
Some assembly required to boost robot ratings
Robot makers may want to follow Ikea's strategy for customer satisfaction and give people a chance to partially assemble their new robots to ease acceptance of the devices, according to Penn State r ... more
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Coming to a hotel near you: the robot humanoid receptionist
In a hotel not in a galaxy far, far away, a robot bids you welcome as you pull into the driveway. ... more
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North Korea declares nuclear statehood 'permanently enshrined'
ArianeGroup to develop next-generation M51.4 missile for French nuclear deterrent
Comtech modem earns first sovereign certification for SES O3b mPOWER network
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GM buys self-driving technology startup Cruise
General Motors said Friday it is buying automated driving technology startup Cruise Automation to boost its efforts to develop self-driving cars. ... more
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Mars robot launch now scheduled for May 2018: NASA
The launch of a robot that will delve deep beneath the surface of Mars has been rescheduled for May 5, 2018, US space agency NASA said Wednesday. ... more
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In emergencies, should you trust a robot
In emergencies, people may trust robots too much for their own safety, a new study suggests. In a mock building fire, test subjects followed instructions from an "Emergency Guide Robot" even after t ... more
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Engineered swarmbots rely on peers for survival
Duke University researchers have engineered microbes that can't run away from home; those that do will quickly die without protective proteins produced by their peers.
Dubbed "swarmbots" for t ... more
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Watch Google's AlphaGo computer take on world's best Go player
Artificial intelligence has dominated Jeopardy and bested chess masters. Now, computers are aiming to master Go, a 3,000-year-old abstract board game. ... more
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