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Institutional development · Research, innovation and assessment · United Arab Emirates

Khalifa University-led team develops flexible, brain-inspired device for artificial vision

A research team led by Khalifa University has developed a flexible device intended to make artificial vision systems lighter and more responsive.

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Why it matters: The university says wearable devices and robots could use less power and remember what they have detected with this brain-inspired technology.

Khalifa University said a team it led has developed a flexible device intended for lighter and more responsive artificial vision systems.

The university described the technology as brain-inspired and said it could help wearable devices and robots consume less power and remember what they have detected.

According to the university, most electronic vision systems, from phone cameras to robots, use separate components to capture images, store information and interpret it, with signals moving between them.

Editor’s view

Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor

If the device performs as the university describes, wearable devices and robots could use less power and remember what they have detected.

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