Waymo Patents an AI That Predicts Collisions by Mapping Every Object's Next Move
Waymo's latest patent describes a system that doesn't just track where other cars and pedestrians are right now, it predicts where they'll…
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Samsung Patents a Self-Driving System That Uses an AI Language Model to Double-Check Its Own Routes
Samsung has filed a patent for a self-driving system that doesn't just plan a route, it then asks an AI language model…
Sony Patents a System That Shakes Cars to a Precise Vibration Target
Sony has filed a patent for a device that clamps onto a car from the outside and shakes it to a precise,…
Sony Patents a Compact Drive Unit That Packs Circuit Boards Around a Robot Motor
Fitting a motor, a sensor, and two circuit boards into a robot's finger or wrist joint is a real space puzzle. Sony's…
Sony Patents a Robot That Uses Touch and Distance Sensing Together to Understand Objects
Most robots rely on cameras or lasers to figure out what's in front of them. Sony is filing for something that also…
Nvidia Patents a Way to Multiply Robot Training Videos Without Extra Recording
Teaching a robot to do something new requires enormous amounts of video footage, and collecting that footage in the real world is…
Sony Patents a Robot Arm That Knows When to Push and When to Give Way
Programming a robot arm to handle every possible obstacle is a nightmare, so Sony is trying a different approach: let the arm…
Zoox Patents an AI That Matches Driving Behavior to Plain-English Descriptions
Teaching a self-driving car what 'erratic driver' means is surprisingly hard. Zoox is working on an AI system that learns to connect…
Microsoft Patents an AI System That Finds Hidden Variables Skewing Your Data Analysis
When you try to prove that one thing caused another, a third thing you didn't measure can wreck your whole conclusion. Microsoft…
Microsoft Patents Technology to Keep AR Images the Right Size for Glasses Wearers
Anyone who wears prescription lenses inside an AR headset knows the problem: things look the wrong size. Microsoft's new patent tackles that…
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