BBC News - Training computers to recognise emotion:
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The Affective Computing Research Group is working on computers that can read facial expressions and track basic states like confusion, liking or disliking. Wearable devices, such as electronic bracelets, can detect stress or excitement by measuring minimal changes in the sweat level.
amz3
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
Monday, 16 April 2012
Microsoft and Computer Science Educators—Inspiring the Next Generation - Microsoft Research Connections Blog - Site Home - MSDN Blogs
Microsoft and Computer Science Educators—Inspiring the Next Generation - Microsoft Research Connections Blog - Site Home - MSDN Blogs:
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'via Blog this'
Friday, 13 April 2012
EECCEROBOT
Saw this and was fascinated. Certainly has the Wow factor!
Build Your Own Robot With MIT's DIY Kit [VIDEO]
Build Your Own Robot With MIT's DIY Kit [VIDEO]: Build Your Own Robot With MIT’s DIY Kit [VIDEO]
April 04, 2012 by Joann Pan
April 04, 2012 by Joann Pan
'Socially assistive' bots to help kids read, exercise, and more | Cutting Edge - CNET News
'Socially assistive' bots to help kids read, exercise, and more | Cutting Edge - CNET News: 'Socially assistive' bots to help kids read, exercise, and more
The National Science Foundation awards $10 million to a team led by researchers at Yale to develop bots that help kids physically, emotionally, and cognitively.
by Elizabeth Armstrong Moore April 12, 2012 5:11 PM PDT
What if kids with special needs had their own robot to work with them every day in school, guiding them toward long-term educational goals that develop not only their cognitive and social skills but also healthy habits such as exercise?
The National Science Foundation awards $10 million to a team led by researchers at Yale to develop bots that help kids physically, emotionally, and cognitively.
by Elizabeth Armstrong Moore April 12, 2012 5:11 PM PDT
What if kids with special needs had their own robot to work with them every day in school, guiding them toward long-term educational goals that develop not only their cognitive and social skills but also healthy habits such as exercise?
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Yale
MIT 'smart sand' and 'robot pebbles' replicate objects | Cutting Edge - CNET News
MIT 'smart sand' and 'robot pebbles' replicate objects | Cutting Edge - CNET News: MIT 'smart sand' and 'robot pebbles' replicate objects
Research effort uses distributed robots that communicate with each other to auto-duplicate shapes by forming an object out of a larger pile of smart sand.
Research effort uses distributed robots that communicate with each other to auto-duplicate shapes by forming an object out of a larger pile of smart sand.
Professor receives top award for robotics project : News : News and events : University of Sussex
Professor receives top award for robotics project : News : News and events : University of Sussex: University of Sussex Professor Owen Holland is among a team of robotics scientists who were awarded the Royal Academy of Engineering Rooke Medal, at a special dinner London's Guildhall (Mon 7 June).
The team - Professor Holland from the University of Sussex, Professor Alan Winfield, Dr Karen Bultitude and Dr Claire Rocks from the University of the West of England and Professor Noel Sharkey from the University of Sheffield - came together for Walking with Robots, a three-year project that enabled the public to engage with advanced robotics
The team - Professor Holland from the University of Sussex, Professor Alan Winfield, Dr Karen Bultitude and Dr Claire Rocks from the University of the West of England and Professor Noel Sharkey from the University of Sheffield - came together for Walking with Robots, a three-year project that enabled the public to engage with advanced robotics
AI robot: how machine intelligence is evolving | Technology | The Observer
AI robot: how machine intelligence is evolving | Technology | The Observer
Article in the Observer giving an overview of AI
Article in the Observer giving an overview of AI
Horizon and AI
An interesting programme on the BBC - The hunt for AI (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01fmbvb) worth a look at.
"Marcus Du Sautoy wants to find out how close we are to creating machines that can think like us: robots or computers that have artificial intelligence."
"Marcus Du Sautoy wants to find out how close we are to creating machines that can think like us: robots or computers that have artificial intelligence."
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