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A Googler's Quest to Teach Machines How to ­nderstand Emotions
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A Googler's Quest to Teach Machines How to ­nderstand Emotions

Quoc Le sees the world as a series of numbers.

Carnegie Mellon's Cobot Robots Reach 1,000-Kilometer Milestone of Autonomous Operation
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Carnegie Mellon's Cobot Robots Reach 1,000-Kilometer Milestone of Autonomous Operation

Robots deployed at Carnegie Mellon University have collectively reached 1,000 kilometers of autonomous operation.

Brain Inspired Data Engineering
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Brain Inspired Data Engineering

IMDEA Networks launched the BRAin inspired Data Engineering (BRADE-CM) research project in October. 

Google Can Now Tell You're Not a Robot With Just One Click
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Google Can Now Tell You're Not a Robot With Just One Click

When Alan Turing first conceived of the Turing Test in 1947, he suggested that a computer program’s resemblance to a human mind could be gauged by making it answer...

MIT Engineers Have High Hopes For Cheetah Robot
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MIT Engineers Have High Hopes For Cheetah Robot

A new cheetah-inspired robot can run on batteries at speeds of more than 10 miles per hour, jump about 16 inches high, land safely, and continue running for 15...

Stephen Hawking Warns Artificial Intelligence Could End Mankind
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Stephen Hawking Warns Artificial Intelligence Could End Mankind

British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking says he worries about the potential dangers of artificial intelligence.

Firmer Footing For Robots With Smart Walking Sticks
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Firmer Footing For Robots With Smart Walking Sticks

The SupraPed robotic platform uses "smart staffs" inspired by walking sticks to better balance and move over uneven terrain. 

How Google 'translates' Pictures Into Words ­sing Vector Space Mathematics
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How Google 'translates' Pictures Into Words ­sing Vector Space Mathematics

Translating one language into another has always been a difficult task.

Turing's Spirit Hovers at a Restored Estate
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Turing's Spirit Hovers at a Restored Estate

When "Captain Ridley's shooting party" gathered here in late August 1938 as weekend guests at Bletchley Park, a Buckinghamshire country house, they were accompanied...

Polite Drones Do Awkward Dance to Avoid Crashing
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Polite Drones Do Awkward Dance to Avoid Crashing

No, I insist, after you.

Decoding the Language of Human Movement
From Communications of the ACM

Decoding the Language of Human Movement

Computers that recognize what is happening in moving images can help defend against crime, and revolutionize rehabilitation.

How to Teach Self-Driving Cars Ethics of the Road
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How to Teach Self-Driving Cars Ethics of the Road

A large truck speeding in the opposite direction suddenly veers into your lane.​

Researchers Announce Advance in Image-Recognition Software
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Researchers Announce Advance in Image-Recognition Software

Two groups of scientists, working independently, have created artificial intelligence software capable of recognizing and describing the content of photographs...

Robots Put to Work on E-Waste
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Robots Put to Work on E-Waste

Researchers believe they have automated the process of disassembling liquid crystal display screens for recycling. 

Magic Tricks Created ­sing Artificial Intelligence for the First Time
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Magic Tricks Created ­sing Artificial Intelligence for the First Time

Artificial intelligence researchers have taught a computer to create magic tricks. 

Window Washing Skills Beyond a Robot's Reach
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Window Washing Skills Beyond a Robot's Reach

As a pair of window washers clung to a scaffold dangling outside the 68th floor of 1 World Trade Center on Wednesday, the captivating drama left some below wondering...

Google's Larry Page: The Most Ambitious Ceo in the ­niverse
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Google's Larry Page: The Most Ambitious Ceo in the ­niverse

As Google's core business continues to thrive, Larry Page is making huge bets on new technology—ingestible nanoparticles, balloons that beam down broadband—that...

Weapons Directed By Robots, Not Humans, Raise Ethical Questions
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Weapons Directed By Robots, Not Humans, Raise Ethical Questions

On a bright fall day last year off the coast of Southern California, an Air Force B-1 bomber launched an experimental missile that may herald the future of warfare...

Next-Generation Robot Needs Your Help
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Next-Generation Robot Needs Your Help

Carnegie Mellon University professor Manuela Veloso believes robots can be made fully autonomous by designing them to ask for help when necessary. 

Learning How Little We Know About the Brain
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Learning How Little We Know About the Brain

Research on the brain is surging.
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