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Advanced Intelligent Systems
The stent telepathy
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Artificial neural networks built with memristive neurons
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Flagella inspire spiraling microrobots
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“Physical intelligence” drives the remote control of liquid volumes
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Millibots act as artificial insects
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Roadblocks in AI identified by the COVID-19 pandemic
The current pandemic has provided an opportunity to observe the resilience of every link in the healthcare chain, and AI has appeared to have given in.
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