AI & RoboticsNews

Ten years in: Deep learning changed computer vision, but the classical elements still stand

October 9, 2023
Computer Vision (CV) has evolved rapidly in recent years and now permeates many areas of our daily life. To the average person, it might seem like a new and exciting innovation, but this isn’t the case. CV has actually been evolving for decades, with studies in the 1970s forming the early foundations for many of the algorithms in use today. Then, around 10 years ago, a new technique still in…
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DefenseNews

The Army’s new fitness program team will come to you

October 9, 2023
WASHINGTON — The command rolling out the Army’s new, all-encompassing fitness program has a fresh way to get the program’s expertise inside more units. If an active duty division commander can dedicate a five-soldier team — comprised of one captain, two senior noncommissioned officers and two junior NCOs — to learning the essentials, the Center for Initial Military Training under…
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US Army narrows focus to one robotic combat vehicle

October 9, 2023
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army has adjusted its pursuit of three robotic combat vehicles of different sizes, instead moving forward with a single size that fits the mission needs and can keep up with crewed combat vehicles, according to the service’s program executive officer for ground combat systems. “We don’t really need a light or a medium [RCV] as a standalone. What we need is a platform…
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Army’s top NCO talks discipline and why we’re measuring op tempo wrong

October 9, 2023
WASHINGTON — Discipline works in mysterious ways. “Hold on a second here,” said Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Weimer at the start of a Sept. 29 interview with Army Times. “I’m just going to touch up a little bit.” An electric razor’s gentle buzz emanated through the phone, followed by hearty laughter. Army Times spoke with Weimer ahead of the Association of the U.S. Army’s…
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