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Nasa Plans Mars Sample-Return Rover
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Nasa Plans Mars Sample-Return Rover

NASA's Curiosity rover is in the prime of its life, exploring the rocks, soil and air of Mars. But the agency is already planning its successor—and this time, the...

Natural-Language Processing Techniques Aid Activity-Recognition Algorithm
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Natural-Language Processing Techniques Aid Activity-Recognition Algorithm

Techniques from natural-language processing enable computers to efficiently search video for actions.

Amy Robinson, Creative Director
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Amy Robinson, Creative Director

Amy Robinson pulls no punches.

Robots Explore Morphological Computation
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Robots Explore Morphological Computation

John Rieffel of Union College is using tensegrity robots to explore morphological computation, where a mechanism acts as a mind.

It's Judgment Day For Killer Robots at the ­nited Nations
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It's Judgment Day For Killer Robots at the ­nited Nations

Has the age of the Robocop and Terminator arrived?

Student-Built Robots Compete on the Slopes
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Student-Built Robots Compete on the Slopes

Mechanical engineering students in an MIT robotics class produced a wide array of robots to compete on a simulated ski slope in a prestigious annual competition...

Teaching Robots Right from Wrong
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Teaching Robots Right from Wrong

Researchers from Tufts, Brown, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are teaming up with the U.S. Navy to explore technology that would pave the way for developing...

Archaeologists Use Drone Images to Uncover Ancient Village
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Archaeologists Use Drone Images to Uncover Ancient Village

A team of researchers has successfully used drones to unearth a 1,000-year-old village in northwestern New Mexico, revealing never-seen-before structures and...

i, Solo
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i, Solo

A new computer system allows musicians to perform as the soloist with a full philharmonic orchestra from the comfort of their own living rooms.

Basic Science Finds Corporate Refuge
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Basic Science Finds Corporate Refuge

Microsoft makes Windows, Word, and the Xbox. But it also employs scientists who make sensors to stick on the hides of elephants and rhinoceroses.

Ohio Surgeons Hope Chip in Man's Brain Lets Him Control Paralyzed Hand with Thoughts
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Ohio Surgeons Hope Chip in Man's Brain Lets Him Control Paralyzed Hand with Thoughts

Chad Bouton snapped awake at 5 a.m.

Stanford Bioengineers Create Circuit Board Modeled on the Human Brain
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Stanford Bioengineers Create Circuit Board Modeled on the Human Brain

Stanford bioengineers have developed a new circuit board modeled on the human brain, possibly opening up new frontiers in robotics and computing.

The First Look at How Google's Self-Driving Car Handles City Streets
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The First Look at How Google's Self-Driving Car Handles City Streets

The first rule of riding in Google's self-driving car, says Dmitri Dolgov, is not to compliment Google's self-driving car.

10 Breakthrough Technologies 2014
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10 Breakthrough Technologies 2014

Technology news is full of incremental developments, but few of them are true milestones.

How America's Leading Science Fiction Authors Are Shaping Your Future
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How America's Leading Science Fiction Authors Are Shaping Your Future

Stories set in the future are often judged, as time passes, on whether they come true or not.

The Truth About Google X
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The Truth About Google X

Astro Teller is sharing a story about something bad. Or maybe it's something good.

World Cup Mind-Control Demo Faces Deadlines, Critics
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World Cup Mind-Control Demo Faces Deadlines, Critics

In less than 60 days, Brazil will begin hosting soccer's 2014 World Cup, even though workers are still hurrying to pour concrete at three unfinished stadiums.

As Human Laws Grapple with Robots, There Are No Easy Answers
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As Human Laws Grapple with Robots, There Are No Easy Answers

There's been a lot of buzz about robots lately.

Robot 101: Learning to Work With Humans
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Robot 101: Learning to Work With Humans

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Interactive Robotics Group director Julie Shah is focused on teaching inherently safe robots to work in teams with people,...

Hey, Robot: Which Cat Is Cuter?
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Hey, Robot: Which Cat Is Cuter?

One recent morning, while contemplating writing this column, I scrolled through thousands and thousands of listings for mundane microgigs on Mechanical Turk, or...
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