http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/computers_math/artificial_intelligence/ Artificial Intelligence News. Everything on AI including futuristic robots with artificial intelligence, computer models of human intelligence and more. en-us Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:05:01 EST Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:05:01 EST 60 http://www.sciencedaily.com/images/logosmall.gif http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/computers_math/artificial_intelligence/ For more science articles, visit ScienceDaily. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120203101153.htm Understanding the human mind is the key to social robotics, and researchers describe what we can expect from this field in the future. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:11:11 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120203101153.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120201102829.htm The active learning algorithm is faster and more accurate in guessing the age of an individual than conventional algorithms. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:28:28 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120201102829.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120118101415.htm Norwegian researchers have borrowed a page from game developers to devise simulation technology that can save lives in many parts of the world by helping to reduce the damage from catastrophic floods. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:14:14 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120118101415.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111221091922.htm A question confronting neuroscientists and computer vision researchers alike is how objects can be identified by simply "looking" at an image. But teaching a computer to "know" what it's looking at is far harder. Scientists have now modeled human brain structure to develop better programming approaches for computer object identification. Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:19:19 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111221091922.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111122112020.htm The Kilobots are coming. Computer scientists and engineers have developed and licensed technology that will make it easy to test collective algorithms on hundreds, or even thousands, of tiny robots. Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:20:20 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111122112020.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111117144043.htm Scientists have now discovered how bacteria collectively gather information to learn about their environment and find an optimal path to growth. This research will allow scientists to design a new generation of "smart robots" that can form intelligent swarms and aid in the development of medical micro-robots used to treat diseases in the human body. Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:40:40 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111117144043.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111116081751.htm RIKEN, the University of Tsukuba, and Fujitsu Limited have announced that they received top-ranking in all four benchmarks for the performance results of the "K computer" at the 2011 HPC Challenge Awards. Wed, 16 Nov 2011 08:17:17 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111116081751.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111109115651.htm The brain likes stereotypes -- at least for movements. Simple actions are most often performed in the same manner. A mathematical model explains why this is the case and could be used to generate more natural robot movements and to adapt prosthetic movements. Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:56:56 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111109115651.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111107161758.htm Robotics researchers have developed an ingenious technical solution that gives robots a human face. By using a projector to beam the 3D image of a face onto the back of a plastic mask, and a computer to control voice and facial expressions, the researchers have succeeded in creating Mask-bot, a startlingly human-like plastic head. Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:17:17 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111107161758.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111102125355.htm Both boys and girls who play video games tend to be more creative, regardless of whether the games are violent or nonviolent, according to new research. Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:53:53 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111102125355.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111102093053.htm A flying robot as small as a dinner plate that can zoom to hard-to-reach places and a fleet of eco-friendly robotic farm-hands are just two of the exciting projects a robotics team in Australia is working on. Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:30:30 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111102093053.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111102082727.htm Teaming up with investigators from the State Office of Criminal Investigation in Berlin, Fraunhofer researchers have come up with an automated assistance system for image and video evaluation that can detect child-pornographic images from among even large volumes of data. Soon, it will make prosecutors‘ work easier. Wed, 02 Nov 2011 08:27:27 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111102082727.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111028142510.htm The merging of two technologies under development -- plasmonics and nanophotonics -- is promising the emergence of new "quantum information systems" far more powerful than today's computers. Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:25:25 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111028142510.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111027082753.htm A researcher in The Netherlands has developed a smart eye-surgery robot that allows eye surgeons to operate with increased ease and greater precision on the retina and the vitreous humor of the eye. The system also extends the effective period during which ophthalmologists can carry out these intricate procedures. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 08:27:27 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111027082753.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111025102320.htm More than three centuries after it was devised, the 75,000-character "Copiale Cipher" has finally been broken. The mysterious cryptogram, bound in gold and green brocade paper, reveals the rituals and political leanings of a 18th-century secret society in Germany. Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:23:23 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111025102320.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111023135651.htm A new study conducted in an eye clinic in India found that correction of amblyopia, also called "lazy eye," can be achieved in many older children, if they stick to a regimen that includes playing video games and standard amblyopia treatment. Sun, 23 Oct 2011 13:56:56 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111023135651.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111020024710.htm Constraints on creativity imposed by computer-aided design tools are being overcome, thanks to a novel system that incorporates eye-tracking technology. Thu, 20 Oct 2011 02:47:47 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111020024710.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111017214919.htm When engineers outfitted a six-legged robotic bug with wings in an effort to improve its mobility, they unexpectedly shed some light on the evolution of flight. The wings nearly doubled the running speed of the 25-gram robot, but was that good enough for takeoff? Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:49:49 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111017214919.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111017214917.htm A six-legged, 25 gram robot has been fitted with flapping wings in order to gain an insight into the evolution of early birds and insects. Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:49:49 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111017214917.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111012185624.htm New research finds that the lack of gestural information from both speaker and listener limits successful communication in virtual environments. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:56:56 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111012185624.