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Robots Will Quickly Recognize and Respond to Human Gestures, With New Algorithms

New intelligent algorithms could help robots to quickly recognize and respond to human gestures. Researchers have created a computer ...  > full story

Humanoid Robot Works Side by Side With People

The first robots reached the world of industry over 60 years ago. Since then, for security reasons, they have performed their work isolated in cages, and that ...  > full story

Morphing Robots and Shape-Shifting Sculptures: Origami-Inspired Design Merges Engineering, Art

Researchers have shown how to create morphing robotic mechanisms and shape-shifting sculptures from a single sheet of paper ...  > full story

People With Paralysis Control Robotic Arms to Reach and Grasp Using Brain Computer Interface

Two people with tetraplegia were able to reach for and grasp objects in three-dimensional space with robotic arms that they ...  > full story

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  Robot Reveals the Inner Workings of Brain Cells: Automated Way to Record Electrical Activity Inside Neurons in the Living Brain

  May 6, 2012 — Researchers have developed a way to automate the process of finding and recording information from neurons in the living brain. The researchers have shown that a robotic arm guided by a ... > full story
• Computer Programming
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  Distributed Computing
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  Website Security: Spot a Bot to Stop a Botnet

  May 1, 2012 — Computer scientists have developed a two-pronged algorithm that can detect the presence of a botnet on a computer network and block its malicious activities before it causes too much ... > full story
• Robotics
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  Engineering
  Vehicles
  Disaster Plan
   
  

  Robots Fighting Wars Could Be Blamed for Mistakes on the Battlefield

  April 23, 2012 — Humans apply a moderate amount of morality and other human characteristics to robots that are equipped with social capabilities and are capable of harming humans, new findings ... > full story
• Asteroids, Comets and Meteors
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  Finding ET May Require Giant Robotic Leap

  April 18, 2012 — Autonomous, self-replicating robots -- exobots -- are the way to explore the universe, find and identify extraterrestrial life and perhaps clean up space debris in the process, according to an ... > full story
• Video Games
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  Game of Go: A Complex Network

  April 16, 2012 — Could computers ever beat the best 'go' players? Although unthinkable at this stage, this could soon become possible, thanks to theorists. For the first time, scientists have applied network theory ... > full story
• Computer Modeling
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  Computer Scientist Leads the Way to the Next Revolution in Artificial Intelligence

  April 2, 2012 — Scientists have taken Alan Turing's work to its next logical step, translating her 1993 discovery into an adaptable computational system that learns and evolves way much more like our brains ... > full story
• Robotics
  Robotics Research
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  Electricity
  Technology
  Engineering
   
  

  Whether Grasping Easter Eggs or Glass Bottles, This Robotic Hand Uses Tact

  March 30, 2012 — It may be difficult to imagine, but pouring juice into a plastic cup can be a great challenge to a robot. While one hand holds the glass bottle firmly, the other one must gently grasp the cup. ... > full story
• Robotics
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  Artificial Intelligence
  Technology
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  'Living' Micro-Robot Could Detect Diseases in Humans

  March 29, 2012 — A tiny prototype robot that functions like a living creature is being developed which one day could be safely used to pinpoint diseases within the human body. Called 'Cyberplasm', it will combine ... > full story
• Artificial Intelligence
  Perception
  Language Acquisition
  Computer Science
  Computer Programming
  Information Technology
   

  Computer System Identifies Liars

  March 26, 2012 — Computer scientists are exploring whether machines can read the visual cues that give away deceit. Results so far are promising: In a study of 40 videotaped conversations, an automated system that ... > full story
• Vehicles
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  Swarming and Transporting

  March 23, 2012 — On its own, an ant is not particularly clever. But in a community, the insects can solve complicated tasks. Researchers intend to put this "swarm intelligence“ to use in the logistics field. ... > full story

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