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In an interview, Google Glass project leader Babak Parviz discusses where the wearable device is heading in the near future. IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | January 7, 2013
IEEE's Erico Guizzo and Hizook.com founder Travis Deyle make several predictions regarding what will be big news in robotics this year.IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | March 22, 2012
When Microsoft was developing its Kinect 3D sensor, a critical task was to calibrate its algorithms to rapidly and accurately recognize parts of the human body,...IEEE Spectrum From ACM Opinion | January 17, 2012
On 6 August, peaceful protests over the police shooting of a local man in London's Tottenham district exploded into full-blown riots. During four days of assaults...IEEE Spectrum From ACM News | November 2, 2011
Once a secret project, Google's autonomous vehicles are now out in the open, quite literally, with the company test-driving them on public roads and, on one occasion...IEEE Spectrum From ACM News | October 20, 2011
Lego Universe, the online computer game scheduled for release in October, marks the legendary company's first foray into massively multiplayer gaming, and for...IEEE Spectrum From ACM News | July 8, 2010
Roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro, one of the world's most brilliant—and controversial—android makers, has built android copies of a child, a woman, and now, himself.IEEE Spectrum From ACM News | March 29, 2010
Telepresence technology has a long way to go before people can perform everyday duties with robotic avatars. Present-day telepresence interfaces consist of joysticks...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | October 5, 2009