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
More than 2,000 preschools in China are using a robot to check the health status of students each day before they enter the classroom.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | May 28, 2019
Harvard Medical School researchers have developed a robotic catheter that can autonomously navigate inside a beating heart.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | April 30, 2019
Researchers have trained an artificial intelligence to detect inequalities in four U.K. cities using a combination of government statistics and images from Google...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | April 25, 2019
A new tool can identify subtle but important differences in facial geometry, allowing medical professionals to more quickly diagnose rare medical conditions in...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | April 15, 2019
Researchers have shown that it is relatively easy for robots to regain the trust of humans after lying to them.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | April 4, 2019
Researchers at Stanford University have created a system that allowed an autonomous car to learn to make high-speed turns without spinning out.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | April 1, 2019
Researchers created a swarm of disc-shaped robots inspired by living cells, that can join together, squeeze through gaps, and keep moving even if many of its parts...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | March 26, 2019
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers have developed a robot that can follow mental instructions from its operator to weld metal.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | February 8, 2019
Columbia University researchers have developed a robot that learns what it looks like without any outside help.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | February 6, 2019
Police in the UK want to predict serious violent crime using artificial intelligence, New Scientist can reveal. The idea is that individuals flagged by the system...New Scientist From ACM News | November 28, 2018