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Kids and Robots Learn to Write Together
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Kids and Robots Learn to Write Together

Young children can use a new program to teach a humanoid robot how to write letters and improve their writing skills at the same time. 

A Robot That Collapses ­nder Pressure (in a Good Way)
From ACM News

A Robot That Collapses ­nder Pressure (in a Good Way)

If NASA plans to send robots to other planets, it's going to need some new designs: ones that are easy to land, easy to move around, and easy to fix.

Robo-Rescuers Battle It Out in Disaster Challenge
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Robo-Rescuers Battle It Out in Disaster Challenge

When the humanoid robot SAFFiR gets a shove, it reflexively moves to maintain its balance. SAFFiR can also walk over uneven terrain, turn its head to scan its surroundings...

Facebook Invents an Intelligence Test For Machines
From ACM News

Facebook Invents an Intelligence Test For Machines

John is in the playground. Bob is in the office. Where is John?

New Technology Could Cut Costs of Night Vision, Thermal Imaging
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New Technology Could Cut Costs of Night Vision, Thermal Imaging

Researchers say they have developed semiconductor technology that could make night vision and thermal imaging affordable for everyday use. 

Mozilla Tackles Parallel Javascript
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Mozilla Tackles Parallel Javascript

Mozilla wants to bring parallelism to JavaScript in an attempt to fully leverage hardware capabilities. 

Google, Stanford Use Machine Learning on 37.8m Data Points For Drug Discovery
From ACM TechNews

Google, Stanford Use Machine Learning on 37.8m Data Points For Drug Discovery

Researchers at Stanford University and Google have used machine-learning techniques to find effective drug treatments for a variety of diseases. 

Panoramas for Your Tablet
From ACM TechNews

Panoramas for Your Tablet

Panoramic video could soon pop up on the screens of smart TVs, smartphones, and tablets. 

This Woman Flew an F-35 Simulator with Her Mind
From ACM News

This Woman Flew an F-35 Simulator with Her Mind

Jan Scheuermann, a quadriplegic and pioneering patient for an experimental Pentagon robotics program, continues to break ground in freeing the mind from the body...

Six Keys to Sports Analytics
From ACM Careers

Six Keys to Sports Analytics

The ninth annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference (SSAC) was the biggest meeting yet of sports-data experts: More than 3,100 people attended the event last...

Professor Lorrie Cranor Gives Lecture on Password Security
From ACM TechNews

Professor Lorrie Cranor Gives Lecture on Password Security

Carnegie Mellon University's Human-Computer Interaction Institute recently hosted a seminar on the study of password security led by CMU professor Lorrie Cranor...

­.k. Research Aims For Pervasive Mobile Robotics
From ACM TechNews

­.k. Research Aims For Pervasive Mobile Robotics

Oxford University researchers are developing situation-aware mobile robotic systems for use in diverse applications. 

Linguists Tackle Computational Analysis of Grammar
From ACM TechNews

Linguists Tackle Computational Analysis of Grammar

University of Chicago researchers are studying natural language morphology in an attempt to develop computers that are better at understanding human language. 

Google Wants to Rank Websites Based on Facts Not Links
From ACM News

Google Wants to Rank Websites Based on Facts Not Links

The internet is stuffed with garbage.

Chip Makers Push New Senses For Smartphones–mobile World
From ACM News

Chip Makers Push New Senses For Smartphones–mobile World

Smartphones are about to get smarter, chip makers say, exploiting technologies that recognize people, objects and sounds to boost security and take helpful actions...

The Easiest Way to Get Hacked: ­se Phone at Phone Show
From ACM Opinion

The Easiest Way to Get Hacked: ­se Phone at Phone Show


7 Things Net Neutrality Won't Do
From ACM News

7 Things Net Neutrality Won't Do

When it comes to the new Net neutrality rules adopted last week by the Federal Communications Commission, people think either that US regulators have liberated...

­.k. Researchers Are Building Robotic Pants
From ACM TechNews

­.k. Researchers Are Building Robotic Pants

Scientists at the University of Bristol have developed robotic pants with built-in artificial muscles designed to aid the elderly or people with disabilities. 

Virtual Creatures in a Box, Controlled By You
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Virtual Creatures in a Box, Controlled By You

A Canadian startup is working to make monsters, fish, and other creatures seem to come alive inside a tabletop box.

China Draft Counterterror Law Strikes Fear in Foreign Tech Firms
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China Draft Counterterror Law Strikes Fear in Foreign Tech Firms

China is weighing a far-reaching counterterrorism law that would require technology firms to hand over encryption keys and install security "backdoors", a potential...
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