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Robot Gets a Driving Lesson For DARPA Challenge
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Robot Gets a Driving Lesson For DARPA Challenge

One of the most difficult tasks at next year's U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency robotic challenge finals will be having a robot drive and then get...

Googlex to Circle the Earth With Internet-Connected Balloons
From ACM TechNews

Googlex to Circle the Earth With Internet-Connected Balloons

GoogleX's Project Loon aims to provide wireless Internet access to billions of people living in remote locations by building a ring of balloons around the Earth...

China Still Has the Fastest Supercomputer, but the ­.s. Still Rules
From ACM TechNews

China Still Has the Fastest Supercomputer, but the ­.s. Still Rules

Although China has the world's most powerful supercomputer, the United States produces more supercomputers than any other country.

Meet Diesel, a Cute Dog and Organic Robot
From ACM TechNews

Meet Diesel, a Cute Dog and Organic Robot

A Labrador Retriever named Diesel has become a canine that functions as a Cyber-Physical Search and Rescue Dog through a high-tech vest. 

Hail Cyborgs! The Line Between Robots and Humans Is Blurring
From ACM TechNews

Hail Cyborgs! The Line Between Robots and Humans Is Blurring

The advance of robotics heralds an increasingly porous boundary between machines and people.

World's Thinnest Nanowires May Lead to Foldable Tablets, Smartphones
From ACM TechNews

World's Thinnest Nanowires May Lead to Foldable Tablets, Smartphones

Researchers  have created nanowires 1/1,000th the width of the microscopic wires used today to connect transistors in integrated computer chips. 

This 3D Printer Technology Can Print a Game Controller, Electronics and All
From ACM TechNews

This 3D Printer Technology Can Print a Game Controller, Electronics and All

The Rabbit Proto is an open source three-dimensional printer attachment that enables the device to make functioning electronic prototypes. 

Quantum Rewrites the Rules of Computing
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Quantum Rewrites the Rules of Computing

Quantum computers are rewriting the rules of how computing works, but even the people developing them say they cannot explain how they work. 

AI Researcher Says Amoral Robots Pose a Danger to Humanity
From ACM TechNews

AI Researcher Says Amoral Robots Pose a Danger to Humanity

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute professor Selmer Bringsjord says understanding morality is increasingly important as robots become smarter and more autonomous. ...

Gps Tech Built to Find Missing Aircraft Not Always Used
From ACM News

Gps Tech Built to Find Missing Aircraft Not Always Used

Aviation experts have cited multiple possible reasons for the problems in the multi-country effort to locate the Malaysia Airlines jetliner that dropped off the...

Swarm of Bat-Like Flying Robots Could Hunt For Survivors or Terrorists
From ACM TechNews

Swarm of Bat-Like Flying Robots Could Hunt For Survivors or Terrorists

Bats are the inspiration for an initiative at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University to develop small flying robots. 

Researchers Plan to ­se Nano-Satellites as Space Traffic Cops
From ACM TechNews

Researchers Plan to ­se Nano-Satellites as Space Traffic Cops

Researchers are developing a team of small satellites that will serve as traffic cops in space. 

Google Is Developing a Smart Contact Lens
From ACM TechNews

Google Is Developing a Smart Contact Lens

Google researchers are developing a smart contact lens that uses tiny chips, sensors, and antennas to continuously test diabetics' blood sugar levels. 

Researchers Aim to Revolutionize 3D Printing, Global Manufacturing
From ACM TechNews

Researchers Aim to Revolutionize 3D Printing, Global Manufacturing

Researchers are developing new materials to be used for 3D printing, and are working on a technique for building multiple materials into the same product. 

Nasa Robots Blaze the Trail For Humans on Mars
From ACM TechNews

Nasa Robots Blaze the Trail For Humans on Mars

The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Mars rovers "are our eyes, our feet, our hands on the ground that inform us before we get there." 

Nasa's New Robots May Revolutionize Space Exploration
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Nasa's New Robots May Revolutionize Space Exploration

U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration researchers are developing a interstellar robot that could land on a planet by hitting the surface and bouncing...

Researchers Compete to Bring Humanoid Robots to Life
From ACM TechNews

Researchers Compete to Bring Humanoid Robots to Life

During the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Robotics Challenge,  researchers will compete to enable humanoid robots to collaborate with humans. 

Moore's Law Isn't Making Chips Cheaper Anymore
From ACM Opinion

Moore's Law Isn't Making Chips Cheaper Anymore

At a wine bar in San Francisco on Wednesday, Broadcom Chairman and CTO Henry Samueli delivered some sobering news: Moore's Law isn't making chips cheaper anymore...

From ACM News

Why the ­.s. May Lose the Race to Exascale

In the global race to build the next generation of supercomputers—exascale—there is no guarantee the U.S. will finish first.

Researchers Beef Up Flash Memory With Protein
From ACM TechNews

Researchers Beef Up Flash Memory With Protein

Researchers in Asia say they have created the first three-dimensional flash memory device made with protein. 
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