What if a robot could find and deliver your lost phone? AI researcher Tara Boroushaki presents how she’s using wireless signals and sensors to create AI-powered goggles with “X-ray vision,” creating a dynamic new tool with applications from improving efficiency in commercial warehouses to aiding emergency rescues.
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@eniceflims940
January 15, 2024 at 4:03 pm
I truly believe so..the following generation will witness Ai and Technology at it’s best..different world 🌎
@MarcanoShow
January 15, 2024 at 4:11 pm
One like 1 clap
@FrederickDunn
January 15, 2024 at 4:18 pm
Very interesting, thanks for sharing. Sensors finding sensors, fast and practical. More humans no longer needed?
@nerd26373
January 15, 2024 at 4:26 pm
Maybe. You can do anything with AI these days. Wouldn’t surprised me if this comes along with it.
@TheMrfrodough
January 15, 2024 at 4:27 pm
No it can’t. Unless the AI can actually see through matter it can only guess at what is behind or inside something.
Honestly an idiotic idea.
@henrycardona2940
January 15, 2024 at 4:37 pm
I actually share your logic, but who knows. Maybe the answer is just better technology.
@MindlessTube
January 15, 2024 at 4:35 pm
sadly people are using AI to see through cloths. perverts.
@Chris-ht5ng
January 15, 2024 at 4:36 pm
What happens when you train an AI to look for a scan of someone’s face through walls? With enough computing power that seems possible. Slightly dystopian elephant in the room here.
@owlson2527
January 15, 2024 at 4:42 pm
My hope for this, is that privacy laws for a LOT of countries would block the distribution of any technology that can scan faces through walls. It would empower stalkers, creeps, and anyone else to be a peeping tom from next door!
@fly-fpv
January 15, 2024 at 4:56 pm
But I guess it would then never be the real you
@Chris-ht5ng
January 15, 2024 at 5:16 pm
@@owlson2527 Anyone who has their iPhone Face ID data hacked could then be located through walls. There’s already a lot of surveillance facial recognition happening. 3D mapping faces in public places along side this tech makes it impossible to hide from any bad actor or government agency.
@MWhaleK
January 15, 2024 at 4:53 pm
Cool, but not quite the “X-ray vison” I’d like to have.
@fly-fpv
January 15, 2024 at 5:03 pm
This is mindblowing!
@reyborges4435
January 15, 2024 at 5:46 pm
First reaction (Wait what), second reaction (pretty mid)
@tjtampa214
January 15, 2024 at 6:18 pm
Interchanging the term “magic” for “technology” – is a “no-go” in my book.
@JoeReynolds153
January 15, 2024 at 6:24 pm
If i was her i would expect a visit from DARPA. Or maybe even contacted them first before doing a TED talk. Can definitely see the military applications for this technology even in respects to drone warfare.
@poetryflynn3712
January 15, 2024 at 8:03 pm
Police and Swat too. The problem though is that I really imagine it simply is not as accurate as they say
@LeeCarlson
January 15, 2024 at 6:37 pm
Augmented reality does not give you “x-ray vision.” Instead, they detect the RFID tags that you have put on objects.
@andrew20146
January 15, 2024 at 6:42 pm
I get needing to make it accessible/fun for the audience, but to me it would have been nice to explain a bit more of the technical detail how it works.
@LuciFeric137
January 15, 2024 at 7:33 pm
Trivial. An xray machine gives you xray vision.
@Protokollon
January 15, 2024 at 7:51 pm
Locating is not “seeing”.
@joannezhu2604
January 15, 2024 at 8:56 pm
It does help!
On another hand, it makes human beings even lazier. Sad 😢
@tjwoosta
January 15, 2024 at 9:53 pm
So does the black shirt just have an airtag, or is the device somehow able to determine color of things through walls using wifi and bluetooth?
@simpingsyndrome
January 15, 2024 at 10:00 pm
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@HealthZo
January 15, 2024 at 10:05 pm
😊😊😊😊😊😊 0:06
@johnschut164
January 15, 2024 at 10:13 pm
AND HOW DOES AI INTERPRET THE REFLECTED WIFI SIGNALS INTO A BLACK SHIRT (without RFID)?
@danre64
January 19, 2024 at 7:43 pm
It does have rfid.
@johnschut164
January 21, 2024 at 4:35 am
@@danre64 How do you know?
@danre64
January 21, 2024 at 4:59 am
@@johnschut164 found the papers she’s published. You can see how it’s detecting the tag on the shirt, rather than the shirt itself.
@johnschut164
January 21, 2024 at 2:22 pm
@@danre64 Clear. Thanks. So not the best TED talk ever …🙃
@themanwnoname3454
January 15, 2024 at 10:48 pm
🥂🥂
@skydivekrazy76
January 15, 2024 at 10:50 pm
This is nice… at least the robots won’t have to search long when they come to kill all of us! 😊
@user-su6qb6gx9h
January 15, 2024 at 11:13 pm
Devill =don’t say,anymore / all universe= anahata❤ charkra ( green) boptisom first _ jesus christ
@josephtimpanaro2353
January 16, 2024 at 12:01 am
Are or will the glasses become commercially available?
