Communications of the ACM
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
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Record-Breaking Jumping Robot Can Leap 10-Story Building
Rresearchers have developed a jumping robot that can reach heights of more than 30 meters, or about the height of a 10-story building, after being launched at about...
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'Momentum Computing' Pushes Technology's Thermodynamic Limits
Two University of California, Davis researchers have proposed a computational method for dissipating a small fraction of the heat generated by conventional computer...
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Lego Robot with an Organic 'Brain' Learns to Navigate a Maze
The neuromorphic computing device solved the puzzle by working like an animal brain would.
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Moon's Hidden Depths Uncovered with Algorithm
An international team of scientists developed a deep learning algorithm to more deeply explore permanently shadowed regions of the Moon.
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Firefighting Robots Go Autonomous
Firefighting robots can enter buildings that human firefighters cannot. Researchers are working to develop firefighting robots that can make decisions autonomously...
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