The United Kingdom's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory is developing high-resolution imaging technology for a surveillance systems that can recognize and...BBC News From ACM TechNews | June 2, 2010
Two scientists have paired up to develop procedure-based, hands-on surgical training software, which has the potential to revolutionize surgical training worldwide...University at Buffalo From ACM News | June 2, 2010
Willow Garage has given 11 teams from around the world the right to use its PR2 open source robots and operating system to develop new uses for the technology and...CNet From ACM TechNews | June 1, 2010
Oregon State University researchers say they have made a fundamental advance in robotics that could lead to robots that use little energy to walk and run effectively...Oregon State niversity News From ACM News | May 28, 2010
An ambitious $2.2 billion project in the works at JAXA, the Japanese space agency, plans to put humanoid robots on the moon by 2015, and the Japanese could have...Popular Science From ACM News | May 28, 2010
The electrical grid isn't the only utility acquiring intelligence, as water and gas meters throughout the U...Tom Geller From Communications of the ACM | June 1, 2010
At its greatest depths, the sea floor is a dark, tranquil, and foreboding place, beyond the reach of both sunlight and human divers. Yet the area around the Deepwater...Newsweek From ACM News | May 26, 2010
Software systems could one day analyze everything from blurry war-zone footage to the subtle sarcasm in a written paragraph, thanks to two unassuming scientists...Wired From ACM News | May 24, 2010
Texas A&M at College Station computer science professor Robin Murphy creates rescue robots designed to slither through collapsed buildings, fly over wildfires,...Womens eNews From ACM TechNews | May 19, 2010
People are more likely to adapt to and use robots if they behave more like humans, even if that means they operate less efficiently. New Scientist From ACM TechNews | May 19, 2010
Barcelona University scientists recently conducted an experiment in which they used virtual reality to transfer men's minds into a woman's body. Guardian (K) From ACM TechNews | May 19, 2010
Overworked and much in demand, IT support staff can't be in two places at once. But software designed to watch and learn as they carry out common tasks could soon...Technology Review From ACM News | May 19, 2010
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have received a grant to develop the "next-generation" CAVE virtual environment, a 3-D research tool for use...niversity of Illinois at Chicago From ACM News | May 19, 2010
Louisiana State University professors Supratik Mukhopadhyay and S.S. Iyengar have developed software that can monitor systems and use the data it collects to make...The Advocate From ACM TechNews | May 17, 2010
The autonomous car that the Stanford Racing Team developed for the DARPA Urban Challenge in 2007 is now capable of parking itself from an accelerated, reverse position...PhysOrg.com From ACM TechNews | May 17, 2010
Oregon State University students are building the Oregon State Wireless Active Learning Device, a remote-controlled Mars rover that features an extendable arm...Corvallis Gazette-Times From ACM News | May 17, 2010
The media produce a glut of material daily. Refining that ore into the gold of useful information requires new approaches. European researchers have now made automated... From ICT Results | May 17, 2010
NASA is developing a six-legged robot called Athlete that can walk or roll on wheels, and ultimately aims to have it help set up a habitat on Mars for future astronauts...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | May 14, 2010
Researchers have created and programmed robots the size of single molecule that can move independently across a nanoscale track. This development marks an important...National Science Foundation From ACM News | May 13, 2010