IEEE

Marine Object Detection Using LiDAR on an Unmanned Surface Vehicle

Abstract: Marine object detection plays a crucial role in various applications such as collision avoidance and autonomous navigation in maritime environments. While most existing datasets focus on 2D ...
WMUR

Investigators use facial recognition, LiDAR in search for Maura Murray after 22-year disappearance

DO BELIEVE THAT ONE DAY THEY WILL GET ANSWERS. SHE’S STILL MISSING AND WE STILL DON’T HAVE ANSWERS. WHAT HAPPENED TO MAURA MURRAY? IT’S A QUESTION THAT NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO ANSWER. WE KNOW THAT ...
GitHub

Full-python LiDAR SLAM.

Here, ICP, which is a very basic option for LiDAR, and Scan Context (IROS 18) are used for odometry and loop detection, respectively. (Here, no accelerated and naive) ICP gets 7-10 Hz for randomly ...
The New York Times

Students Are Skipping the Hardest Part of Growing Up

Mr. Shirky, a vice provost at New York University, has been helping faculty members and students adapt to digital tools since 2015. Back in 2023, when ChatGPT was still new, a professor friend had a ...
The Conversation

Aerial lidar mapping can reveal archaeological sites while overlooking Indigenous peoples and their knowledge

Christopher Hernandez received funding from the National Science Foundation (grant number SPRF 1715009) for the lidar work in Puerto Bello Metzabok. Picture an aircraft streaking across the sky at ...
Reuters

UBTech agrees Airbus deal to expand robot use in aviation manufacturing

HONG KONG, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Chinese robotics firm UBTech (9880.HK), opens new tab said on Wednesday it had signed a deal with the world's largest planemaker, Airbus (AIR.PA), opens new tab, to ...
CNN

Video shows cow using a brush to scratch its back in first described case of tool use in cattle

How does a cow scratch an itch on its back? An Austrian cow named Veronika has a solution that could change how we view livestock. For the past decade, Veronika has been observed by her owner ...
BGR

Why There's A Black Dot On Your iPhone's Camera (And What It Actually Does)

The iPhone in your hand likely has two or three cameras on the back: Non‑Pro models typically have two, while Pro models have three. If it's the latter, your iPhone Pro model may have a larger black ...
The Verge

Anker’s powerful new Eufy S2 robot vacuum doubles as an aromatherapy diffuser

Robot vacuums have officially entered their aromatherapy era. Robot vacuums have officially entered their aromatherapy era. writes about tech news, reviews gadgets, and helps readers save money by ...
Forbes

Voyant Focuses Its LiDAR To Enable Autonomy - Everywhere

3D Point Cloud Image of The of Statue of Liberty With Voyant's Carbon™ LiDAR Sensor in Bright Sunlight. The past decade has seen significant investments in autonomous vehicles and 3D sensing ...
Aviation Week

NASA Explores Lidar Use For Future Lunar Rover Operations

Lighting conditions around Shackleton Crater captured by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University NASA is looking into the adoption of light detection and ranging ...