Robot Operating System Comes to Windows
Robot Operating System (ROS), a meta-operating system for robot development, is now available on Windows 10. Microsoft’s initial, experimental build, dubbed ROS1, is integrated within Visual Studio and includes a full port of ROS Core and several modules. According to Microsoft, ROS on Windows will evolve to include full integration with GPU-based machine learning and Azure IoT Hub.
Quantum Advantage Formally Proved for Short-Depth Quantum Circuits
Researchers from IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, the University of Waterloo, Canada, and the Technical University of Munich, Germany, have proved theoretically that quantum computers can solve certain problems faster than classical computers. The algorithm they devised fits the limitations of current quantum computing processors, and an experimental demonstration may come soon.
Hyperledger Sawtooth 1.1 Adds New Consensus Algorithms and WebAssembly Smart Contracts
After the initial GA release back in February, the Hyperledger project has just released version 1.1 of Sawtooth, which mostly focuses on making it simpler to add new consensus algorithms and brings WebAssembly smart contracts.
Cross-Platform Augmented Reality Apps with Unity AR Foundation
Unity, maker of the eponymous game engine, continues to advance its AR Foundation project, which aims to make it easier for developers to create AR apps that runs both on iOS and Android. Its latest release adds support for ARKit’s ARWorldMap and Unity’s Lightweight Render Pipeline.
Exploring the Relationship between Quantum Computers and Machine Learning
The Google AI Quantum team recently published two papers that contribute to the exploration of the relationship between quantum computers and machine learning. InfoQ has spoken with Google senior research scientist Jarrod McClean to better understand the importance of these results.