Florida Python Challenge is back. Why the state wants more snake hunters

The annual Florida Python Challenge is set to begin. Starting at 12:01 a.m. ET July 10 and concluding at 5 p.m. July 19, ...
IEEE

Efficient Pathfinding on Grid Maps: Comparative Analysis of Classical Algorithms and Incremental Line Search

Abstract: Pathfinding on grid maps is a cornerstone problem in robotics, autonomous navigation, and game development. Classical algorithms such as A*, Dijkstra’s, and Breadth-First Search (BFS) are ...
IEEE

A Priority-Based Multi-Robot Search Algorithm for Indoor Source Searching

Abstract: It is extremely important to quickly locate the source of a hazardous substance leak in order to reduce damage to life and property. Multi-robot source localization faces challenges in ...
American Enterprise Institute

The First Amendment, Algorithms, and Section 230: Is a High Court Battle Brewing?

Lower courts can spend years interpreting the ramifications of US Supreme Court decisions that settle some constitutional matters, leave others unresolved, and never reach arguably adjacent yet ...
TechCrunch

A satellite just learned to find things on its own — here’s what that means

For the first time, an Earth observation satellite has found what it was looking for — on its own, without human analysts on the ground. The milestone, which occurred in April, marks the first ...