@sleepingbee101
January 16, 2024 at 1:30 am
This was a waste of time😂
@noxplayer-rt9tj
January 16, 2024 at 4:12 am
This video is about an augmented reality headset called XAR that gives humans X-ray vision. The system works by sending wireless signals that power up RFID tags in the environment. The tags then respond back with their unique identifier, even when they are inside boxes or behind other objects. XAR creates a virtual 3D map of the environment as the user walks and tracks the headset’s trajectory. It combines this information with RF measurements to estimate the location of the RFID tag in the environment. XAR opportunistically leverages the natural human motion to collect measurements from various locations and narrow in on the position of the requested item. When XAR is confident of the location of the item, it is visualized on the AR glasses as a holographic globe for the user. XAR uses the hand tracking technology of the Hololens and combines the RF measurements with the trajectory of the user’s hands to verify if the correct item is indeed picked up by the user.
This technology has many industrial and retail applications. In warehouses, XAR can boost efficiency by guiding workers in restocking inventory and packing orders and returns. In retail stores, XAR can help store associates to quickly locate items that might be hidden, enabling them to find misplaced items, fulfill customer orders, and restock shelves. In smart manufacturing, XAR can provide guidance to users by visualizing assembly tasks, labeling tools, and locating specific parts to enhance productivity and reduce errors.
Augmented reality with RF perception can change the way we work and interact with our environment, making it an exciting technology with significant benefits for businesses and consumers alike.
@10aDowningStreet
January 16, 2024 at 6:18 am
Its like a GPS system for your junk drawer 👍
@Dgjnbv
January 16, 2024 at 6:26 am
I imagine this technology will firstly and more widely be used in military applications rather than industrial and personal uses.
@fruitbowlssyrup
January 16, 2024 at 6:31 am
Yes… More ocular power will help any situation
@toddpalmer542
January 16, 2024 at 6:44 am
Ok at 1:55 when she says signals like Bluetooth and wifi, I’m assuming she’s using that as a common allegory to the tech they actually use, because if you use wifi/ Bluetooth not only would that be horrible for range/vision but usually that means using a wifi/Bluetooth chip like from Broadcom or intel, witch means it HAS to conform (be limited) to the written standards, the chips are designed for wireless communication witch wouldn’t work.
It would be like trying to use a sound card to make an analog video signal to work on a TV, it may be possible, but very hard.
I’m assuming they are using custom silicon or developmental radio chips to produce and interpret radio signals.
My guess would be signals similar to ultrasonic or gigarange (or a mix) to Penetrate, estimate composition, filter noise then the AI takes all that info (witch can gigaBITS) and turn the raw data into human language, like shape, distance, size and compare to the image picked up from the camera.
The biggest problem will be certifying the signal to be safe, and won’t interfere with existing radio bands.
And although I have my doubts, the system will learn, give feedback to itself and combined with software updates, improve over time.
The only other problem I personally see, is this product a solution looking for a problem? Because if we are thinking warehouse/distribution use, there are already well established and efficient systems. Because this would be a VERY expensive toy to use at home just to find a shirt.
@user-ym1ro2pb6z
January 16, 2024 at 7:03 am
in my opinion thid id the best robot i have ever seen
@StuDent-cn8ir
January 16, 2024 at 7:21 am
I wouldn’t gave ai such a possibility… Glasses with such options yes but not ai self operating robot…
@chelseashurmantine8153
January 16, 2024 at 8:33 am
How funny I’ve been thinking about this superpower nonstop lately because I have a squirrel harboring inside my wall and I wish I could see it lol.
@WattisWatts
January 16, 2024 at 9:21 am
The more it sees the more it can steer. Freedom is an illusion.
@DanMiller-HighTechGeek
January 16, 2024 at 12:07 pm
Putting a chip on something in order to locate it is decades old news. Glad to see it’s finding it’s way into more widespread use.
@Zerobob26
January 16, 2024 at 5:05 pm
Frustrating talk. It completely glossed over the true underlying technology that makes these things possible.
It looks like the headset simply tracks AirTags in a 3D space. Nothing particularly new.
Also, how does the robot know what a “remote control” is? By using a camera and AI image recognition?
@dameanvil
January 16, 2024 at 8:16 pm
00:00 🧙♀ Fascination with wizarding world as a teenager, inspired by Hermione Granger.
1:39 🕶 Developed an AR headset that uses wireless signals to locate hidden objects.
2:59 🌐 Industrial applications include warehouse logistics and retail assistance.
4:00 🤖 Trained a robot with similar capabilities to find and retrieve objects.
5:09 🤖 Developed an AI algorithm for the robot to adapt to new environments and objects.
5:50 🌐 X-ray vision can revolutionize human-robot interaction and environmental perception.
6:33 🚑 Potential applications in aiding first responders and disaster recovery efforts.
6:39 🧙♂ A touch of humor: Technology brings non-Hogwarts attendees closer to the wizarding world.
@Michaelred210
January 17, 2024 at 5:33 am
Imagine if bounty hunters robots are made back of this 😅
@carloslorcag
January 17, 2024 at 9:39 pm
Ideal para encontrar tumores y otras aplicaciones médicas