Review of four large robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) platforms
Since its introduction, computer-aided and robot-assisted surgery (RAS) has been rapidly adopted to the extent that it has already assumed an essential position in...
Robot-assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty – Benefits and risks
A pyeloplasty is a surgical procedure to repair or remove any obstruction, i.e., a blockage or narrowing (stricture), at the ureteropelvic junction where the...
Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) – Why does it matter?
Cellular network operators play an increasingly important role in improving road safety and enhancing safety-critical systems onboard vehicles. Many modern vehicles rely on cellular...
Top 7 drug discovery platforms driven by AI and machine learning
Drug discovery is a very long, expensive, and often unsuccessful process. The progress is generally slow, frustrating, and labor-intensive, and usually takes up to...
Vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) explained
Telematics is a general term used to refer any telecommunication devices, from GPS systems to navigation systems, responsible for sending, receiving, and storing information...
Milk quality in automatic milking systems (AMS) – Challenges
The production of high-quality milk and keeping the herd in good health are the main objectives in primary milk production. An automatic milking system...
History of automatic milking systems (AMS) – Timeline
We have been milking cows for thousands of years. Farmers used their hands and a bucket during the earliest days of milking while kneeling...
Automatic milking systems (AMS) – What they CAN and CANNOT do!
The automatic milking system (AMS) represents a revolutionary innovation in dairy farming that replaces the physical labor needed to harvest milk and influences the...
How to become a software engineer despite the pandemic?
We are only scratching the surface of the huge upward curve in jobs and earning possibilities yet to come. Those who gain the required...
Six emerging biometric technologies – Pros and cons
For thousands of years, we have been identifying our fellow human beings based on their voice, appearance, or gait. However, a scientific and systematic...
Iris Recognition vs. Retina Scanning – Pros and Cons
Traditional authentication systems require the user to perform the cumbersome task of memorizing numerous passwords, personal identification numbers (PIN), pass-phrase, and answers to secret...
Busting myths about biometric identification and authentication
Biometric authentication is an automated method of identifying or verifying a living person's identity in real-time, based on distinctive personal traits or physiological characteristics,...
