No one doubts that social media--all the stuff on Facebook, Twitter and other online forums--provides a rich lode of user sentiment that companies ought to be able...The New York Times From ACM News | April 12, 2010
Researchers say that new three-dimensional sensing technology under development will be more similar to the human eye in the way it enables robots to observe their...SINTEF From ACM TechNews | April 12, 2010
It can traverse rough terrain, accelerate quickly and negotiate sharp turns like other high-performance sports cars, but there's one thing that sets this Audi coupe...The Associated Press From ACM News | April 9, 2010
Getting robotic systems to accurately detect moving and static objects remains an obstacle for more autonomous robots. One possible solution uses light beams for... From ICT Results | April 9, 2010
MIT research scientist Noah Goodman has developed Church, a programming language that combines a rules-based artificial intelligence system with probabilistic inference...MIT News From ACM TechNews | April 7, 2010
Challenges don't get much bigger than trying to create artificial consciousness. Some doubt if it can be done--or if it ever should. Bolder researchers are notAntonio...New Scientist From ACM News | April 7, 2010
Scientists from India's Research and Development Establishment have developed Daksh, a robot designed to detect and dispose of hazardous objects. Sakaal Times From ACM TechNews | April 7, 2010
Boston University engineers are implementing a theoretical approach to optimize automated mission control, which describes mid-level control approaches that go...Asian News International From ACM TechNews | April 5, 2010
University of the Basque Country researchers are studying how hyperspectral images can be applied to mobile robots with the goal of enhancing the robots' capacity...Basque Research From ACM TechNews | April 5, 2010
Japanese scientists worked with robot manufacturer Kokoro to develop a female android that can mimic a person's facial expression. Daily Mail (K) From ACM TechNews | April 5, 2010
Researchers at the University of Twente's MIRA Institute for Biomedical Technology, in partnership with Radboud University, are working to develop robot-assisted...niversity of Twente (Netherlands) From ACM TechNews | April 2, 2010
Vino Farms is one of several farms in California that have invested in the development of a new machine that uses vision systems to mechanically prune vine spurs...Daily Democrat From ACM News | April 2, 2010
Researchers are participating in a European project aimed at developing an intelligent system comprised of a robot and smart sensors that can support independent...niversity of the West of England, Bristol From ACM TechNews | March 31, 2010
Rio Tinto plans to use satellite, motion-sensor technology, and robotics to become the most technologically advanced mining company in the world. PhysOrg.com From ACM TechNews | March 31, 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
Students at the Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya's Castelldefels School of Technology are working with Team FREDNET to place a small robot named PicoRover on...niversitat Politecnica de Catalunya From ACM TechNews | March 26, 2010
Software uploaded to NASA's Mars exploration rover Opportunity gives the rover the ability to make its own choices about whether to make additional observations...NASA From ACM News | March 26, 2010
The Flyfire project at MIT's SENSEable City Laboratory is creating tiny LED-equipped helicopters that will move in concert to create dramatic, free-form displays...By Don Monroe From ACM News | March 25, 2010
A research team at the University of Waterloo has built DeltaBot, a robot that uses cables for arms instead of rigid components and has a cylinder in the middle...TheRecord.com (Canada) From ACM TechNews | March 25, 2010
The AMARSi project aims to build humanoid robots that can autonomously learn and develop motor skills in open-ended environments just as humans do.Wired.co.uk From ACM TechNews | March 17, 2010