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Documentation Academy Aims to Empower Open Source Newcomers
From ACM Careers Canonical's Open Documentation Academy aims to help newcomers participate in the open source community, offering mentorship and… BNN | February 28, 2024
Pirates, Beware: Navy's Smart Robocopters Will Spy You in the Crowd
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Pirates, Beware: Navy's Smart Robocopters Will Spy You in the Crowd

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
The Coming Revolution in Artificial Intelligence
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The Coming Revolution in Artificial Intelligence

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 Takes Blind Man to Taco Bell
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Google's Self-Driving Car Takes Blind Man to Taco Bell

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
First the Smartphone, Now the Smart Home
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First the Smartphone, Now the Smart Home

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
Meet Charles, the Robot That'll Make You Want to Smile
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Meet Charles, the Robot That'll Make You Want to Smile

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
Researchers ­nveil Robot Jellyfish Built on Nanotechnology
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Researchers ­nveil Robot Jellyfish Built on Nanotechnology

UT Dallas and Virginia Tech researchers have created an undersea vehicle inspired by the common jellyfish that runs on renewable energy. ­niversity of Texas, Dallas
From ACM Careers | March 26, 2012
The Robots Are Coming! Better Get Used to It
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The Robots Are Coming! Better Get Used to It

For those of you reluctant to welcome our new robot overloads, it might be time to reconsider your stance. CNET
From ACM News | March 20, 2012
Student-Designed Robots Take on March Madness
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Student-Designed Robots Take on March Madness

Sixty-six national and international high school teams will take their robots to the courts this weekend to compete in the 21st season of the Los Angeles regional... Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA
From ACM Careers | March 16, 2012
Teach Your Robot Well
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Teach Your Robot Well

A new study by Georgia Tech's Maya Cakmak and Andrea Thomaz identifies the types of questions a robot can ask during a learning interaction that are most likely... Georgia Institute of Technology
From ACM Careers | March 9, 2012
Community College Scholars Selected to Design Rovers
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Community College Scholars Selected to Design Rovers

Community college students will have the chance to design robotic rovers in cooperation with NASA. Jet Propulsion Laboratory / NASA
From ACM Careers | March 5, 2012
In Space and on Earth, Why Build It, When a Robot Can Build It For You?
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In Space and on Earth, Why Build It, When a Robot Can Build It For You?

Like something out of "Star Wars," armies of robots could nimbly crawl up towers and skyscrapers to make repairs in the not-so-distant future, so humans don’t have... Cornell ­niversity
From ACM Careers | March 2, 2012
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Video: Touring the Futuristic R&d Lab Behind Apple's Siri

SRI in Menlo Park, California, has spawned everything from the computer mouse to ultrasound technology to the Siri "personal assistant" platform in the new iPhones... The Wall Street Journal
From ACM Careers | March 1, 2012
Computer Science Profs Clowning Around with Robots
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Computer Science Profs Clowning Around with Robots

Two computer science professors will demonstrate at the SIGCSE 2012 technical symposium that clowning around can help teach robotics. Rowan ­niversity
From ACM Careers | February 29, 2012
Robotic Insects Spring to Life Through Automated Mass-Production Technique
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Robotic Insects Spring to Life Through Automated Mass-Production Technique

A new technique inspired by origami will soon allow clones of robotic insects to be mass-produced by the sheet. Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
From ACM Careers | February 27, 2012
IBM Says Future Computers Will Be Constant Learners
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IBM Says Future Computers Will Be Constant Learners

Tomorrow's computers will constantly improve their understanding of the data they work with, which will help them provide users with more appropriate information... IDG News Service
From ACM TechNews | February 22, 2012
Darpa's Ls3 Legged Robot Prototype Gets Its First Outdoor Exercise
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Darpa's Ls3 Legged Robot Prototype Gets Its First Outdoor Exercise

DARPA's prototype robotic "pack mule" stands up, lies down, and follows a leader while carrying 400 lbs. of a squad's gear. DARPA
From ACM Careers | February 10, 2012
To Make a Social Robot, Key is Satisfying the Human Mind
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To Make a Social Robot, Key is Satisfying the Human Mind

Researchers Maja Matari?, Ayse Saygin and Andrea Thomaz discuss how understanding the human mind is the key to social robotics, and what we can expect from this... Kavli Foundation
From ACM Careers | February 6, 2012
From ACM Opinion

Welcome to the Desktop Degree

Once upon a time, a very long time ago, in 1995 to be precise, a scholar named Eli Noam published an article in the prestigious journal Science under the titleElectronics... The Guardian
From ACM Opinion | February 5, 2012
Studying Butterfly Flight to Help Build Bug-Size Flying Robots
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Studying Butterfly Flight to Help Build Bug-Size Flying Robots

By figuring out how butterflies flutter among flowers with amazing grace and agility, researchers at Johns Hopkins University hope to help build small airborne... Johns Hopkins ­niversity
From ACM Careers | February 3, 2012
Running Robots
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Running Robots

University of Delaware professor Ioannis Poulakakis is using a U.S. National Science Foundation grant to develop systematic control strategies for four-legged robots... ­niversity of Delaware
From ACM Careers | January 31, 2012
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