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111012124019.htm After excessively violent events, shoot 'em up games regularly come under scrutiny. In Norway, several first-person shooter games disappeared from the market for a while after the killings. Does intense fighting on a flat screen display also result in aggressive behavior in real life? Researchers have found brain activity patterns in heavy gamers that differed from those of non-gamers. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:40:40 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111012124019.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111011074632.htm Researchers in the UK have a goal to build over 30 more KASPAR robots to help children with autism. Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:46:46 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111011074632.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111004121251.htm Using millions of Twitter subscribers as living "sensors," engineers have found a way to monitor fans' levels of excitement and to keep track of the action in National Football League games -- without ever switching on a TV. SportSense is a computer program the engineers created to analyze NFL fan tweets in real time. Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:12:12 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111004121251.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110903143032.htm Infants spend their first few months learning to find their way around and manipulating objects, and they are very flexible about it: Cups can come in different shapes and sizes, but they all have handles. So do pitchers, so we pick them up the same way. Now researchers are teaching robots to manipulate objects and find their way around in new environments. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 14:30:30 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110903143032.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110903140012.htm Embedding advertisements in violent video games leads to lower brand recall and negative brand attitudes suggesting advertisers should think twice about including such ads in a media campaign, according to new research. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 14:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110903140012.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110826085153.htm When your email program or word processor "hangs" it is annoying, you lose messages or have to reboot your computer and start that writing project again if you hadn't saved the text. But, we depending increasingly on computers in almost all walks of life, not least critical systems such as air-traffic control, in which the computer "hanging" can be life threatening. Fri, 26 Aug 2011 08:51:51 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110826085153.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110824091546.htm Researchers have developed a new way to generate music and control computers. Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:15:15 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110824091546.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110818132152.htm Computer scientists in the field of artificial intelligence have made an important advance that blends computer vision, machine learning and automated planning, and created a new system that may improve everything from factory efficiency to airport operation or nursing care. And it's based on watching the Oregon State University Beavers play football. Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:21:21 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110818132152.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110818101433.htm Forget draft tables and complicated computer-aided design programs: You dream it. Endless Forms helps you design it. Engineers are allowing anyone to point, click, collaborate and create online in the evolution of printable, three-dimensional objects. Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:14:14 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110818101433.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110817175918.htm Researchers have developed new computational tools that help computers determine whether faces fall into categories like attractive or threatening, according to a recent paper. Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:59:59 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110817175918.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110804133602.htm Flashing signal lamps and unfamiliar control elements tend to worry car drivers. Scientists in Germany in cooperation with engineers at Audi AG have developed an Avatar-based Virtual Co-driver System (AviCoS) to support the driver with explicit information on the vehicle in a natural-language dialog -- supported by images and videos -- making cumbersome paging through owner's manuals a thing of the past. Thu, 04 Aug 2011 13:36:36 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110804133602.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110802085828.htm With the aim of better protecting endangered species, game wardens are studying the behavior of surviving great apes in the wild. This is often painstaking work because it is difficult to distinguish between different individuals. A new software system will make things easier by analyzing the animals' faces for individual identification. Tue, 02 Aug 2011 08:58:58 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110802085828.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110727131418.htm Information technologists have used game theory to develop a defense mechanism for networks that is more effective than previous approaches. Wed, 27 Jul 2011 13:14:14 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110727131418.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110727083654.htm Robot trading agents, which already dominate the foreign exchange markets, have now been definitively shown to beat human traders at the same game. Wed, 27 Jul 2011 08:36:36 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110727083654.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110725091443.htm Engineers are developing bio-inspired integrated circuit technology which mimics the neuron structure and operation of the brain. Mon, 25 Jul 2011 09:14:14 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110725091443.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110721112624.htm Scientists have develop robots equipped with cameras that can navigate the underground pipes of a nuclear reactor to check for corrosion by propelling themselves with internal networks of valves and pumps. Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:26:26 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110721112624.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110720142501.htm Researchers have now taken a major step toward creating artificial intelligence -- not in a robot or a silicon chip, but in a test tube. The researchers are the first to have made an artificial neural network out of DNA, creating a circuit of interacting molecules that can recall memories based on incomplete patterns, just as a brain can. Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:25:25 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110720142501.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110718101202.htm After examining 18,000 online articles published by the Financial Times, The New York Times, and the BBC, scientists discovered that verbs and nouns used by financial commentators converge in a 'herd-like' fashion in the lead up to a stock market bubble. The findings show that trends in word use financial journalists correlate closely with changes in leading stock indices. Mon, 18 Jul 2011 10:12:12 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110718101202.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110715135327.htm The best way for autonomous machines, networks and robots to improve in future will be for them to publish their own upgrade suggestions on the Internet. This transparent dialogue should help humans to both guide and trust them, according to new research. Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:53:53 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110715135327.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110714191539.htm Cognitive scientist have taken a peek inside the brains of people viewing videos of a humanoid robot. The functional MRI study suggests that what may be going on in the "uncanny valley" phenomenon is due to a perceptual mismatch between appearance and motion. Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:15:15 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110714191539.