Microsoft is apparently looking to take wearable tech to the next level with a sensor-full, AI-powered backpack patent that would be able to, well, spy on you. As the blog post notes, the as-yet-to-be ...

Although the timing is likely to be a coincidence, ChatGPT bankrollers Microsoft has had its patent for an AI-powered backpack approved with back-to-school season in full swing. The backpack has a ...

When Jagadish Mahendran heard about his friend's daily challenges navigating as a blind person, he immediately thought of his artificial intelligence work. "For years I had been teaching robots to see ...

Students and office workers who carry heavy laptops and a plethora of personal items with them every day rely on backpacks to hold their belongings. For those people, there's good news: Microsoft may ...

Autonomous vehicles and robots use elaborate suites of sensors and cameras to make sense of their surroundings – but visually-impaired people still get by with canes and guide dogs. Now, engineers ...

Microsoft has filed a patent for an AI-powered backpack equipped with sensors and various features like speakers, a camera, GPS, and pressure sensors. The backpack, which provides a hands-free ...

Researchers at the University of Georgia have developed a wearable AI engine that can help visually impaired people navigate the world around them. Housed in a backpack, the system detects traffic ...

WTF?! The lack of context awareness is one of the most significant weaknesses of recent AI implementations. A recently filed patent from Microsoft proposes to solve that problem with an array of ...