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Beer-Pouring Robot Programmed to Anticipate Human Actions
May 28, 2013 — Understanding when and where to pour a beer or knowing when to offer assistance opening a refrigerator door can be difficult for a robot because of the many variables it encounters while assessing ... > full story -
Rats Have a Double View of the World
May 27, 2013 — Scientists using miniaturized high-speed cameras and high-speed behavioral tracking have discovered that rats move their eyes in opposite directions in both the horizontal and the vertical plane when ... > full story -
Facial-Recognition Technology Proves Its Mettle
May 24, 2013 — In a study that evaluated some of the latest in automatic facial recognition technology, researchers were able to quickly identify one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects from law enforcement ... > full story -
Perfect Skin: More Touchy-Feely Robots
May 24, 2013 — Robots could become a lot more 'sensitive' thanks to new artificial skins and sensor technologies. Leading to better robotic platforms that could one day be used in industry, hospitals and even at ... > full story -
Eyes on the Prey: Researchers Analyse the Hunting Behaviour of Fish Larvae in Virtual Reality
May 22, 2013 — Moving objects attract greater attention -- a fact exploited by video screens in public spaces and animated advertising banners on the Internet. For most animal species, moving objects also play a ... > full story -
The Pirate Ant: A New Species from the Philippines With a Bizarre Pigmentation Pattern
May 21, 2013 — Scientists discovered and described a bizarre species of pirate ant. The new Cardiocondyla pirata has its name inspired by its strange pigmentation that consist of two eye-patch like dark stripes ... > full story -
A Tiny Programmable Fly's Eye
May 21, 2013 — A novel curved artificial compound eye (CurvACE) has been created. Compared to single-lens eyes, compound eyes offer lower resolution, but significantly larger fields of view, thin package, and with ... > full story -
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Technique Helps Robotic Vehicles Find Their Way, Help Humans
May 14, 2013 — Engineers have developed a technique called LOBOT that provides accurate, real-time, 3-D positions in both indoor and outdoor ... > full story -
Photonic Quantum Computers: A Brighter Future Than Ever
May 13, 2013 — Harnessing the unique features of the quantum world promises a dramatic speed-up in information processing as compared to the fastest classical machines. Scientists have succeeded in prototyping a ... > full story -
Sense of Touch Reproduced Through Prosthetic Hand
May 9, 2013 — Neurobiologists have shown how an organism can sense a tactile stimulus, in real time, through an artificial sensor for the first ... > full story
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