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04/10/2024
Image showing, on the left, the face of an Asian man in profile, while he observes the screen of a video device equipped with a microphone, on which some images of human faces and accompanying text are visible, to evoke the process of recognition of human emotions by means of emotional artificial intelligence techniques.
Human emotion recognition: the latest advances in emotion AI
27/09/2024
The growing need for automation and human-robot interaction in the workplace has led to the rise of cognitive humanoid robots, now being introduced in various industrial sectors.
Cognitive humanoid robots: human allies in workplaces
25/09/2024
A close-up image of the social robot Pepper interacting with a woman in a wheelchair, holding her hand, in a hospital setting.
Long-term interaction between social robots and post-stroke patients: what are the clinical impacts?
20/09/2024
Image that portrays, in the foreground, a child in his room, sitting in front of a PC, repeating the phrase that appears on the screen: "Practice saying 'I'm a happy camper'", to evoke speech therapy exercises that can be used through digital platforms and telemedicine tools for people with speech disorders.
Artificial intelligence and speech disorders: new frontiers in communication and treatment
11/09/2024
Fleet of drones during a decentralised autonomous traffic experiment (Credit: Department of Biological Physics, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest).
As drone numbers rise in shared airspace, what technologies can handle the traffic?
05/09/2024
A vector image depicting, on the left, the hand of a humanoid robot reaching out, almost touching, the profile of a human head on the right. Inside the head, the brain is visible with a network of nodes and connections, symbolising the concept of empathy in therapeutic processes aimed at mental health. The therapist could be either an interactive AI conversational agent or a human therapist.
AI in mental health care: why empathy is the key differentiator between human psychotherapists and chatbots
22/07/2024
A vector image featuring, on the left, the profile of a humanoid robot's face with its index finger touching its temple. On the right, the silhouette of a human brain is depicted within a blue circle, intersected by a dense network of connections, symbolising the concept of episodic memory inherent in mammalian brains, replicated within an artificial intelligence system.
Hypothesis of episodic memory in AI: another step towards Artificial General Intelligence
16/07/2024
An image depicting a computer screen with two human faces prominently displayed. The face on the left is overlaid with graphic lines and dots, suggesting the use of artificial intelligence techniques for image manipulation and deepfake generation.
Deepfake of human faces: the role of ChatGPT-4 vision in identifying them
12/07/2024
Image that portrays two technicians, one on the right and one on the left, while they program a robotic arm - in the center - with the intent of a company, to evoke the robotic learning policies with which to train the machines.
Robotic learning: will it be possible to train general-purpose and multi-use robots in the future?
05/07/2024
Image which portrays, in the foreground, a large humanoid robot hand which, between the thumb and forefinger, holds a transparent capsule with, inside, a series of small colored spheres, to evoke that scientific branch which has long been research is active, i.e. edible electronics, with smart pills and ingestible robots for precision medicine, food safety and as first aid solutions.
Edible electronics: smart pills and edible robots for diagnosis, treatment, and life-saving applications
24/06/2024
Conceptual image with, in the foreground, the representation of colored atoms on a dark background, mixed with a series of letters and, on the right, the visualization of chemical elements, to evoke the data-driven materials approach in the search for new materials also in world of chemistry.
Data-Driven materials: generative AI meets materials science
19/06/2024
An image depicting a drone flying over the rocky peaks of a mountain range, highlighting the challenges faced by Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) during search and rescue operations in rugged terrains, where the main issue is route planning.
Rescue drones in rugged areas: the challenge of aerial route planning
07/06/2024
An image depicting a close-up shot on a dark table: to the left, a black wooden judge's gavel, and to the right, the hand of a humanoid robot writing on some papers placed in the centre. This evokes the concept of moral reasoning in artificial intelligence systems used in the legal field, particularly for applications related to sentencing.
Moral reasoning in AI systems: what value do we assign?
20/05/2024
Image that portrays the inside of an operating room - with a surgeon at the console and two assistants at the table, near the patient - during an operation performed using a robotic surgery system.
From large incisions to robotic surgery: the evolution of minimally invasive medicine
14/05/2024
An image depicting, in the foreground, a chemist wearing gloves while collecting and transferring a water sample into a laboratory pipette by a riverbank, with wastewater discharges visible in the background, evoking the theme of chemical pollution of water.
Chemical pollution of water: AI assists in predicting toxicity threshold values
09/05/2024
A 3D rendering depicting a life-sized humanoid robot climbing stairs against an urban backdrop, symbolizing research into the locomotion of such machines on natural terrains in real-world settings, beyond the confines of research laboratories.
The role of reinforcement learning in controlling humanoid robots’ locomotion on natural terrain

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Image showing, on the left, the face of an Asian man in profile, while he observes the screen of a video device equipped with a microphone, on which some images of human faces and accompanying text are visible, to evoke the process of recognition of human emotions by means of emotional artificial intelligence techniques.
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The growing need for automation and human-robot interaction in the workplace has led to the rise of cognitive humanoid robots, now being introduced in various industrial sectors.
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Cognitive humanoid robots: human allies in workplaces

A close-up image of the social robot Pepper interacting with a woman in a wheelchair, holding her hand, in a hospital setting.
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Long-term interaction between social robots and post-stroke patients: what are the clinical impacts?

Image that portrays, in the foreground, a child in his room, sitting in front of a PC, repeating the phrase that appears on the screen: "Practice saying 'I'm a happy camper'", to evoke speech therapy exercises that can be used through digital platforms and telemedicine tools for people with speech disorders.
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Artificial intelligence and speech disorders: new frontiers in communication and treatment

A close-up profile shot of a researcher in a white lab coat, working inside a biology laboratory. Seated in front of a machine commonly used in proteomics, they are performing protein electrophoresis.
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Fleet of drones during a decentralised autonomous traffic experiment (Credit: Department of Biological Physics, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest).
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As drone numbers rise in shared airspace, what technologies can handle the traffic?

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