Robotics
Researchers at Siegen University and Würzberg University, in Germany, have recently carried out a study investigating the user experience and acceptability associated with the use of social robots in religious contexts. ...
Computer Sciences
A team of researchers at Beijing University and JD AI Research have recently developed a multi-granularity reasoning framework for social relation recognition. Their framework, described in a paper pre-published on arXiv, ...
Engineering
Testing time perception in an unusually lifelike setting—a virtual reality ride on a New York City subway train—an interdisciplinary Cornell research team found that crowding makes time seem to pass more slowly.
Nov 29, 2022
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Robotics
Standup comedian Jon the Robot likes to tell his audiences that he does lots of auditions but has a hard time getting bookings.
May 19, 2020
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Robotics
People with hand amputations experience difficult daily life challenges, often leading to lifelong use of a prosthetic hands and services.
Sep 4, 2019
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Computer Sciences
An art prize at the Colorado State Fair was awarded last month to a work that—unbeknown to the judges—was generated by an artificial intelligence (AI) system.
Sep 13, 2022
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Engineering
Engineers spend much of their time absorbed in the technical aspects of problems, whether they're designing the next generation of smartphones or building a subway.
Jan 5, 2022
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Software
In the wake of Facebook rebranding as Meta, reflecting its focus on the "metaverse," Microsoft has now announced it, too, will launch into this space.
Nov 5, 2021
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Computer Sciences
Online abuse targeting women, including threats of harm or sexual violence, has proliferated across all social media platforms but QUT researchers have developed a statistical model to help drum it out of the Twittersphere.
Aug 28, 2020
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Business
Thinking of calling a rideshare service? Uber and Lyft passengers going to and from low-income and non-white neighborhoods may pay higher prices, researchers at the George Washington University recently found.
Jul 8, 2020
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