Cybernetics and Robotics News - July 2009 Archives
When the legendary science fiction writer Isaac Asimov penned the "Three Laws of Responsible Robotics," he forever changed the way humans think about artificial intelligence, and inspired generations of engineers to take up robotics. In the current issue of journal IEEE Intelligent Systems, two engineers propose alternative laws to rewrite our future with robots. The future they foresee is at once safer, and more realistic.
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Rutgers research discovery sets direction for decoding large-scale structure of brain
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 | A new study by UC Berkeley researchers shows that the brain can develop a stable, neural map of a how to control a prosthetic device, providing hope that physically disabled people can one day master control of artificial limbs with greater ease. ...> Full Article |
 | A retrofitted four-wheel dirt buggy developed by the Blind Driver Challenge team from Virginia Tech's Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory uses laser range finders, an instant voice command interface and a host of other innovative, cutting-edge technology to guide blind drivers as they steer, brake and accelerate. ...> Full Article |
 | A hyper-realistic Einstein robot at the University of California, San Diego learned to smile and make facial expressions through a process of self-guided learning. The UC San Diego researchers used machine learning to "empower" their robot to learn to make realistic facial expressions. "As far as we know, no other research group has used machine learning to teach a robot to make realistic facial expressions," said Tingfan Wu, computer science Ph.D. student, UC San Diego. ...> Full Article |
Scientists at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet and Linkoping University are well on the way to creating the first artificial nerve cell that can communicate specifically with nerve cells in the body using neurotransmitters. The technology has been published in an article in Nature Materials.
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 | Tiny flying machines can be used for everything from indoor surveillance to exploring collapsed buildings, but simply making smaller versions of planes and helicopters doesn't work very well. Instead, researchers at North Carolina State University are mimicking nature's small flyers -- and developing robotic bats that offer increased maneuverability and performance. ...> Full Article |
A team of scientists have developed an innovative robot rat which can seek out and identify objects using its whiskers. The SCRATCHbot robot will be demonstrated this week at an international workshop looking at how robots can help us examine the workings of the brain.
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More than 130 delegates from 24 countries and regions came to present and discuss research on new robots developed in the past decade and their mechanisms. Topics of research and discussion included new properties and uses of robots for domestic, medical, hazardous, out-space and manufacturing environments, and the adaptability and reconfiguration of robots.
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 | Tel Aviv University develops superior method for coating orthopaedic and dental implants ...> Full Article |
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A new artificial intelligence technique to speed the planning of tasks when resources are limited
'Tiger mothers' should tame parenting approach
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Growing US violent extremism by the numbers
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Bobsled runs -- fast and yet safe
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Running robots
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New book on computational analysis of human eye
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