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Lightweight framework enables faster, more accurate object detection for UAV remote sensing

Remote sensing object detection is a rapidly growing field in artificial intelligence, playing a critical role in advancing ...
AlphaGalileo

Lightweight UAV object detection with reparameterized convolutions and shallow fusion networks

Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University have developed SORA-DET, a lightweight and high-performance deep learning model for UAV-based remote ...
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Study captures how humans touch unfamiliar objects, offering lessons for human–robot interaction

To estimate the weight of a rock, you pick it up. Is it rough, or smooth? You run a finger over it. We're constantly gathering information through our sense of touch, which is closely connected to how ...
Palo Alto Weekly

As the Bay Area’s salt pond restoration project moves forward, a tiny threatened shorebird remains under the watchful eye of biologists

A western snowy plover looks around at Limantour Beach in Point Reyes on May 15, 2025. Photo by Magali Gauthier. On an overcast morning in mid-April, biologist Maddy Schwarz parked her truck on a ...