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Piecing Together The Next Generation Of Cognitive Robots
European researchers are
making progress on piecing
together a new generation of
machines that are more aware
of their environment and
better able to interact with
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Next Step In Robot Development Is Child's Play
Teaching robots to
understand enough about the
real world to allow them act
independently has proved to
be much more difficult than
first thought. The team
... > full story
New Robots Can Provide Elder Care For Aging Baby Boomers
Over 77 million baby boomers
will retire in the next 30
years, and robots are ready
to assist with elder care.
Engineers have created a
robotic assistant that can
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Cornell Robot Sets A Record For Distance Walking
We're not sure what brand of
batteries it was using, but
the Cornell Ranger robot
just kept going and going
April 3 when it set an
unofficial world record by
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'What Can I, Robot, Do With That?'
April 22, 2008 — A new approach to robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) could lead to a revolution in the field by shifting the focus from what a thing is to how it can be used. Identifying what a robot is ... > full story -
Soccer Robots Compete For The Title
April 4, 2008 — Robot soccer is an ambitious high-tech competition for universities, research institutes and industry. Several major tournaments are planned for 2008, the biggest of which is the 'RoboCup German ... > full story -
New Breed Of Cognitive Robot Is A Lot Like A Puppy
March 31, 2008 — Designers of artificial cognitive systems have tended to adopt one of two approaches to building robots that can think for themselves: classical rule-based artificial intelligence or artificial ... > full story -
Robotic Minds Think Alike?
March 31, 2008 — Most schoolchildren struggle to learn geometry, but they are still able to catch a ball without first calculating its parabola. Why should robots be any different? Researchers have developed an ... > full story -
Robot Fetches Objects With Just A Point And A Click
March 20, 2008 — Researchers have created a robot, designed to help users with limited mobility with everyday tasks, that moves autonomously to an item selected with a green laser pointer, picks up the item and then ... > full story -
First Humanoid Robot That Will Develop Language May Be Coming Soon
March 4, 2008 — iCub, a one metre-high baby robot which will be used to study how a robot could quickly pick up language skills, will be available next year. ITALK aims to teach the robot to speak by employing the ... > full story -
Choice Of Robot Companion Depends On Personality Type
February 28, 2008 — The type of robot chosen as a personal companion depends very much on their personality type. People with more extrovert personalities tend to choose more humanoid robots, which have a greater ... > full story -
Killer Military Robots Pose Latest Threat To Humanity, Robotics Expert Warns
February 28, 2008 — A robotics expert has issued stark warnings over the threat posed to humanity by new robot weapons being developed by powers worldwide. He expressed concerns that we are beginning to see the first ... > full story -
Doggie Robot Eases Loneliness In Nursing Home Residents As Well As Real Dog, Study Finds
February 26, 2008 — A doggie robot works about as well as a real pooch in making nursing home residents feel less lonely, a new study finds. The researchers compared how residents of three nursing homes interacted with ... > full story -
New Robotics Will Soon Revolutionize Industry And Services World
January 30, 2008 — In the past few years industrial processes have monopolized practically all robotic developments and applications. However, the current tendency is marked by new robotics which will have a great ... > full story
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