With recent advances in laser rangefinders, faster algorithms, and open source robotic operating systems, researchers are increasing domestic robots' semantic and situational awareness.
Gregory Goth
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Chipping Away at Greenhouse Gases
Power-saving processor algorithms have the potential to create significant energy and cost savings.
Eye-tracking control for mobile phones might lead to a new era of context-aware user interfaces.
Today's data deluge is leading to new approaches to visualize, analyze, and catalog enormous datasets.
Eric Brewer's latest project involves designing and deploying low-cost wireless infrastructure in developing regions.
CS and Biology’s Growing Pains
Biologists can benefit from learning and using the tools of computer science, but several real-world obstacles remain.
The Expeditions in Computing program provides scientists with the funding to work on ambitious, often multidisciplinary research.
The promise of parallel computing has run afoul of the harsh reality of Amdahl's Law, which puts a ceiling on the benefit of converting sequential code to parallel code. The upshot is that parallelism will not necessarily reap rewards.
U.S. Unveils Cybersecurity Plan
'Intent and timing' may help the federal cyberspace initiative work better than previous blueprints.
Researchers are improving unmanned helicopters' capabilities to address regulatory requirements and commercial uses.
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