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Using ‘synthetic worlds’ to boost business efficiency
A spin-out company that uses advanced computer simulation to help organisations devise more efficient ways of working, has secured £750,000 in scale-up funding.
AI-powered X-ray diagnosis technology awarded funding
A new artificial intelligence (AI) company founded by two Advanced Computer Science MSc graduates has received funding to further develop its technology.
Wireless signal prototype can help rescue workers ‘see’ inside collapsed or burning buildings
Engineers have developed a prototype drone-mounted wireless scanning system, which can fly up the outside of a high rise building and detect the whereabouts of individuals who may be trapped inside.
CompSoc's Hack Day challenges teams to rethink communications technology
The Computing Society’s annual Hack Day always sparks innovative, creative solutions to the world's challenges, and this year was no different.
Learning from mistakes and transferable skills – the attributes for a worker robot
Practice makes perfect – it is an adage that has helped humans become highly dexterous and now it is an approach that is being applied to robots.