Researchers hypothesize that robots that understand ethical issues would be able to observe interactions between patients and caregivers, and intervene when needed...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | August 3, 2017
Last month, IEEE Spectrum ran a special report focusing on the question "Can We Copy the Brain?" The report offered a thorough examination of all the ongoing efforts...IEEE Spectrum From ACM News | July 28, 2017
Researchers have developed a biological computer that functions inside living bacterial cells and tells them what to do, according to a report published yesterday...IEEE Spectrum From ACM News | July 27, 2017
Poets say the eyes are a window to the soul. But biomedical engineers are using the eyes to gain insight into the body.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM News | July 25, 2017
Python is now the top programming language, according to IEEE Spectrum's recently released fourth interactive ranking of the leading languages.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | July 19, 2017
Researchers at the University of Tehran have developed Surena Mini, a small robot with a 3D-printed body, articulated limbs, and a round head with two camera-eyes...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | July 14, 2017
The European Union is underwriting the roBot for Autonomous unDerGround trenchless opERations, mapping, and navigation (BADGER) project.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | July 7, 2017
A University of California, Berkeley professor has announced the release of a massive dataset for Dex-Net 2.0.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | June 29, 2017
Industrial trends in high-performance computing are setting a foundation for the eventual pervasiveness of artificial intelligence and big data applications within...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | June 26, 2017
The European Commission-funded Human Brain Project is on track to create a searchable model of the brain by building an infrastructure combining high-performance...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | June 23, 2017
Researchers think the field of merging quantum computing with machine learning may soon be ripe for commercialization.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | June 15, 2017
DeepMind has created a YouTube dataset of 300,000 video clips and 400 human action classes to train its deep-learning algorithms to better identify human activities...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | June 12, 2017
The argument that consciousness is computable--and instillable within machines--cannot be verified or refuted until a measurable theory of consciousness becomes...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | June 2, 2017
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a new approach for making compliant, controllable robotic structures.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | June 1, 2017
In case you didn't know, the transistors in your computer's processor, your smartphone's memory, and your car's autobrake system get old.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM News | May 15, 2017
Researchers have developed a robotic ray that is propelled by soft, flapping wings made of dielectric elastomers, which bend when electricity is applied to them...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | April 17, 2017
I stand firm in the opinion that it's my basic, human right to binge-watch six hours of trashy detective shows on a Friday night with a silent phone in my lap and...IEEE Spectrum From ACM News | April 14, 2017