
New Computer Simulator Helps Design Military Strategies Based On Ants' Movements
Researchers in Spain have
designed a system for the
mobility of military troops
within a battlefield
following the mechanisms
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Improved Human, Object Detection Technology With New Computer Software
When searching for
basketball videos online, a
long list of Web sites
appears, which may contain a
picture or a word describing
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Scientists Create Robot Surrogate For Blind Persons In Testing Visual Prostheses
Scientists have created a
remote-controlled robot that
is able to simulate the
"visual" experience of a
blind person who has been
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Is My Robot Happy To See Me?
Scientists tested our
ability to interpret a
robot's "emotion" by reading
its expression to see if
there were any differences
between the ages. They found
that older adults showed
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Illumination-Aware Imaging
October 19, 2009 Conventional imaging systems incorporate a light source for illuminating an object and a separate sensing device for recording the light rays scattered by the object. By using lenses and software, ... > full story -
Intelligent System To Help Autistic Children Recognize Emotions
October 19, 2009 Computer scientists are working on the development of an efficient and intelligent facial expression recognition system. The system is capable of locating the face region using derivative-based ... > full story -
Findings About Veracity Of Peripheral Vision Could Lead To Better Robotic Eyes
October 18, 2009 Psychology researchers have found that peripheral vision is most important for telling us what type of scene we're looking at. Examining how people take in scene information paves the way for ... > full story -
Older Adults Want Robots That Do More Than Vacuum, Researchers Find
October 16, 2009 Researchers have discovered that, contrary to previous assumptions, older adults are more amenable than younger ones to having a robot "perform critical monitoring tasks that would require little ... > full story -
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Computer Helps Deaf Children To Learn Sign Language
October 14, 2009 A computer which automatically recognizes sign language enables children who are deaf or hard of hearing to expand their sign language vocabulary more ... > full story -
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World's Smallest Computers Made of DNA and Other Biological Molecules Made to 'Think' Logically
October 14, 2009 The world's smallest computers, made of DNA and other biological molecules, just got more "user ... > full story -
Researchers Probe Computer 'Commonsense Knowledge'
October 11, 2009 Challenge a simple pocket calculator at arithmetic and you may be left in the dust. But even the most sophisticated computer cannot match the reasoning of a youngster who looks outside, sees a fresh ... > full story -
Stroke Rehabilitation Technology That's Fun And Can Be Used At Home
October 10, 2009 Stroke rehabilitation technology which patients can operate in their own homes while playing computer games, is being developed by academics in the ... > full story -
Household Robots Do Not Protect Users' Security And Privacy, Researchers Say
October 9, 2009 Robots equipped with wireless and sensing capabilities are available for use in the home. But the safety and privacy risks of these devices are not yet adequately addressed, according to a new ... > full story -
Brain-Computer Interface Allows Person-to-person Communication Through Power Of Thought
October 6, 2009 New research from the UK has demonstrated that it is possible for communication from person to person through the power of thought -- with the help of electrodes, a computer and Internet connection. ... > full story
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