A prototype soft robot developed by researchers at Cornell University is imbued with sensory perception.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | February 9, 2021
University of Michigan researchers have developed a model that simplifies robots' ability to follow commands by allowing them to understand what people are saying...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | November 9, 2020
Rutgers University researchers have trained a camera-linked artificial intelligence to read the tactile properties of an object when presented with a photograph...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | September 29, 2020
Researchers have created a more complex version of the ancient Chinese board game Go using quantum entanglement.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | August 13, 2020
Australia is deploying unmanned robot boats to patrol its waters and monitor weather and wildlife, as well as identifying boats potentially transporting asylum...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | August 7, 2020
Researchers have found that data on millions of U.S. voters is being illegally traded on parts of the Internet not searchable using normal means.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | June 11, 2020
The U.S. Special Operations Command is developing a portable facial recognition system that can identify individuals from 1 kilometer (0.6 miles) off.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | February 25, 2020
Stanford University researchers affixed actual pigeon feathers to a robot to allow it to fly like a bird.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | January 17, 2020
A glitch connected to the Y2K bug addressed two decades ago is crashing payment systems and computers, due to a poor fix.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | January 8, 2020
Researchers created a program to render household items into hand-activated robots using a three-dimensional (3D) printer.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | December 2, 2019
Researchers have developed golf ball-sized robots designed to collect data as they float through pipes.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | November 27, 2019
Researchers at the University of Bristol in the U.K. have developed a handheld robot for remote assistance with repairs.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | November 11, 2019
University of Virginia researchers have built a fish-inspired robot that can swim as fast as actual fish, and faster than similar robots.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | September 25, 2019
The ROBOpilot Unmanned Aircraft Conversion System passed the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Practical Test for piloting light aircraft and completed...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | September 9, 2019
A new smartphone app can detect extremely small amounts of norovirus (the most common cause of gastroenteritis) in water, when used with a microscope attachment...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | August 28, 2019
Researchers in the .K. found that drones and siren sounds were most effective in getting endangered southern white rhinos to leave poaching hotspots in national...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | July 19, 2019
The training of a single artificial intelligence program can require as much as 284 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, or about five times the lifetime emissions...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | June 12, 2019