Scott Martin

Robots require huge training leaps in AI to become versatile general helpers, says robotics pioneer Pieter Abbeel, who laid out a vision for such neural network brains of the future…. Read Article

By day, Akira Fukabori and Kevin Kajitani worked at Japan’s largest airlines holdings company, but by evening the friends liked to develop new concepts. Last year they convinced the company’s… Read Article

Brad Janzen, a farmer based in Henderson, Neb., with more than 4,000 acres of corn and soybeans, knew he had to do something about herbicide-resistant weeds. Farms everywhere faced the… Read Article

U.S. math students still aren’t making the grade on the world’s stage, but a team of researchers backed by the National Science Foundation is putting AI to the test for… Read Article

Quantum computing promises scientific leaps — simulating molecules of atoms for drug discovery, for instance — in the near future. Handling exponentially more information than today’s computers, quantum computers harness… Read Article

Matanya Horowitz smelled a problem in 2014. Fresh out of CalTech with a Ph.D., he saw that recycling centers lacked robotics and computer vision to pick through heaps of garbage-contaminated… Read Article

Thousands of U.S. traffic lights may soon be getting the green light on AI for safer streets. That’s because startup CVEDIA has designed better and faster vehicle and pedestrian detections… Read Article

Who knew AI would have an impact on organic produce markets? Bakur Kvezereli did. Raised on an Eastern European organic tomato farm, he saw labor shortages, pesticide problems and rising… Read Article

With live sports making a comeback, one thing remains a constant: Nobody likes to miss big plays while waiting in line for a cold drink or snack. Zippin offers sports… Read Article