Abstract: Method and apparatus for processing input information using an adaptable and continually learning neural network architecture comprising an encoder, at least one adaptor and at least one reconfigurator. The encoder, at least one reconfigurator and at least one adaptor determine whether the input information is out-of-distribution or in-distribution. If the input information is in distribution, the architecture extracts features from the input information, creates hyperdimensional vectors representing the features and classifies the hyperdimensional vectors. If the input information is out of distribution, the architecture creates at least one adaptor to operate with the encoder and the at least one reconfigurator to extract features from the input information, create hyperdimensional vectors representing the features and classify the hyperdimensional vectors.

Abstract: A display system may include a head-mounted display (HMD) for rendering a three-dimensional virtual object which appears to be located in an ambient environment of a user of the display. One or more eyes of the user may not be in desired positions, relative to the HMD, to receive, or register, image information outputted by the HMD and/or to view an external environment. For example, the HMD-to-eye alignment may vary for different users and/or may change over time (e.g., as the HMD is displaced). The display system may determine a relative position or alignment between the HMD and the user's eyes. Based on the relative positions, the wearable device may determine if it is properly fitted to the user, may provide feedback on the quality of the fit to the user, and/or may take actions to reduce or minimize effects of any misalignment.

Abstract: Wearable systems and method for operation thereof incorporating headset and controller localization using headset cameras and controller fiducials are disclosed. A wearable system may include a headset and a controller. The wearable system may alternate between performing headset tracking and performing controller tracking by repeatedly capturing images using a headset camera of the headset during headset tracking frames and controller tracking frames. The wearable system may cause the headset camera to capture a first exposure image an exposure above a threshold and cause the headset camera to capture a second exposure image having an exposure below the threshold. The wearable system may determine a fiducial interval during which fiducials of the controller are to flash at a fiducial frequency and a fiducial period. The wearable system may cause the fiducials to flash during the fiducial interval in accordance with the fiducial frequency and the fiducial period.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system for object detection on an edge device include projecting a hyperdimensional vector of a query request for an image received at the edge device into a hyperdimensional embedding space to identify at least one exemplar in the hyperdimensional embedding space having a predetermined measure of similarity to the query request using a network trained to: generate a respective hyperdimensional image vector and a respective hyperdimensional text vector for the image and received text descriptions of the image, generate a hyperdimensional query text vector of the query request, combine and embed respective ones of the hyperdimensional image vectors and the hyperdimensional text vectors into a hyperdimensional embedding space to generate respective exemplars, project the hyperdimensional query text vector into the hyperdimensional embedding space, and determine a similarity measure between the hyperdimensional query text vector and at least one of the respective exemplars.

Abstract: A method comprises receiving a first set of data associated with a plurality of retroreflective features from a vehicle; retrieving a digital map comprising vectorized data associated with the plurality of retroreflective features and a location associated with the plurality of retroreflective features, the map previously generated based on monitoring a second set of data retrieved from a sensor of a second vehicle where the second set of data is associated with the plurality of retroreflective features near a road being driven by the second vehicle; generating a score for each retroreflective feature indicating a match between each retroreflective feature as indicated within the digital map and a location of each retroreflective feature as identified within the first set of data; and localizing the vehicle.

Abstract: A firearm stock includes a stock body slidably mounted on a beam. A lever attached to the stock body can be moved between a locked position and at least one unlocked position, where operating the lever moves a locking mechanism between locked and unlocked positions. For example, when the lever is in a first unlocked position, the locking mechanism permits longitudinal adjustment of the stock body along the beam. When the lever is in a second unlocked position the locking mechanism permits the stock body to be slidably removed from the beam. In one example, the lower portion of the stock body defines a plurality of cam pathways for pins that secure the lever to the stock body. Forward cam pathways permit either a pivoting movement about the rear pin or a downward and forward shifting movement.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an offshore anchor system comprising two or more helical anchors, each having a predetermined length; and a template acting as a base connecting the two or more helical anchors. Some embodiments further comprise a skirt protruding from the periphery of the template in a direction substantially parallel to the length of the two or more helical anchors thereby providing additional lateral support.

Abstract: A surgical instrument designed to operate with a robotic platform is disclosed. The surgical instrument assembly includes a shaft, an end effector, a knife firing subsystem to actuate functions of the end effector, an articulation subsystem that is actuatable to articulate the end effector, an articulation joint about which the end effector articulates, a roll subsystem to roll the shaft, and a housing that couples to the robotic platform.

Abstract: A surgical instrument designed to operate with a robotic platform is disclosed. The surgical instrument assembly includes a shaft, an end effector, a knife firing subsystem to actuate functions of the end effector, an articulation subsystem that is actuatable to articulate the end effector, an articulation joint about which the end effector articulates, a roll subsystem to roll the shaft, and a housing that couples to the robotic platform. The articulation subsystem includes an articulation joint that has a plurality of concentric discs and a center beam assembly. A distal end of the center beam assembly couples the plurality of concentric discs to the end effector. The proximal end of the center beam assembly couples the plurality of concentric discs to the shaft.

