Category: pawan sinha

Why putting googly eyes on robots makes them inherently less threatening

Post author By Randall
Post date May 22, 2019
Categories In Ai, amrisha vaish, erin horowitz, giant foods, googly eyes, marty, mit, pawan sinha, princeton university, Robots, tamsin german, Tech, tomorrow, ucsb, uncanny valley, university of virginia

[ad_1] “As we approach the completion of the rollout, we continue to be pleased by the addition of Marty in our stores,” a Giant Food rep told Engadget via email. “Our associates are appreciative of the assistance Marty provides them, freeing them up to do other tasks and interact more with customers. Speaking of our […]

The fight against childhood blindness could lead to eagle-eyed robots

Post author By Randall
Post date May 21, 2019
Categories In Ai, Artificial Intelligence, artificialintelligence, congenital blindness, congenital cataract, India, medicine, mit, pawan sinha, project prakash, Robots, Tech, tomorrow

[ad_1] Each year, around four in 10,000 children worldwide are born with congenital cataract (CC), a rare occurrence by WHO standards, yet the condition accounts for as much as 20 percent of childhood blindness cases. CC is treatable with simple corrective surgery but in parts of the world where medical facilities are few and far […]