Showing posts with label voice recognition. Show all posts
Showing posts with label voice recognition. Show all posts

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Robotic Surgery Assistant

A group of Purdue University, in West Lafayette, Ind. developed a robotic system that acts as a surgery assistant providing the surgeon with the correct tools using gesture and voice commands. Starting as a 'joke' during a brainstorm to build a robotic nurse, but now an international research project. 
Check it out on youtube:

Also check out the coverage on IEEE Spectrum: Profile: Juan Wachs

Thursday, February 28, 2013

New advances in speech recognition and translation

Demonstration of new technology developments in speech recognition and transcription combined with translation that even allows voice translation. Very promising example and perhaps the future in tele-radiology allowing radiologists all over the world to dictate in their own language and having automatic translation of their report into the language of the requesting party.