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  1. RoboticsReach 34

    UMD's rescue bots team up to triage disaster victims

    The University of Maryland's RoboScout team just demoed an AI-powered disaster response squad that pairs autonomous drones with Boston Dynamics robot dogs. Drones locate survivors, while a Spot robot uses an onboard LLM to talk to victims, check vitals, and beam triage data straight to medics' phones. It could be a lifesaver when patients drastically outnumber first responders.

  2. ResearchReach 31

    NVIDIA and UMD stream 3D video from any angle with QUEEN

    NVIDIA Research and the University of Maryland just introduced QUEEN, an AI model that enables streaming free-viewpoint 3D video. By reusing renders of static regions and focusing on dynamic content, it renders at roughly 350 frames per second on Tensor Core GPUs. Why it matters: It makes real-time, multi-angle streaming feasible for live sports, virtual meetings, and robot teleoperation.