Posts by Stephaine Peebles
Exhibition uses AI to explore love, loss and the future of seas
A deeply moving artwork exploring how artificial intelligence can preserve – and give new life to – the memory of a loved one is set to feature in a new exhibition. How to Find the Soul of a Sailor, which uses the cherished 40-year-old diaries of a seaman to bring his stories back to life,…
Read MoreAI to enable autonomous underwater robots to perform precision offshore wind farm repairs
Technology could reduce use of large maintenance vessels, reducing fuel consumption by 97% The National Robotarium is supporting the development of new artificial intelligence and control systems that could allow underwater robots to operate autonomously and with high precision in turbulent seas, potentially revolutionising maintenance and repair tasks for offshore wind turbines. The innovative technology…
Read MoreFlexible e-skin could spur rise of soft machines that can feel
A team of scientists has developed electronic skin that could pave the way for soft, flexible robotic devices to assist with surgical procedures or aid people’s mobility. The creation of stretchable e-skin by Edinburgh researchers gives soft robots for the first time a level of physical self-awareness similar to that of people and animals. The…
Read MoreOnline game world founded by EFI student wins $50k grant
Plot Twisters, an online game world for social-emotional learning founded by Edinburgh Futures Institute student Jenny Liu Zhang, has been awarded $50K as one of three Grand Prize Winners in OpenIDEO’s Designing for Digital Thriving Challenge. Jenny is in her first year of pursuing her MSc in Narrative Futures at EFI (on a three-year part-time…
Read MoreEdinburgh Professors to lead AHRC Programme on AI
Two Edinburgh researchers will lead a project to ensure artificial intelligence (AI) and data are used responsibly and ethically across society and industry. The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), have appointed Professors Shannon Vallor and Ewa Luger to direct the £3.5 million programme ‘Enabling a Responsible AI…
Read MoreDDI welcomes Audit Scotland report
A recent publication by Audit Scotland highlights the need for a clear, national approach to data if Scotland is to deliver on the ambitions of the Christie Commission and tackle complex, long-standing issues in a coordinated way. The report authors state: “Data is a vital tool that can help leaders tackle these complex and longstanding…
Read MoreTourism staffing crisis could be eased by use of AI
Robotics and AI can play an important role in easing the staffing crisis in the tourism industry without replacing existing employees, a new report by Traveltech for Scotland has found. The research by the organisation, which brings together more than 130 tech organisations within the tourism and hospitality sectors, also found that working conditions and…
Read MoreThe Coldest Year Of The Rest Of Their Lives: Protecting Children From The Escalating Impacts Of Heatwaves
Data for Children Collaborative Research Team Collaborates with UNICEF to Publish Report Urging for Immediate Climate Action to Protect Children from Heatwaves On 25th October 2022, UNICEF released a report: “The coldest year of the rest of their lives: Protecting children from the escalating impacts of heatwaves”. The report highlights that while the climate crisis…
Read MoreUK’s National Robotarium opens its doors with global collaboration announcement
Multi million-pound centre for robotics and AI to partner with Tata Consultancy Services in major agreement The UK’s National Robotarium, which officially opens today [Wednesday 28 September 2022] in Edinburgh, Scotland, has announced a major applied engineering and research collaboration with multi-billion dollar company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). The pioneering £22.4 million centre for robotics…
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