Computer Vision
Enabling computers and devices to understand what they see.
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AirSim and drones
Generating the training data necessary to train and create a custom vision model is now easier than ever using AirSim. AirSim is a simulation environment; which allows us to create a 3D version of the…
Podcast
Machine learning and the incredible flying robot with Dr. Ashish Kapoor
Episode 22, May 2, 2018 – Dr. Kapoor talks about how cutting-edge machine learning techniques are empowering a new generation of autonomous vehicles, and tells us all about AirSim, an innovative platform that’s helping bridge…
Microsoft Research Blog
ChatPainter: Improving text-to-image generation by using dialogue
Generating realistic images from a text description is a challenging task for a bot. A solution to this task has potential applications in the video game and image editing industries, among many others. Recently, researchers…
Microsoft Research Blog
Uncanny Valley and the Sense of Touch
The notion of an “uncanny valley” is well known in robotics[1]. This is when increasing the realism of a robot’s human-like appearance can lead to feelings of unease—or even revulsion—as a robot becomes more and…
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