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FaceAge, a deep learning system to estimate biological age from face photographs to improve prognostication: a model development and validation study

…results suggest that a deep learning model can estimate biological age from face photographs and thereby enhance survival prediction in patients with cancer.

May 8, 2025
FaceAge, a deep learning system to estimate biological age from face photographs to improve prognostication: a model development and validation study
Amazon Has Made a Robot With a Sense of Touch

Vulcan, a robot with tactile senses, is a step toward automating more of picking and stowing work done by humans inside Amazon’s fulfillment centers.

May 7, 2025
Amazon Has Made a Robot With a Sense of Touch
The Cross-Species Cell Atlas: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Releases TranscriptFormer AI Model

TranscriptFormer will provide strong applications in designing engineered cell states for synthetic biology and cellular therapies, in addition to providing evolutionary insights to understand relationships between species…Trained on single-cell transcriptomics data covering 1.5 billion years of evolution, CZI’s new generative AI model probes cellular biology across species for therapeutic applications.

April 30, 2025
The Cross-Species Cell Atlas: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Releases TranscriptFormer AI Model
Next-Gen Soft Exoskeleton Boosts Mobility for Kids With Cerebral Palsy

Combining artificial muscles, smart fabrics, and wireless sensor networks, the MyoStep offers a lightweight and adaptable alternative to bulky traditional exoskeletons.

April 30, 2025
Next-Gen Soft Exoskeleton Boosts Mobility for Kids With Cerebral Palsy
World’s first humanoid robot swarm tackles complex factory tasks at China’s car plant

Powered by DeepSeek-R1, Walker S1 robots use human-like reasoning to autonomously plan and coordinate tasks in dynamic settings.

April 30, 2025
World’s first humanoid robot swarm tackles complex factory tasks at China’s car plant
BurgerBots opens restaurant with ABB robots preparing fast food

ABB Robotics asserted that its compact cell with BurgerBots is the first to integrate two types of robots with an intelligent inventory monitoring system…the YuMi steps in to collaborate on the final assembly of the burger. The entire process takes just 27 seconds per burger.

April 29, 2025
BurgerBots opens restaurant with ABB robots preparing fast food
AI Helps Unravel a Cause of Alzheimer’s Disease and Identify a Therapeutic Candidate

A new study found that a gene recently recognized as a biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease is actually a cause of it, due to its previously unknown secondary function.

April 25, 2025
AI Helps Unravel a Cause of Alzheimer’s Disease and Identify a Therapeutic Candidate
AI is coming for music, too

New diffusion AI models that make songs from scratch are complicating our definitions of authorship and human creativity.

April 16, 2025
AI is coming for music, too
Berry impressive! Japan’s new robot is outpacing humans in strawberry fields

The newly developed robot uses lidar (Light Detection and Ranging) sensors to scan its surroundings using laser pulses. This allows the robot to generate detailed 3D maps known as point clouds…

April 16, 2025
Berry impressive! Japan’s new robot is outpacing humans in strawberry fields
Why AI Is Better than Doctors at the Most Human Part of Medicine
April 11, 2025
Why AI Is Better than Doctors at the Most Human Part of Medicine