usually need to know your way around a saw and devote days

MIT’s Veil service will make private browsing more private

After reports and studies revealed that browsers' private modes aren't that secure, MIT graduate student Frank Wang decided to take

MIT CSAIL’s drone is never quite sure where it is

The current generation of autonomous drone navigation and flightpath planning systems are almost too precise, demanding hundreds of measurements be

MIT’s ColorFab can 3D print jewelry that changes colors

3D printing can already turn your amazing ideas into tangible objects, but a new technique out of MIT CSAIL could

MIT camera can ‘see’ around corners by analyzing nearly invisible shadows

Researchers at MIT have developed a smart new camera system that uses almost invisible information about light reflections to detect objects around corners -- and all in real time, too.The post MIT camera can ‘see’ around corners by analyzing nearly invisible shadows appeared first on Digital Trends.

New camera tech could help self-driving cars see around corners

Self-driving cars can detect much of the world around them, but they're inherently limited by their reliance on line-of-sight vision.

Robots learn to understand the context of what you say

It can be frustrating when telling robots what to do, especially if you aren't a programmer. Robots don't really

MIT makes it easy for beginners to design robots

It's not easy building robots if you don't have the education and the training. A team of researchers from MIT's

MIT’s new AI can keep streaming video from buffering

Buffering and pixelation are the scourge of streaming video. It ruins the experience for viewers, robs advertisers of revenue as

MIT’s AI knows what’s in your cookies just by looking at them

Imagine an app that can help you figure out how to replicate what you're eating in a restaurant and help

Research suggests glasses-free 3D videos could be coming soon to home TVs

Hardware for glasses-free TV already exists, but a new AI program will create more compatible content through software conversion. New research converts existing 3D content to a format compatible with glasses-free 3D TVs.The post Research suggests glasses-free 3D videos could be coming soon to home TVs appeared first on Digital Trends.

MIT solves a major problem holding up glasses-free 3D TVs

A year ago, MIT scientists unveiled a new technology that delivered a 3D movie experience in theaters without the need

Ever-changing memory could lead to faster processors

Virtually every central processor in your devices uses a tiered set of memory caches to speed things up by fetching

MIT already has your flying car in miniature form

Some drones fly, others drive. Those that can do both, however, can reach places other machines can't, making them ideal

MIT teaches machines to learn from each other

There are two typical ways to train a robot today: you can have it watch repeated demonstrations of what you

MIT’s app only needs a second to teach you a new language

You know the seconds and minutes you waste waiting for the elevator to arrive, for a friend to reply to

MIT finds an easy way to control robots with your brain

A team from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) wanted robots to be a more natural extension of

MIT’s ‘Super Smash Bros.’ AI can compete with veteran players

For expert players, most video game AI amounts to little more than target practice -- especially in fighting games, where

How does it make you feel? Wearable system predicts wearer’s mood

Engineers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have developed a wearable they say can predict the mood of its wearer by analyzing speech patterns and physiological signs.The post How does it make you feel? Wearable system predicts wearer’s mood appeared first on Digital Trends.

How does it make you feel? Wearable system predicts wearer’s mood

Engineers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have developed a wearable they say can predict the mood of its wearer by analyzing speech patterns and physiological signs.The post How does it make you feel? Wearable system predicts wearer’s mood appeared first on Digital Trends.

MIT demos smartwatch app that detects emotions

A conversation is never just about the words we speak, it's about our tone, volume, body language, gaze and everything