NVIDIA Blog – 9.21.20
STEM is dope. That’s the simple message that Justin “Mr. Fascinate” Shaifer evangelizes to young people around the world.
Source: Justin ‘Mr. Fascinate’ Shaifer Encourages Kids to Study STEM
NVIDIA Blog – 8.28.20 (8.27.20)
With Lime and Bird scooters covering just about every major U.S. city, you’d think all bets were off for walking. Think again.
Piaggio Fast Forward is staking its future on the idea that people will skip e-scooters or ride-hailing once they take a stroll with its gita robot. A Boston-based subsidiary of the iconic Vespa scooter maker, the company says the recent focus on getting fresh air and walking during the COVID-19 pandemic bodes well for its new robotics concept.
Source: Boston Band of Roboticists Aims to Rock Sidewalks With Personal Bots
NVIDIA YouTube Channel – 7.24.20 (7.23.20)
Self-driving cars rely on AI to anticipate traffic patterns and safely maneuver in a complex environment. In this DRIVE Labs episode, we demonstrate how our PredictionNet deep neural network can predict future paths of other road users using live perception and map data.
Source: All the Right Moves: How AI Helps Self-Driving Cars Predict the Future
NVIDIA Blog – 7.16.20
Ahmed Elnaggar and Michael Heinzinger are helping computers read proteins as easily as you read this sentence.
The researchers are applying the latest AI models used to understand text to the field of bioinformatics. Their work could accelerate efforts to characterize living organisms like the coronavirus.
Source: Learning Life’s ABCs: AI Models Read Proteins to Fight COVID-19
NVIDIA Blog – 6.25.20
AI startup Trefos is helping foresters see the wood for the trees.
Using custom lidar and camera-mounted drones, the Philadelphia-based company collects data for high-resolution, 3D forest maps. These metrics allow government agencies and the forestry industry to estimate the volume of timber and biomass in an area of forest, as well as the amount of carbon stored in the trees.
Source: AI Startup Lets Foresters See the Wood for the Trees
