Sweater-wrapped robots can feel and react to human touch
The qualities that make a knitted sweater comfortable and easy to wear are the same things that might allow robots to better interact with humans.
May 25, 2023
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Robotics
News tagged with human interaction
Robotics
Researchers develop interactive 'Stargazer' camera robot that can help film tutorial videos
A group of computer scientists from the University of Toronto wants to make it easier to film how-to videos.
May 22, 2023
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Robotics
Can't find your phone? There's a robot for that
Engineers at the University of Waterloo have discovered a new way to program robots to help people with dementia locate medicine, glasses, phones and other objects they need but have lost.
May 15, 2023
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Machine learning & AI
Chat AIs can role-play humans in surveys and pilot studies
Studying people in human-computer interaction (HCI) research can be slow. That's why researchers at the Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence (FCAI) recently harnessed the power of large language models (LLMs), specifically ...
May 9, 2023
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Engineering
Cybersickness more likely to affect women, ongoing research to understand why
Iowa State researchers in psychology and engineering found women experience cybersickness with virtual reality headsets more often than men. Their ongoing work explores why this difference exists and options to help individuals ...
May 2, 2023
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Internet
Young social media users help train machine learning program to flag sexual conversations
In a first-of-its-kind effort, social media researchers from Drexel University, Vanderbilt University, Georgia Institute of Technology and Boston University are turning to young social media users to help build a machine ...
Apr 24, 2023
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Automotive
Autonomous buses: It's all about when, not how, they sound
The town of Linköping, Sweden, has a small fleet of autonomous electric buses that carry riders along a predetermined route. The bright vehicles, emblazoned with the tagline, "Ride the Future," have one main problem: Pedestrians ...
Apr 17, 2023
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Robotics
Robots predict human intention for faster builds
Humans have a way of understandings others' goals, desires and beliefs, a crucial skill that allows us to anticipate people's actions. Taking bread out of the toaster? You'll need a plate. Sweeping up leaves? I'll grab the ...
Apr 5, 2023
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New Yorkers friendlier than expected as robots take out the trash
A quick search of stereotypes of New Yorkers yields one characteristic that turns up most frequently: rudeness.
Computer Sciences
Machine intelligence and humanity benefit from 'spiral' of mutual learning, says proponent of 'cognitive physics'
Deyi Li from the Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence believes that humans and machines have a mutually beneficial relationship.
Mar 17, 2023
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