Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have developed a way to improve object recognition systems by using information about their context. MIT News From ACM TechNews | March 10, 2010
Automation technology has revolutionized the fine-tuning needed to maximize software performance on devices such as mobile phones. From ICT Results | March 9, 2010
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...Western Mail (Wales) From ACM TechNews | March 8, 2010
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...CNET From ACM News | March 4, 2010
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is developing satellite repair-bots to demonstrate the feasibility of refueling, repairing, and servicing...Discovery News From ACM TechNews | March 4, 2010
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology scientists will demonstrate a language-to-language translation device at the upcoming CeBIT conference. The device combines automatic...Karlsruche Institute of Technology From ACM TechNews | March 3, 2010
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...Samuel Greengard From Communications of the ACM | March 1, 2010
Stanford University professor Chris Manning is working to enable computers to process human language well enough to use the information it conveys. Manning says...Stanford Report (CA) From ACM TechNews | February 22, 2010
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...Wired From ACM News | February 22, 2010
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...Missouri niversity of Science and Technology From ACM News | February 22, 2010
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 ICT Results | February 8, 2010
Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Autonomous Systems (CAS) research director Hugh Durrant-Whyte has led the development of robots for use in...Computerworld Australia From ACM TechNews | February 19, 2010
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...niversity of Exeter From ACM TechNews | February 19, 2010
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...Singularity Hub From ACM News | February 19, 2010
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...T Southwestern Medical Center From ACM News | February 18, 2010
European robotics researchers are developing humanoid robots that can interact with groups of people in a realistic, anthropomorphic way. The HUMAVIPS project...Wired.co.uk From ACM TechNews | February 17, 2010
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...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | February 16, 2010
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...NetworkWorld From ACM News | February 11, 2010
The University of California, Berkeley's Biomimetic Millisystems Lab has developed the Dynamic Autonomous Sprawled Hexapod (DASH), a small, inexpensive, and highly...CITRIS Newsletter From ACM TechNews | February 10, 2010
A team of researchers at the Center for Automotive Research at Stanford (CARS) has filled the trunk of an Audi TTS with computers and GPS receivers, transforming...Stanford News From ACM News | February 5, 2010