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Researcher Builds Machines That Daydream
Murdoch University professor Graham Mann told the recent World Computer Congress in Brisbane, Australia, that intelligent systems should have emotions built into...
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Vigilant Camera Eye
Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology have developed an automated camera system that replicates some functions of the human...
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ga Researchers Apply Artificial Intelligence to the Study of Gothic Cathedrals
University of Georgia professors are using artificial intelligence to study gothic cathedrals with the aim of developing an ontology that will make it possible...
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Scientists Work Together to Move Robotics Forward
Arizona State University researchers are developing next-generation robotic devices with greater intelligence and autonomy.
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PRoViScout: ESA and NASA Develop an Independent Mars Exploration System
Researchers from across Europe—with a little help from experts at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory—are working on a new, robotic exploration system that could...
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Everyday Robot Helpers Could Be Affordable in a Decade Or Less
Cornell University Assistant Professor of Computer Science Ashutosh Saxena envisions that "in five to 10 years, people will buy an assistive robot that will be...
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Robotic Arm's Big Flaw: Patients Say It's 'too Easy'
One touch directs a robotic arm to grab objects in a new computer program designed to give people in wheelchairs more independence. University of Central Florida...
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Artificial Intelligence Goes Mobile
Some of technology's biggest companies are developing AI-related hardware, software, and components to run on smartphones and tablets. Might a wireless device...
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Eu Project Aims to Build Computers That Can Learn From S
The EU-funded COGNITO project is building a computer system that can observe people, learn how they do things, and help them carry out tasks. The research team's...
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Dancing Robot Swan Triggers Emotions
Researchers at Sweden's Malardalen University have created a robot in the form of a swan that can dance to the music of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake.
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Pentagon Bomb Squad Backs Super Snipers, Mini-Bots, Secret Spy Tech
"Devil Pup" robots. Super sniper scopes. Secret signals intelligence sensors. Flying spies to find buried threats. Campaigns to influence the media behind the...
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Tiny Mavs May Someday Explore and Detect Environmental Hazards
The next phase of high-performance micro air vehicles (MAVs) for the Air Force could involve insect-sized robots for monitoring and exploring hazardous environments...
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Hrp-4 Robot Can Strike a Pose, Pour Drinks
Japan has added another soldier to its humanoid robot army. The HRP-4 is the latest edition in the state-backed humanoid project.
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European Partnership Funds Research Toward Robot Aides for the Elderly
A team of researchers from 20 European states, the European Union, and several private enterprises recently launched a project aimed at developing robots capable...
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NC State Receives Grant To Study Artificial Intelligence In The Classroom
North Carolina State University recently received a four-year, $3.5 million grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation to explore using artificial intelligence...
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DARPA Wants to Create Brainiac Bot Tots
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is funding scientist Shane Mueller's efforts to expand upon the Turing test as part of an attempt to...
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How Football Playing Robots Have the Future of AI at Their Feet
Research published in WIREs Cognitive Science details how robots designed to play football (called "soccer" in the U.S.) are propelling the development of robotic...
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Wheelchair Makes the Most of Brain Control
Artificial intelligence improves a wheelchair system that could give paralyzed people greater mobility.
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New Method Helps Computer Vision Systems Decipher Outdoor Scenes
Carnegie Mellon University researchers have developed a system that enables computers to extract more information from an image by analyzing the physical constraints...
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