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NEC recognition tech can spot people even when their faces are obscured

David Nield February 8, 2019

You might think you're safe from being spotted by a camera if your face is covered or turned away, but the latest developments in AI-powered recognition tech are coming for you. NEC has announced a system that can identify people who are partially obscured, or even facing the other way.

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Look out – there’ll be an “internet of ears” next

James Holloway November 16, 2018

We’ve had the internet of things for years now. You may well already have smart devices controlling your home. But what might the future of smart home technology look like? Two scientists at Case Western Reserve University believe it could well be something they are calling the “internet of ears.”

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Science

Researchers show they can count people through walls using only Wi-Fi

James Holloway September 26, 2018

​In what may be seen as a worrying development to those troubled by the growth of the surveillance state, researchers at the University of California have demonstrated that they can count people through walls using only Wi-Fi signals.

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Computers

AI in schools: China’s massive and unprecedented education experiment

Rich Haridy May 27, 2018

​In 2017, China revealed an ambitious masterplan to lead the world in both AI research and deployment by 2030.​ It has been revealed recently that several new technological innovations are now being tested in Chinese schools redefining how children can be educated in the 21st century.​

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Military

DARPA program to allow for mid-flight multitasking drone missions

Michael Irving June 7, 2017

DARPA’s unmanned aerial systems (UAS) can be fitted for a wide range of missions, but compact UAS can usually only carry one such instrument at a time, and need to land fr a swap over. Now, DARPA and BAE Systems are collaborating on a program to enable smaller UAS to multitask.

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Drones

World's first autonomous security vehicle with companion drone

Rich Haridy May 22, 2017

Surveillance drones and security robots are not new innovations on their own, but Singapore company Otsaw Digital has brought the two together. The O-R3 is the world's first ground-aerial outdoor security robot that combines an autonomous roving ground vehicle with a surveillance drone.

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Computers

Nvidia's slightly terrifying Metropolis platform paves the way for smarter cities

Loz Blain May 9, 2017

Nvidia's Metropolis intelligent video analytics platform applies deep learning to constantly process and contextualize the masses of data streaming from the ever-increasing number of cameras watching us every day.

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Good Thinking

Mitsubishi develops real-time data analysis system for crowd safety

Antonio Pasolini August 24, 2016

Mitsubishi Electric has developed a new technology to help security cameras predict risk and improve safety at crowded events. The system analyzes data from surveillance cameras and presents a heat map for monitors to act on.

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Drones

Tethered drone provides a hovering watchtower to troops on the ground

Nick Lavars May 24, 2016

Looking to further boost to its surveillance capabilities, the US military has begun testing a tethered drone system that hovers in the air and streams continuous aerial views to troops on the ground. ​​

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Drones

Nesting platform takes smart drone capabilities to new heights

Colin Jeffrey February 17, 2016

Touted as an all-inclusive, self-powered system that can be deployed anywhere, Dronebox provides 24/7 autonomous capabilities to drones by supplying automated recharging and storage stations that can be left on site.

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