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.
From ACM TechNews
Context Is Ev . . . Well, Something, Anyway
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have developed a way to improve object recognition systems by using information about their context.
From ICT Results
Machine-Learning Revolutionizes Software Development
Automation technology has revolutionized the fine-tuning needed to maximize software performance on devices such as mobile phones.
From ACM TechNews
Robot Bred in Wales to Seek Life on Red Planet
Aberystwyth University researcher Stephen Pugh has developed a picture-taking robot designed to look for signs of life on Mars. Pugh is fine-tuning the robot's...
From ACM News
Internet's Future on Display at Singularity U.
The Internet of the future is an intelligent network capable of proactively acting on our needs, following us wherever we go, helping provide us with focused health...
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Nasa Grooming Satellite Repair-Bots
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is developing satellite repair-bots to demonstrate the feasibility of refueling, repairing, and servicing...
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The Interpreter in the Laptop
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology scientists will demonstrate a language-to-language translation device at the upcoming CeBIT conference. The device combines automatic...
From Communications of the ACM
Tracking Garbage
Researchers are focusing on the so-called "removal chain" in an attempt to save landfill space, improve recycling rates, and trim the flow of toxic materials into...
From ACM TechNews
Stanford Software Is Gaining the Sophistication to Comprehend What Humans Write
Stanford University professor Chris Manning is working to enable computers to process human language well enough to use the information it conveys. Manning says...
From ACM News
Swarm of Micro-Helicopters Could Create a Giant 3-D Display
Mechanical fireflies could help create a new kind of 3-D display, say researchers at MIT. Standing in for the bioluminescent beetles will be LED-fitted, remotely...
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Robot Provides 3-D Images of Dangerous Locations
Soldiers and first responders may soon have a better way to evaluate the interior of dangerous structures. Students at Missouri S&T, in a joint project with the...
From ICT Results
When Cars Go to Driving School
Posh cars already learn how you like your seat and steering wheel adjusted. The next generation of cars may be smart enough to learn how you drive and warn you...
From ACM TechNews
Dwarf Helicopters, Smart Subs, and Mining Robots to Automate Australia
Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Autonomous Systems (CAS) research director Hugh Durrant-Whyte has led the development of robots for use in...
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Student ses Artificial Intelligence to nderstand Bee Behavior
A computer model of the foraging behavior of bumblebees could be used to determine future policies on genetically modified crops in the United Kingdom and Europe...
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Lego Robot Solves Any Rubik
Be warned my fellow humans, robots will not be satisfied until they defeat us in even the most trivial of contests. Cube Stormer is the latest creation from Mike...
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Surgeons Perform Robot-Assisted Cystectomy
UT Southwestern Medical Center surgeons completed the North Texas region's first robot-assisted bladder removal using the DaVinci system, a four-armed robot controlled...
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Humanoid Robots to Gain Advanced Social Skills
European robotics researchers are developing humanoid robots that can interact with groups of people in a realistic, anthropomorphic way. The HUMAVIPS project...
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Nasa: Robots 'essential' to Endeavour Mission's Success
Robots have a vital role on the space shuttle Endeavour's mission to install two new pieces of the International Space Station. Robotics technology is a critical...
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Ibm's Jeopardy-Playing Machine Now Beats Human Contestants
IBM's Jeopardy-playing supercomputer is now capable of beating human Jeopardy contestants on a regular basis, but has a ways to go before it takes on the likes...
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Dash to the Next Gen of Robots: Small, Cheap, and Feral
The University of California, Berkeley's Biomimetic Millisystems Lab has developed the Dynamic Autonomous Sprawled Hexapod (DASH), a small, inexpensive, and highly...
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