Abstract: A surgical instrument designed to operate with a robotic platform is disclosed. The surgical instrument assembly includes a shaft, an end effector, a knife firing subsystem to actuate functions of the end effector, an articulation subsystem that is actuatable to articulate the end effector, an articulation joint about which the end effector articulates, a roll subsystem to roll the shaft, and a housing that couples to the robotic platform. A maypole tube is further provided, around which one or more articulation cables can wrap when the end effector is rotated.

Abstract: At least one computer-readable medium on which are stored instructions that, when executed by one or more processing devices, enable the one or more processing devices to perform a method. The method includes the steps of receiving over a network a request from an employing entity to facilitate an automatic savings program including savings accounts for employees of the employing entity, receiving over the network a request from an employee to participate in the automatic savings program, automatically routing at predetermined time intervals an employee-selected amount of the employee's wages to a savings account of the employee, receiving at least one request over the network from the employee to transfer funds from the savings account of the employee to an employee-designated destination, and initiating the requested fund transfer.

Abstract: Systems and methods of predicting a grade of a road upon which a vehicle is traveling are disclosed. An autonomous vehicle system can receive sensor data from a sensor measuring a response from at least one mechanical component of the autonomous vehicle as the autonomous vehicle navigates a road; detect a speed of the autonomous vehicle; determine a predicted grade of the road based on the sensor data and the speed; and navigate the autonomous vehicle based on the predicted grade of the road.

Abstract: A method comprises monitoring, by a processor, using a sensor of a first vehicle, data associated with a retroreflective feature near a road being driven by the first vehicle; vectorizing, by the processor, the data associated with the retroreflective feature; generating, by the processor, a digital map including vectorized data associated with the retroreflective feature and a location associated with the retroreflective feature; receiving, by the processor, data associated with the retroreflective feature from a second vehicle; and executing, by the processor, a localization protocol to identify a location of the second vehicle using the digital map.

Abstract: A surgical instrument designed to operate with a robotic platform is disclosed. The surgical instrument assembly includes a shaft, an end effector, a knife firing subsystem to actuate functions of the end effector, an articulation subsystem that is actuatable to articulate the end effector, an articulation joint about which the end effector articulates, a roll subsystem to roll the shaft, and a housing that couples to the robotic platform. The end effector includes a jaw. The end effector includes an anvil coupled to the jaw and movable between an open position, a grasping position, and a clamping position. The end effector includes a knife slidably coupled to the anvil to move the anvil between the open position, the grasping position, and the clamping position.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a group anchor system, subsea installation tool and method of install such group anchor systems. The group anchor system includes a template through which a plurality of vertical piles, such as helical piles, are passed, drilled into the seabed at one end and secured to the template at the other to provide a mooring anchor for an offshore asset. The installation tool is a modular tool designed to mate with the group anchor system. Each module including drive mechanism for engaging and driving a pile. The piles may be driven simultaneously, individually, or in groups as required for proper placement and leveling. Methods of using the installation tool are also disclosed.

Abstract: A truck bed camping and storage platform is provided. The platform is capable of being installed and removed from the rear (tailgate) of the pickup truck without the need to enter the truck bed. The platform is capable of providing cargo storage space between the platform support legs below, and a surface to sleep on above that is not constrained by the wheel wells in the truck bed. There may also be small side compartments for storage outside the legs of the baseframe of the platform and in front of and/or behind one or more of the wheel wells of the truck. The platform has the capability to be disassembled when not in use for easier storage and transportation.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a group anchor system, subsea installation tool and method of install such group anchor systems. The group anchor system includes a template through which a plurality of vertical piles, such as helical piles, are passed, drilled into the seabed at one end and secured to the template at the other to provide a mooring anchor for an offshore asset. The installation tool is a modular tool designed to mate with the group anchor system. Each module including drive mechanism for engaging and driving a pile. The piles may be driven simultaneously, individually, or in groups as required for proper placement and leveling. Methods of using the installation tool are also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a group anchor system, subsea installation tool and method of install such group anchor systems. The group anchor system includes a template through which a plurality of vertical piles, such as helical piles, are passed, drilled into the seabed at one end and secured to the template at the other to provide a mooring anchor for an offshore asset. The installation tool is a modular tool designed to mate with the group anchor system. Each module including drive mechanism for engaging and driving a pile. The piles may be driven simultaneously, individually, or in groups as required for proper placement and leveling. Methods of using the installation tool are also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an offshore anchor system comprising two or more helical anchors, each having a predetermined length; and a template acting as a base connecting the two or more helical anchors. Some embodiments further comprise a skirt protruding from the periphery of the template in a direction substantially parallel to the length of the two or more helical anchors thereby providing additional lateral support.