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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View ArticleRobots 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...
View Article'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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View ArticleProton 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...
View ArticleHonduran 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...
View ArticleRobots 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...
View Article'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...
View ArticleThe 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,...
View ArticleProton Transistor Could Help Machines and Organisms Communicate
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View ArticleHonduran 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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