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Robots Learn To CreateTheir Own Spoken Language

The 'Lingodroids' Learning Languagevia IEEE SpectrumHaving a computer for a brain has its perks, but it has its drawbacks as well. Language is a tough concept for robots, as words can convey the...

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'Lovotics' Engineers Attempt to Give Robots the Ability to Love

Human-Robot Love We all need some 'bot to love. You can't buy love, but can you engineer it? A project at the National University of Singapore with all kinds of somewhat unsettling implications is...

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The Future of Skin

Peels Right Off[Image courtesy of John A. RogersStretchable electronics and smart tattoos give human skin an upgrade from the future Of all our human organs, skin is arguably one of the most abused -...

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Proton Transistor Could Help Machines and Organisms Communicate

Protonic Transistors These schematics show protonic transistor channel charge carrier modulation for negative (left) and positive (right) gate voltages. Nature CommunicationsHuman-machine interfaces...

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Honduran Teen Invents Cheap, Simple Eye-Tracking Device For Disabled

Eyeboardvia YouTubeAvailable in 2012 for $300 The gadget world is full of neat eye-tracking interfaces, from an iPhone version to a fully functioning laptop. But these are all fairly pricey and...

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Robots Learn To CreateTheir Own Spoken Language

The 'Lingodroids' Learning Language via IEEE SpectrumHaving a computer for a brain has its perks, but it has its drawbacks as well. Language is a tough concept for robots, as words can convey the...

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'Lovotics' Engineers Attempt to Give Robots the Ability to Love

Human-Robot Love We all need some 'bot to love. You can't buy love, but can you engineer it? A project at the National University of Singapore with all kinds of somewhat unsettling implications is...

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Gallery: How Humans and Machines Are Molting Into Modern Skins

Dek ArraySomeday, patients with chronic diseases may not need to wear electronic monitors to keep track of glucose levels and heart rates. Their skin will do it for them — or rather, their tattoos...

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The Future of Skin

Peels Right Off [Image courtesy of John A. Rogers View Photo GalleryOf all our human organs, skin is arguably one of the most abused — yet it's also arguably the most reliable. It protects everything...

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Proton Transistor Could Help Machines and Organisms Communicate

Protonic Transistors These schematics show protonic transistor channel charge carrier modulation for negative (left) and positive (right) gate voltages. Nature Communications Human-machine interfaces...

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Honduran Teen Invents Cheap, Simple Eye-Tracking Device For Disabled

Brilliant Teenagers 18-year-old Luis Cruz created a $300 eye-tracking device--ludicrously cheap for something this capable--that helps handicapped people communicate. Read more about it here. via...

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Robots Learn To CreateTheir Own Spoken Language

Having a computer for a brain has its perks, but it has its drawbacks as well. Language is a tough concept for robots, as words can convey the abstract as well as the concrete and robots have trouble...

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'Lovotics' Engineers Attempt to Give Robots the Ability to Love

You can’t buy love, but can you engineer it? A project at the National University of Singapore with all kinds of somewhat unsettling implications is trying to create the means for human-robot love by...

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The Future of Skin

Of all our human organs, skin is arguably one of the most abused — yet it’s also arguably the most reliable. It protects everything inside us, helping us avoid harm by sensing obstacles in our way,...

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Proton Transistor Could Help Machines and Organisms Communicate

Human-machine interfaces are constantly improving, but our inability to fully integrate electronics into our bodies stems in part from the very nature of that word — _electron_ics. For the most part,...

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Honduran Teen Invents Cheap, Simple Eye-Tracking Device For Disabled

The gadget world is full of neat eye-tracking interfaces, from an iPhone version to a fully functioning laptop. But these are all fairly pricey and complex, making them niche devices rather than...

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