Penn State researchers have “taught” computers how to interpret images using a vocabulary of up to 330 English words. The new system, which can automatically annotate entire online collections of photographs as they are uploaded, means significant Read more…
Thomson Financial has begun replacing humans with computers to write stories in the newsroom. The computers work so fast that an earnings story can be released within 0.3 seconds of the company making results public. You can’t break a story much faster than that! (more…)
Korea has developed its own android capable of facial expressions on its humanoid face, the second such machine to be developed after one from Japan. The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy invited some 60 children to the Kyoyuk Munhwa Hoekwan in Seoul to introduce Ever-1 to the public. The name combines the first human name found in the Bible, Eve, with the “r” in robot. (more…)
Honda will soon become the first auto manufacturer to include, as standard equipment in some models, technology that enables drivers to converse with their cars about where to go and how to get there. (more…)
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, are aiming to create biologically inspired “roboflies” — tiny, inexpensive, quick-moving robots they can send into space for planetary exploration. Imagine swarms of inexpensive robots seeking out life in other galaxies. The concept is simple really, just as schooling fish and flocking birds have evolved to take advantage of the increased odds of survival so too would the robots. (more…)
