Robotic system feeds people with severe mobility limitations

Cornell researchers have developed a robotic feeding system that uses computer vision, machine learning and multimodal sensing to safely feed people with severe mobility limitations, including those with spinal cord injuries, cerebral palsy and multiple sclerosis.

AI-generated empathy has its limits

Researchers from Cornell Tech, Cornell and Stanford University found that, despite their ability to display empathy, conversational agents such as Siri do poorly compared to humans when interpreting and exploring a user’s experience.

Speaker: Content moderation is free speech, not censorship

In her decade researching the topic, Kate Starbird, has witnessed the spread of unintentional misinformation and the growth of deceptive, organized disinformation campaigns that have metastasized throughout social media platforms.

3D video conferencing tool lets remote user control the view

Collaborating on a physical object when two people aren’t in the same room can be extremely challenging, but a new remote conferencing system allows the remote user to manipulate a view of the scene in 3D.

Construction on schedule for new Cornell Bowers CIS building

Dozens of stakeholders responsible for the new building for the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science penned their names onto a 20-foot steel beam that will soon buttress the building’s fourth floor.  

AI apps and robots take home awards at BOOM

Apps that use artificial intelligence to help with tutoring, labeling medical images and perfecting your form while exercising, websites that address social issues with technology, and a robot that may one day colonize Mars all won awards at the annual Bits On Our Minds student technology showcase. 

Student group adapts toys, devices for kids with disabilities

The Big Red Adaptive Play and Design Initiative has brought independence and joy to local children with disabilities – and has created space for the engineering of assistive technologies at Cornell.  

As Empire AI dawns, Cornell lays groundwork for public good

Empire AI, a $400 million effort to create a shared academic research computing facility, is set to advance dozens of ambitious, cross-disciplinary projects at Cornell.

Cornell Bowers CIS to launch minor in artificial intelligence

Cornell undergraduates will be able to minor in artificial intelligence beginning Fall 2024.

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