Abstract: Implementations disclosed herein relate to mitigating the reality gap through training a simulation-to-real machine learning model (“Sim2Real” model) using a vision-based robot task machine learning model. The vision-based robot task machine learning model can be, for example, a reinforcement learning (“RL”) neural network model (RL-network), such as an RL-network that represents a Q-function.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for lighting control are described. An apparatus may include a processor, memory, a power component, a set of control buttons, and one or more radio components for lighting control. The apparatus may be a light control device associated with a home or automation system. The light control device may be a light switch cover with a cover plate that encapsulate a light switch. The light switch cover may have a radio, a battery, and control circuitry for lighting control.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for lighting control are described. An apparatus may include a panel for controlling one or more devices associated with a home. A panel may include a recess shaped to encapsulate a switch disposed on a wall of the home. A panel may include user interface hardware configured to receive input from a user. A panel may include a processor, a memory in electronic communication with the processor storing instructions executable by the processor. An instruction may include transmitting one or more communications to the one or more devices to cause the one or more devices to perform a first action based on input received by the user interface hardware. An instruction may include transmitting one or more communications to the home automation hub to cause one or more other devices to perform a second action based on the input received by the user interface hardware.

Abstract: A device to access interior body regions includes a grippable handle, a cannula having a proximal end and a distal end, a retractable obturator disposed within the cannula and extending prominently of the distal end of the cannula, the retractable obturator being spring-biased away from the proximal end of the cannula and having an axially-extending lateral slot that is open at a distal end of the obturator and an arrow-headed blade received within the slot of the obturator, the blade being exposed only when the obturator is urged toward the proximal end of the cannula, the blade having a tip with an edge-to-edge angle in a range of 30° to 50°. The cannula is selectively securable to a blade subassembly at a distal end of the grippable handle by a hub that can be decoupled from the device by pressing a cannula/hub release button of the blade subassembly.

Abstract: Disclosed is a urinary catheter immobilizer for immobilizing movement of a urinary catheter in a human body. The urinary catheter immobilizer comprises a funnel-shaped member and a body member configured to be received over the funnel-shaped member. The funnel-shaped member has a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion is capable of being received over a urinary meatus of the human body. The body member is configured to be received over the second end portion of the funnel-shaped member and capable of removably attaching to an external portion of the urinary catheter. The body member comprises a torus-shaped structure and at least one elongated tubular structure. The torus-shaped structure comprises at least one channel. The at least one channel is capable of receiving the at least one elongated tubular structure for looping around the torus-shaped structure for immobilizing the urinary catheter.

Abstract: Disclosed is a urinary catheter immobilizer for immobilizing movement of a urinary catheter in a human body. The urinary catheter immobilizer comprises a funnel-shaped member and a body member configured to be received over the funnel-shaped member. The funnel-shaped member has a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion is capable of being received over a urinary meatus of the human body. The body member is configured to be received over the second end portion of the funnel-shaped member and capable of removably attaching to an external portion of the urinary catheter. The body member comprises a torus-shaped structure and at least one elongated tubular structure. The torus-shaped structure comprises at least one channel. The at least one channel is capable of receiving the at least one elongated tubular structure for looping around the torus-shaped structure for immobilizing the urinary catheter.

Abstract: A security camera system is provided. Several video cameras operate in conjunction with an image display monitor, a user control and camera selector means whereby a target of interest may be followed. Each two cameras providing adjacent areas of coverage are operable to provide an overlay image portion at transition regions of a displayed image. Upon movement of the target of interest to a specified transition region of a currently displayed image provided by one video camera, the camera selection means is operable to select a second camera whereby to maintain target display continuity by the monitor.

Abstract: A method of tracking the position and orientation of an ultrasound beam emitted from an ultrasound probe. The method includes the steps of storing a model of the visible object in a memory of an optical tracking system; calculating the position and orientation of the visible object; and calculating the position and orientation of the ultrasound beam by applying a known geometric relationship to the deduced position and orientation of the visible object.

Abstract: A method for tracking the position and orientation of an ultrasound beam emitted from an ultrasound probe. The method comprises the steps of: storing a model of the visible object in a memory of an optical tracking system; calculating the position and orientation of the visible object; and calculating the position and orientation of the ultrasound beam by applying a known geometric relationship to the deduced position and orientation of the visible object.

Abstract: A security camera system is provided. Several video cameras operate in conjunction with an image display monitor, a user control and camera selector means whereby a target of interest may be followed. Each two cameras providing adjacent areas of coverage are operable to provide an overlay image portion at transition regions of a displayed image. Upon movement of the target of interest to a specified transition region of a currently displayed image provided by one video camera, the camera selection means is operable to select a second camera whereby to maintain target display continuity by the monitor.

Abstract: An automated method of creating or updating a database of resumes and related documents, the method comprising, a) entering at least one example document that is relevant to a subject taxonomy in a retrieval priority list, if there is a plurality of example documents stored in the retrieval priority list, ranking the example documents according to the relevancy of the example documents to the subject taxonomy; b) retrieving a document from a network of documents, where the document is the most relevant document to the subject taxonomy stored in the retrieval priority list; c) harvesting information from specified fields of the document; d) classifying the information into one or more classes according to specified categories of the subject taxonomy; e) storing the information into a database; f) determining whether the information are links to other documents; g) ranking the link's according to relevancy to the subject taxonomy, and storing the links in the retrieval priority list according to the