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·April 5, 2016·2 min read

Can Touching A Robot Elicit Physiological Arousal in Humans?

People show more emotional arousal when instructed to touch intimate areas of a robot's body than when instructed to touch more accessible areas, such as arms and legs, researchers report.

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·March 8, 2016·4 min read

Deep Learning: A Giant Step For Robots

Researchers look to improve deep learning abilities and learned skill application in robots.

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·February 23, 2016·4 min read

Computers Can Tell If You’re Bored

Computers that are able to read a person's body language and tell whether they are bored or not may help lead to the development of empathetic robots and revolutionize online learning, a new study reports.

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·February 3, 2016·5 min read

New Chip Could Enable Mobile Devices to Implement Neural Networks Modeled on Human Brain

Researchers have designed a new, energy efficient chip that can implement neural networks into mobile devices.

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·January 11, 2016·6 min read

Meeting of Minds: Will Computers Ever Truly Understand What We’re Saying?

A new study reports our current computer systems will never truly understand what we're saying because they are unable to take into account the context of a conversation.

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·December 31, 2015·3 min read

Human-Machine Superintelligence Can Solve the World’s Most Dire Problems

A combination of computer and human intelligence may be what we need to help solve the world's most pressing problems, from climate change to geopolitical conflict, a new study reports.

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·December 31, 2015·3 min read

Researchers Unveil Social and Telepresence Robots

Researchers unveil their next generation of social and telepresence robots.

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·December 29, 2015·5 min read

A New Method for Analyzing Synaptic Density

Researchers have developed a machine learning tool that could help further understanding of synaptic activity in learning and neurodevelopment.

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·December 11, 2015·5 min read

Computer System Passes Visual Turing Test

Researchers have developed a computer system with the ability to produce a variation of characters in an unfamiliar writing system. The symbols are indistinguishable from those created by humans.