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Canonical's Open Documentation Academy aims to help newcomers participate in the open source community, offering mentorship and…
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In Automate This, a book due out next month, author and entrepreneur Christopher Steiner tells the story of stockbroker Thomas Peterffy, the creator of the first...Technology Review From ACM Careers | July 9, 2012
Researchers from the University of Hertfordshire's School of Computer Science show a robot can begin to develop basic language skills through conversation with...niversity of Hertfordshire From ACM Careers | June 15, 2012
The Pentagon doesn't have nearly enough people to operate its growing fleet of flying robots. Right now, the U.S. Air Force is short nearly 600 drone pilots and...Wired From ACM Careers | June 15, 2012
The 310 SUGV is a distant cousin of the Roomba, the robotic vacuum cleaner currently being promoted as a Father's Day gift. In Afghanistan, the Marines call him...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | June 14, 2012
A new algorithm developed at MIT will allow robots and humans to work side by side on a factory floor. MIT News Office From ACM Careers | June 12, 2012
A system developed at MIT uses mathematics to improve the automated monitoring of security cameras to quickly produce accurate, actionable information.MIT News From ACM Careers | June 5, 2012
Some people try to make the most of their spare time by exercising, volunteering, or simply recharging their batteries. Others like to use that time to build robots...Scientific American From ACM News | May 31, 2012
Daniela Rus, a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, has been named the next director of MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial...MIT News Office From ACM Careers | May 23, 2012
A robotics competition at the conclusion of MIT's mechanical design class, "Design and Manufacturing 1," unleashed a variety of spinning, pumping, and striking...MIT News Office From ACM Careers | May 16, 2012
Attention, Silicon Valley: We are losing the robot war! Not the apocalyptic one where robots rise up and enslave humans or wipe us out or turn us into cute pets...San Jose Mercury News From ACM Careers | May 9, 2012
A prototype "smart drive" connected traffic system developed by University of Arizona and Maricopa County engineers cleared red light signals and warned emergency...niversity of Arizona From ACM Careers | May 8, 2012
Carnegie Mellon University social robotics graduate student Heather Knight has helped develop Data, a stand-up-comedy-performing robot that can read, replicate,...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | April 25, 2012
When industrial robots were first introduced in the early 1960s initially on automobile assembly lines—computers were still in their infancy, so the robots were...MIT News Office From ACM News | April 25, 2012
Humans apply a moderate amount of morality and other human characteristics to robots that are equipped with social capabilities and are capable of harming humans...niversity of Washington From ACM Careers | April 24, 2012
The Office of Naval Research will begin testing an unmanned robotic helicopter this summer equipped with high-definition cameras, mid-wave infrared sensors, and...Office of Naval Research From ACM Careers | April 9, 2012
Neural network expert Hava Siegelmann is translating early computational forms into an adaptable system that learns, using input from the environment in a way much...niversity of Massachusetts Amherst From ACM Careers | April 4, 2012
Google's self-driving car recently took a legally blind man for a ride to Taco Bell and to the dry cleaners.The Los Angeles Times From ACM Careers | March 30, 2012
Washington State University's Diane Cook says it won't be long before our homes act as "intelligent agents" that anticipate our needs and tend to tasks that improve...Washington State niversity From ACM Careers | March 29, 2012
One of the highlights of the Cambridge Science Festival was a robotic head that mimics facial expressions, created by Cambridge University's Computer Laboratory...Cambridge News From ACM TechNews | March 28, 2012