The invention of the computer is often articulated like a three-act play: the idea of the computer arrives, then there is the process of how to make the computer and, finally, there is the creation.

At one time or another, nearly everyone has wished they could be in two places at once. Now, with help from advancements in computer vision and artificial intelligence (AI) at the edge, engineers may ...

“For computers to become widespread, people first had to imagine what they were, what they could do and why they mattered,” said McCray, who currently serves as the Kluge Chair in Technology and ...