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Abstract: Accurate and long-distance depth estimation for visual landmarks is challenging in visual-inertial navigation systems (VINSs). In visual-degenerated scenes with illumination changes, moving ...

May 14, 2025 — have created a new type of insect cyborg that can navigate autonomously -- without wires, surgery, or stress-inducing electrical shocks. The system uses a small ultraviolet (UV ...

Even though scientists are continually trying to minimize the use of animals and to replace them with non-animal alternatives, animal research remains critical and necessary to comply with legal ...

Photo courtesy of UPS. Parcel delivery giant UPS opened the company’s largest warehouse on Nov. 15 on the outskirts of Louisville, Kentucky, where robots are expected to dominate the workflow. At over ...

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