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·April 25, 2018·4 min read

Transparent Eel-Like Soft Robot Can Swim Silently Underwater

Roboticists have developed an eel-like robot that uses artificial muscles to help propel itself through water.

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·April 19, 2018·4 min read

Robot Autonomously Assembles IKEA Chair

A new robotics system has succeeded where so many humans fail; in autonomously assembling an IKEA chair without interruption.

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·April 15, 2018·1 min read

Developing Robots That Can Learn Like Humans

Researchers are conducting a series of experiments to explore whether robots can acquire knowledge in a manner similar to human learning.

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·March 17, 2018·5 min read

How to Build a Computer With Free Will

A new article considers if it will be possible for artificial intelligence to mimic free will.

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·March 15, 2018·3 min read

New Automatic Methods for Generating and Classifying Music

The musical BertsoBot project has allowed researchers to create two new methods of generating and classifying music.

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·March 14, 2018·4 min read

A Way to Restore Movement Sensation in Upper Limb Amputation Patients

Researchers have developed a new method of restoring movement sensation for upper limb amputees. The researchers used small robots to vibrate muscles in order to 'turn on' movement sensations.

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·January 9, 2018·3 min read

Uneasiness in Observers of Unnatural Android Movements Explained

Osaka University researchers reveal the brain region that makes us feel uneasy over unnatural android movements.

Image shows a virtual brain being projected from a smart phone.

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·January 3, 2018·5 min read

Will Artificial Intelligence Become Conscious?

Researchers consider if artificial intelligence will ever become conscious and what that means for humans.

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·December 15, 2017·6 min read

Computer System Predicts Objects’ Response to Physical Forces

A new AI system may shed light on how and when humans begins to use different information processing resources.

Image shows the robotic arm sorting through toys.

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·December 14, 2017·4 min read

New Robots Can See Into Their Future

Researchers have developed a new robotic learning system, called visual foresight, that allows robots to predict a series of movements they must perform in order to manipulate objects.

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·December 13, 2017·5 min read

The Enigmatic Brain: Using WWII Code Breaking Techniques to Interpret Brain Data

University of Pennsylvania researchers use cryptographic techniques to decode the activity of motor neurons.

Image shows the robotic arm grasping a ball.

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·November 27, 2017·4 min read

Amputees Can Learn to Control a Robotic Arm with Their Minds

Researchers report amputees are able to control a robotic arm with help of brain implants and BMI technology. The study details how brain areas that control both the intact arm and amputated limb can create new connections and learn to control the robotic arm, even years following the loss of a limb.