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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Abstract: In the field of multimobile robots (MMRs), object recognition and obstacle avoidance are fundamental capabilities to ensure autonomous navigation and safe task execution, particularly in ...

Abstract: Aiming at the problem of insufficient performance of existing object detection models under small-object recognition, complex background interference, and lighting changes, this study ...

Trevis Williams is eight inches taller than a man accused of flashing a woman in Union Square in February. The police arrested him anyway. Credit...Natalie Keyssar for The New York Times Supported by ...

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 ...