Daniel A. Spielman and colleague Shang-hua Teng solved the mystery of the Simplex Method using a technique called smoothed analysis…
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From driverless cars to delivery drones, a new generation of robots is about to revolutionize the way people work, drive and shop.The New York Times From ACM News | June 20, 2014
Ever since the computer scientist John McCarthy coined the term artificial intelligence in 1955, the field has gone through cycles of boundless optimism and sobering...The New York Times From ACM News | June 12, 2014
Human error is the culprit in 93 percent of automobile crashes—including the pileup last weekend that left Tracy Morgan in critical condition, caused, prosecutors...The New York Times From ACM News | June 11, 2014
Remember the prediction that one day your oven would be connected to the Internet and have the ability to talk to your car?The New York Times From ACM News | May 15, 2014
Given the fast-paced changes that happen in technology, predicting the future has become more fun than guessing who will win the Super Bowl or "Dancing With the...The New York Times From ACM News | April 24, 2014
Computers have entered the age when they are able to learn from their own mistakes, a development that is about to turn the digital world on its head.The New York Times From ACM News | December 30, 2013
The Schaft robot developed by Japanese researchers dominated the U.S. Pentagon's Defense Advance Research Projects Agency's Robotics Challenge 2013 Trials. The New York Times From ACM TechNews | December 23, 2013
An international competition to pave the way for a new generation of rescue robots was dominated by a team of Japanese roboticists who were students in the laboratory...The New York Times From ACM News | December 23, 2013
China's latest display of ambition in space involves sending a Jade Rabbit roaming across the Bay of Rainbows.The New York Times From ACM News | December 2, 2013
On a recent morning Natanel Dukan walked into the Paris offices of the French robot maker Aldebaran and noticed one of the company's humanoid NAO robots sitting...The New York Times From ACM News | October 31, 2013
The latest work in the realm of artificial intelligence by scientists, roboticists, and others could potentially transform the world within the next five years. ...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | October 18, 2013
A gaggle of Harry Potter fans descended for several days this summer on the Oregon Convention Center in Portland for the Leaky Con gathering, an annual haunt of...The New York Times From ACM News | October 16, 2013