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110712133330.htm Researchers have created a system that allows a computer to learn to play a computer game by learning the language required to read the manual. Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:33:33 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110712133330.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110708083312.htm The modern working world is no longer conceivable without robots. They assist humans in manufacturing, laboratories or medicine. In the future, a new projection and camera-based system will prevent collisions between robots and humans working together, German researchers say. Fri, 08 Jul 2011 08:33:33 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110708083312.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110706144624.htm Computer scientists have sifted through two billion 'tweets' for information on where people are sick, what ails them, and what they're doing about it. Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:46:46 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110706144624.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110629083237.htm Researchers in Spain are working to create a robotic hand that can reproduce the abilities and movements of a human hand in order to achieve the optimal manipulation of objects. Wed, 29 Jun 2011 08:32:32 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110629083237.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110623130736.htm The development of 'brain-like' computers has taken a major step forward. A new study involved the first ever demonstration of simultaneous information processing and storage using phase-change materials. This new technique could revolutionize computing by making computers faster and more energy-efficient, as well as making them more closely resemble biological systems. Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:07:07 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110623130736.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110620161310.htm Two new techniques for computer-vision technology mimic how humans perceive three-dimensional shapes by instantly recognizing objects no matter how they are twisted or bent, an advance that could help machines see more like people. Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:13:13 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110620161310.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110616193623.htm A brain implant developed at the University of Michigan uses the body's skin like a conductor to wirelessly transmit the brain's neural signals to control a computer, and may eventually be used to reactivate paralyzed limbs. Thu, 16 Jun 2011 19:36:36 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110616193623.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110614100517.htm Researchers have developed a new method that can accurately predict the behavior of players in online role-playing games. The tool could be used by the game industry to develop new game content, or to help steer players to the parts of a game they will enjoy most. Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:05:05 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110614100517.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110609112911.htm Researchers have developed a new technique for using multi-core chips more efficiently, significantly enhancing a computer's ability to build computer models of biological systems. The technique improved the efficiency of algorithms used to build models of biological systems more than seven-fold, creating more realistic models that can account for uncertainty and biological variation. This could impact research areas ranging from drug development to the engineering of biofuels. Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:29:29 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110609112911.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110531155354.htm A new system called EnerJ helps computer programmers go green, letting them cut a program's energy consumption by up to 50 percent. Tue, 31 May 2011 15:53:53 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110531155354.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110526123331.htm Imagine a robot able to retrieve a pile of laundry from the back of a cluttered closet, deliver it to a washing machine, start the cycle and then zip off to the kitchen to start preparing dinner. This may have been a domestic dream a half-century ago, when the fields of robotics and artificial intelligence first captured public imagination. However, it quickly became clear that even "simple" human actions are extremely difficult to replicate in robots. Now, computer scientists are tackling the problem with a hierarchical, progressive algorithm that has the potential to greatly reduce the computational cost associated with performing complex actions. Thu, 26 May 2011 12:33:33 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110526123331.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110526091300.htm Up until recently, users needed a mouse and a keyboard, a touch-screen or a joystick to control a computer system. Researchers in Germany have now developed a new kind of gesture command system that makes it possible to use just the fingers of a hand. Thu, 26 May 2011 09:13:13 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110526091300.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110526064340.htm A musical computer game to help children with autism learn and relax has been unveiled by graduate students in the UK. Thu, 26 May 2011 06:43:43 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110526064340.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110517141453.htm Researchers have adopted an innovative data collection method for their latest work in the area of computer vision -- a music video. Computer vision, a developing technology, aims to give eyesight to machines and is currently used in a range of applications. These include Microsoft's Kinect, which detects poses in order for game play to be controlled using only the body, and cell-phone technology that allows users to cash checks by merely snapping a picture. Tue, 17 May 2011 14:14:14 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110517141453.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516091230.htm Scientists are attempting to replicate human attributes and abilities such as detailed vision, spatial perception and object grasping in robots. Mon, 16 May 2011 09:12:12 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516091230.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110515201320.htm Computer games are not just for kids. New research shows that computer games can speed up and improve a patient's recovery from paralysis after a stroke. Sun, 15 May 2011 20:13:13 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110515201320.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110515201314.htm Researchers have analyzed in unprecedented detail the physical and chemical properties of an electronic device that computer engineers hope will transform computing. Sun, 15 May 2011 20:13:13 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110515201314.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110513112246.htm Move your arm and the robot imitates your movement. This type of intuitive handling is now possible thanks to a new input device that will simplify the control of industrial robots in the future. But that is not all: The sensor system can also help regulate the movements of active prostheses. Fri, 13 May 2011 11:22:22 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110513112246.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110509151252.htm Researchers have built a robot that can penetrate and "swim" through granular material. In this study, they show that by varying the shape of the robot's head or by tilting it up or down, they can control the robot's vertical movement in complex environments. Machines able to navigate through complex dirt and rubble environments could help rescuers after natural disasters like earthquakes and landslides. Mon, 09 May 2011 15:12:12 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110509151252.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110505164535.htm Students have created a system that pairs an EEG headset with a 3-D theatrical flying harness, allowing users to "fly" by controlling their thoughts. The "Infinity Simulator" will make its debut with an art installation in which participants rise into the air -- and trigger light, sound, and special effects -- by calming their thoughts. Thu, 05 May 2011 16:45:45 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110505164535.htm