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Artificial intelligence creeps into daily life
Dec 15, 2016 (AFP)
Mark Zuckerberg envisions a software system inspired by the "Iron Man" character Jarvis as a virtual butler managing his household. The Facebook founder's dream...
A skillful rescue robot with remote-control function
Dec 14, 2016 (SPX)
A group of Japanese researchers developed a prototype construction robot for disaster relief situations. This prototype has drastically improved operability and...
Internal sensors help soft robot hand feel the world like a human
Dec 12, 2016 (UPI)
Most robots rely on external sensors to feel the outside world. To give robots a more human-like sense of touch, researchers at Cornell ditched those bulky and ...
Chinese firm scraps German tech deal after US block
Dec 08, 2016 (AFP)
A Chinese company on Thursday said it had scrapped plans to purchase German semiconductor equipment maker Aixtron after US President Barack Obama blocked a key ...
Boeing to acquire Liquid Robotics
Dec 07, 2016 (UPI)
Boeing will soon purchase autonomous maritime systems developer Liquid Robotics, expanding its seabed-to-space autonomous assets. Neither company has revealed t...
Wall-jumping robot is most vertically agile ever built
Dec 07, 2016 (SPX)
Roboticists at UC Berkeley have designed a small robot that can leap into the air and then spring off a wall, or perform multiple vertical jumps in a row, resul...
China criticises US decision to block Aixtron deal
Dec 05, 2016 (AFP)
China Monday criticised a US decision to block a Chinese company's purchase of German semiconductor equipment maker Aixtron, saying business should not be polit...
US moves to block Chinese purchase of German tech firm Aixtron
Dec 03, 2016 (AFP)
US President Barack Obama on Friday moved to block a Chinese company's purchase of German semiconductor equipment maker Aixtron by rejecting the inclusion of Ai...
What do Netflix, Google and planetary systems have in common?
Dec 02, 2016 (SPX)
Machine learning is a powerful tool used for a variety of tasks in modern life, from fraud detection and sorting spam in Google, to making movie recommendations...
From Monterey Bay to Europa
Dec 01, 2016 (JPL)
If you think operating a robot in space is hard, try doing it in the ocean. Saltwater can corrode your robot and block its radio signals. Kelp forests can tangl...
DARPA Creating Industry Government Group for Safe Operation of Space Robotics
Nov 30, 2016 (SPX)
Recent technological advances have made the longstanding dream of on-orbit robotic servicing of satellites a near-term possibility. The potential advantages of ...
Metallic Glass Gears Make for Graceful Robots
Nov 30, 2016 (JPL)
Throw a baseball, and you might say it's all in the wrist. For robots, it's all in the gears. Gears are essential for precision robotics. They allow limbs to tu...
Designing Agile Human-Machine Teams
Nov 29, 2016 (SPX)
Modern military operations are dynamic and complex-requiring, for example, that infantry squads carry out their missions simultaneously in the 3-dimensional phy...
It takes less than a second to tell humans from androids
Nov 29, 2016 (SPX)
It can be hard to tell the difference between humans and androids in such sci-fi TV shows as "Westworld." But in real life, beyond our screens, the human brain ...
Nylon fibers made to flex like muscles
Nov 25, 2016 (SPX)
Artificial muscles - materials that contract and expand somewhat like muscle fibers do - can have many applications, from robotics to components in the automobi...
Micro-bubbles make big impact
Nov 25, 2016 (SPX)
The quest to develop a wireless micro-robot for biomedical applications requires a small-scale "motor" that can be wirelessly powered through biological media. ...
New standard helps optical trackers follow moving objects precisely
Nov 25, 2016 (SPX)
Throwing a perfect strike in virtual bowling doesn't require your gaming system to precisely track the position and orientation of your swinging arm. But if you...
New AI algorithm taught by humans learns beyond its training
Nov 18, 2016 (SPX)
"Hey Siri, how's my hair?" Your smartphone may soon be able to give you an honest answer, thanks to a new machine learning algorithm designed by U of T Engineer...
Researchers question if banning of 'killer robots' actually will stop robots from killing
Nov 17, 2016 (SPX)
A University at Buffalo research team has published a paper that implies that the rush to ban and demonize autonomous weapons or "killer robots" may be a tempor...
Researchers create living bio-hybrid system
Nov 17, 2016 (SPX)
One of the biggest challenges in cognitive or rehabilitation neurosciences is the ability to design a functional hybrid system that can connect and exchange inf...
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