That really would act like an artificial nervous system bypassing the patient's broken natural one.
In the case of Dr Forrest's Artificial Immune System, however, the analogy with biology is far stronger.
Panasonic's artificial photosysnthesis system has a simple structure with highly efficient CO2 conversion, which can utilize direct sunlight or focused light.
Malcolm MacIver and colleagues at Northwestern University have created an "artificial electric-field sensing system that could ultimately give robotic subs the same additional sensory capabilities" as found in weakly electric fish.
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Then, the abrogation of the Bretton Woods monetary system in 1971 created an artificial demand for gold as an inflation hedge.
In 65 short years, the humble transistor evolved into an artificial life form called Watson, a computer system that recognizes natural language and, in 2011, handily defeated two former champions on the TV quiz show Jeopardy.
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D-Wave is advertisting a number of different applications for its quantum computing system, primarily in the field of artificial intelligence.
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At the Frankfurt Motor Show in September, GKN unveiled its new electronic torque-management system--think of it as artificial intelligence for the driveline.
The artificial retina, called the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System, is the first implantable device to treat the condition and is approved for people over age 25 with advanced RP who can see some light.
In the case of the Argus II, the bionic eye or more accurately, the artificial retina, will turn darkness into light through a system comprised of electronics in the eye and wearable technology which wirelessly transmits a signal to the implant in the eye that lets the patient see again.
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The system was jointly designed and developed by the Applied Artificial Intelligence Group and the Systems Intelligence Laboratory - both based at Carlos III University in Madrid (UC3M).
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The technology uses a system dubbed smart serendipity, which is a combination of artificial intelligence and random selection.
This approach is different than most other artificial retinal treatments, such as the recently FDA approved Argus II system.
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Just as he did with a previous artificial brain model, Yamazaki plans to release the source code for the system.
In consequence, the applause was muted when, in his second inaugural speech, Brown bragged that his administration was building an artificial river down the spine of the state and mightily expanding the greatest system of public colleges and universities in the world.
Although the artificial neural networks used in the research are much less complex than the human visual system, this simplicity helped the researchers to identify and further understand what they believe is a fundamental principle behind why we see illusion: the statistics of our past visual experiences.
It also is the city's largest natural reserve, famous for its ancient system of shallow canals and chinampas, a method of Mesoamerican agriculture that utilises artificial islands for cultivating vegetables, herbs and flowers which is still in use today.
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