Robots will never replace teachers but can boost children's education
Robots can play an important role in the education of young people but will never fully replace teachers, a new study suggests.
Aug 15, 2018
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New interface allows more efficient, faster technique to remotely operate robots
The traditional interface for remotely operating robots works just fine for roboticists. They use a computer screen and mouse to independently control six degrees of freedom, turning three virtual rings and adjusting arrows ...
Apr 25, 2017
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Machine learning & AI
Disability community has long wrestled with 'helpful' technologies—lessons for everyone in dealing with AI
You might have heard that artificial intelligence is going to revolutionize everything, save the world and give everyone superhuman powers. Alternatively, you might have heard that it will take your job, make you lazy and ...
Jul 1, 2024
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Surveillance robot could improve rehabilitation for patients with lower limb weakness
A team of researchers from Huazhong University of Science and Technology has introduced an innovative human-following surveillance robot designed to assist individuals with lower limb muscle weakness, a condition prevalent ...
Jun 3, 2024
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Eye gaze and facial expression of robots are essential for interaction with humans, finds researcher
With rapid developments in artificial intelligence and robot technology, social robots will increasingly be used in society. Robotics researcher Chinmaya Mishra looked at the importance of gaze direction and human emotions ...
Apr 8, 2024
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Faster-than-reflexes robo-boots boost balance
Robotic boots providing superhuman reflexes can help your balance. Our new study shows that the key to augmenting balance is to have boots that can act faster than human reaction times.
Feb 16, 2023
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Computer Sciences
Researchers create digital humans that learn complex movements
Researchers at Meta's Artificial Intelligence Research Lab (Facebook) in the U.S. and at the University of Twente's Neuromechanical Modelling and Engineering Lab in the Netherlands (led by Prof.dr.ir Massimo Sartori), have ...
May 24, 2022
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Metallic glass gears up for 'cobots,' coatings, and more
Where are the robot assistants we were promised?
Jul 29, 2021
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Consumer & Gadgets
Alexa as your new bestie: Can an AI robot or voice assistant help you feel less lonely?
You: "Alexa, I'm lonely."
Nov 11, 2019
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Consumer & Gadgets
Are Siri and Alexa making us ruder?
Is the way we bark out orders to digital assistants like Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant making us less polite? Prompted by growing concerns, two Brigham Young University information systems researchers decided to ask.
Aug 15, 2019
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