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Say Hello to Your New Robotic Wingman
http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/military-robots/say-hello-to-your-new-robotic-wingman
(spectrum.ieee.org) Late last month, Northrop Grumman's ultra-futuristic X-47B unmanned combat air system (UCAS) performed its first test flight in ...
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Articles, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, UAVsActroid-F Gets a Boyfriend
http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/humanoids/actroidf-gets-a-boyfriend (spectrum.ieee.org) Okay, so technically, Actroid-F got a "brother," not a boyfriend. Even more technically, Actroid-F got another Actroid-F in a different wig. Yeah, weird. But I ... (Added: 28-October-2011, Hits: 737, Rating: 0, Votes: 0) Articles, Humanoids, RoboticsJohn McCarthy, 1927-2011
http://spectrum.ieee.org/podcast/robotics/robotics-software/john-mccarthy-19272011 (spectrum.ieee.org) This past Sunday saw the death of John McCarthy, one of the pioneers of computer science and a founder of the field of artificial intelligence, a phrase he is credited with inventing. (Added: 28-October-2011, Hits: 134, Rating: 0, Votes: 0) Articles, Artificial Intelligence, Lisp, Podcasts(Remembering (John (McCarthy (1927 - 2011))))
http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/robotics/artificial-intelligence/remembering-john-mccarthy-1927-2011 October has been a tough month for the computing community. On the heels of the deaths of both Steve Jobs and Dennis Ritchie, Stanford has confirmed that John McCarthy,... (Added: 28-October-2011, Hits: 104, Rating: 0, Votes: 0) Articles, Artificial Intelligence, LispWatch a Robot Build Other Robots out of Spray Foam
http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/diy/watch-this-robot-build-other-robots-out-of-spray-foam (spectrum.ieee.org) Robots are quite good at doing very specific tasks. Arguably, doing very specific tasks are what robots are best at. When you put a robot into ... (Added: 20-October-2011, Hits: 393, Rating: 0, Votes: 0) Articles, Build, RobotsMeet George and Octavia, America's Robot Allies
http://www.theatlantic.com/video/archive/2011/10/meet-george-and-octavia-americas-robot-allies/246907/ (theatlantic.com) Much like fables, family movies usually come with a lesson--appreciate your family (Home Alone), follow your dreams (Ratatouille) or empathize with your ... (Added: 20-October-2011, Hits: 410, Rating: 0, Votes: 0) Articles, Navy, Research, Robotics, RobotsRobotic bug gets wings, sheds light on evolution of flight
http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-10-tree-dwelling-animals.html (physorg.com) A six-legged, 25 gram robot has been fitted with flapping wings in order to gain an insight into the evolution of early birds and insects. (Added: 18-October-2011, Hits: 409, Rating: 0, Votes: 0) Articles, RobotsHow Google's Self-Driving Car Works
http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/artificial-intelligence/how-google-self-driving-car-works (spectrum.ieee.org) Once a secret project, Google's autonomous vehicles are now out in the open, quite literally, with the company test-driving them on public roads and, on one ... (Added: 18-October-2011, Hits: 88, Rating: 0, Votes: 0) Articles, Automation, AutonomousMeka's robot head makes eyes at next-wave users
http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-10-meka-robot-eyes-next-wave-users.html (physorg.com) You've seen robots in the form of alpha dogs and insect swarms capable of military deployments but the next wave of robotics also ... (Added: 15-October-2011, Hits: 321, Rating: 0, Votes: 0) Articles, RobotsRobot Masters Jenga, Next the World
http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/industrial-robots/robot-masters-jenga-next-the-world (spectrum.ieee.org) Confirming our suspicions that roboticists basically just sit around and invent ways to play games with robots all day, here's a video from Torsten Kröger (the same guy who took ... (Added: 13-October-2011, Hits: 451, Rating: 0, Votes: 0) Articles, Industrial, Robots
