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An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.


Raising Robovoices
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Raising Robovoices

New systems can model and synthesize voices, and even translate them into other languages.

It's Alive!
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It's Alive!

Scientists and engineers cross the reality gap, transferring simulated evolution into real machines.

Machine Learning, Meet Whiskey
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Machine Learning, Meet Whiskey

Technologies are coming increasingly closer to approximating the human senses of taste and smell.

Soft, Sensitive, and Smart
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Soft, Sensitive, and Smart

The future of robotic skin.

What Makes a Robot Likable?
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What Makes a Robot Likable?

Interactions with robotics teach us more about people.

Robotic Implants
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Robotic Implants

Scientists are developing tiny medical machines that stretch the definition of the term "robot."

Shrinking Machines, Cellular Computers
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Shrinking Machines, Cellular Computers

Scientists are using DNA and RNA to build the world's tiniest robots and computing devices.

Broadband to Mars
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Broadband to Mars

Scientists are demonstrating that lasers could be the future of space communication.

One Brain to Teach Them All
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One Brain to Teach Them All

How the new field of cloud robotics will impact intelligent machines.

The New Smart Cities
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The New Smart Cities

How urban information systems are slowly revamping the modern metropolis.

Robots With a Human Touch
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Robots With a Human Touch

Empowering smart machines with tactile feedback could lead to tremendous new applications.

Intelligent Living
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Intelligent Living

After years of false starts, the smart home is gaining momentum.

Printing Houses on the Moon
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Printing Houses on the Moon

How do you create structures on other worlds when the expense of carrying building materials there is so great?

Wearables For Animals
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Wearables For Animals

Wearable technologies help pet and livestock owners know their animals better than ever before.

Modifying Behavior with Wearable Technologies
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Modifying Behavior with Wearable Technologies

Created to monitor individuals’ activities, feedback from wearable technologies can help users learn from mistakes and behave better.

Rise of the Swarm
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Rise of the Swarm

Guided by collective intelligence, teams of small, simple robots could soon accomplish amazing feats.

Redesigning the Data Center
From Communications of the ACM

Redesigning the Data Center

Faced with rising electricity costs, leading companies have begun revolutionizing the way data centers work, from the hardware to the buildings themselves.
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