Artificial Intelligence: Robots Advance, But Still Can't Imitate Humans
We have built machines capable of summoning the artificial intelligence needed to defeat a human on 'Jeopardy,' but grocery shopping is still beyond their metallic grasp.
Lingodroids: New robots which invent their own language
Scientists have designed a pair of robots which have the ability to communicate with each other using their own set of generated language, a report said
Researchers Build Time Machine – Sort Of
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon use HTML5 based browser technology to create a hyperactive time-lapse high-resolution video and image sequencing feature.
Robot Throws First Pitch At Phillies Game
The first ball at the Phillies-Brewers game will get thrown by a robot -- but Roy Halladay's job is still safe.
US Department of Energy's robots to analyze radiation in Fukushima nuclear reactors [VIDEO]
The Department of Energy has been working around the clock to provide whatever assistance we can to the Government of Japan as they work to bring the Fukushima nuclear reactors under control. One unique capability that the Department has recently mobilized to help in this situation is an expertise in robotics.
Robots Invade The Smithsonian
Robots will take over the Smithsonian next week during National Robotics Week
Robot Knows When It's Being Ignored
Researchers have created a robot that has the ability to subtly get someone’s attention when it is being ignored.
Submersible robot manned by zoo visitors helps researchers unravel deep sea mysteries
A submersible robot named CLEO manned by children visiting the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium is helping scientists develop technology that could unravel the mysteries of the world's deepest reefs.
Pentagon's flying car to get robot pilot from Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Institute
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded a 17-month, $988,000 contract to Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Institute to develop an autonomous flight system for the Transformer Program.
iCub the robot helps scientists understand humans
Robots that can make their own decisions have so far been confined to science fiction movies, but a child-sized figure with big eyes and a white face is trying hard to turn fiction into reality.
Data Robotics' DRoboPro Data Storage - Manages Itself
Data Robotics has released its first small and medium businesses (SMBs) data storage system that manages itself.
Robot model no challenge yet to human rivals
It may have been a fashion first, but supermodel Naomi Campbell has nothing to fear.
Japan robot model no challenge yet to human rivals
It may have been a fashion first, but supermodel Naomi Campbell has nothing to fear.
(VIDEO) UK team builds robot fish to detect pollution
Robot fish developed by British scientists are to be released into the sea off north Spain to detect pollution.
Japanese fashion robot to hit Tokyo catwalks
From IT labs to photo grabs, a Japanese humanoid robot will soon be strutting her hard- and soft-ware stuff on the fashion catwalk.
Robotic suit augments farmer strength
Researchers in Japan have made a new robotic suit that will aid farmers with augmented strength for the laborious task of tending the fields.
Japan's robots slug it out to be world champ
At Tokyo's 12th Robo-One Grand Championship match, two-legged robots jabbed, ducked, hurled balloons and even sang in their quest to become world champ.
Play ping-pong or feed the baby at Tokyo robot fair
Find a high-tech ping-pong pal, see an android patient twitch in pain and experience breast feeding, even if you're a man.
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SUV with mind of its own wins robot car race
A souped-up Chevy Tahoe sports utility vehicle with a mind of its own was declared the winner of a robot car race on Sunday after it traveled without help from humans for six hours and 60 miles
Tokyo soccer robots don't quite have Becks appeal
David Beckham doesn't have anything to fear from robot players -- for now. At an indoor field in Tokyo, dozens of robots played soccer while others danced to samba music to cheer them on.
IRobot develops gutter cleaner, mobile phone
IRobot Corp, a maker of vacuums and bomb defusers, said on Thursday it has developed a device for cleaning gutters on homes and a Web-controlled robot with a video phone.
Robots turn off senior citizens in aging Japan
Ifbot, the resident robot at a Japanese nursing home, can converse, sing, express emotions and give trivia quizzes to seniors to help with their mental agility. Yet the pale-green gizmo has spent much of the past two years languishing in a corner alone.
iRobot revamps vacuums, plans more home robots
iRobot Corp, a robot maker that sells floor cleaners as well as devices that defuse bombs, introduced on Wednesday a new line of vacuums in hopes of generating cash to invest in a wider range of products.
iRobot to Deliver $6.9 Million in PackBot Robots to U.S. Military
iRobot Corp announced on Tuesday it has received $6.9 million in new orders from the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) as well as the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR).
Column: Microsoft ready to do the robot
Maybe it's the robotic dog resting in the corner or the R2-D2 Star Wars droid on the floor, but Tandy Trower's office is not a typical workstation found on the Microsoft Corp. campus.
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