Microsoft is teaching drones, robots and drills how to think like humans via software

Microsoft is teaching drones, robots and drills how to think like humans via softwareMicrosoft last year acquired a company called Bonsai that makes this kind of software, merged it with some work from its research arm — a group of Microsoft researchers wrote a paper on this idea back in 2017 — and is now expanding a software prev…
Bloomberg|Updated: Nov 05, 2019, 10.05 AM ISTBCCLCarnegie Mellon University’s mine-exploring robot uses MS software.Microsoft and technology rivals spend a lot of time talking about machine learning. Now Microsoft is talking about something called machine teaching.

No the software maker doesn't plan to send robots into classrooms.

In a world where factories and wind farms will increasingly run on autonomous systems, drones will criss-cross cities delivering packages and robots will operate in underground mines, Microsoft wants to make the software that helps mechanical and chemical engineers teach those devices how to behave, where to go and h..

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… of a surprise that the technology sector has outperformed all others … long-term plays in the tech space may want to consider … , AI, and new networking technologies. Xilinx also sports a 1 … of delivery vehicles — including drones and delivery robots. The company …

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Protecting Critical Infrastructure from Drone Intrusions

Drones represent a classic good news/bad news scenario. The good news is great. The bad news is terrifying.

On the good news front, drones can keep utility-sector workers safely on the ground, with the machines performing aerial inspections at a fraction of what it would cost to do with manned aircraft. They provide faster, easier inspection of boilers, stacks, towers, and other infrastructure.

1. Drones—unmanned aerial vehicles—are often used to conduct inspections and collect data from power generation sites, and transmission and distribution assets. But they also can pose a security risk with their ability to intrude upon areas humans are not able to access. Courtesy: S. Hermann and F. Richter / Pixabay

The bad news? Drones (Figure 1) represent an enormous threat across the energy sector—from production to distribution.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security notes: “There are 16 critical infrastructure sectors whose assets, systems, and networks, whether physical or virtual, a..

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Kaspersky’s solution aims to combat security/privacy risks from civilian drones

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Kaspersky’s solution aims to combat security/privacy risks from civilian drones

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Published : Oct 31, 2019, 10:46 am IST

Updated : Oct 31, 2019, 10:46 am IST

The mass adoption of this revolutionary technology could be affected by the negative connotations often associated with drones.

In 2018, the global drone market was estimated to be worth USD 14 billion and is expected to reach USD 43 billion by 2024.

Kaspersky has launched a new solution designed to help organizations and property owners defend themselves from unauthorized trespassing by civilian drones. Through an exceptional combination of several sensors – including a new approach to drone detection founded by the company using laser scanning – and machine learning technologies, Kaspersky Antidrone can automatically spot, identify and prohibit unmanned aircraft from entering restricted areas. This is all done without damaging the devices.

In 2018, the globa..

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