Technology removes need for human pilots. technology removes need for human pilots. A century later, we’re looking at a future in which planes fly without humans....

Talking robot sounds like humans. talking robot sounds like humans. This anthropomorphic talking robot was built to better understand how the human vocal mechanism creates speech. With its vocal cords, it can produce Japanese vowels that are similar to human ones....

A new software language may give computers better comprehension of what their human operators mean. A new software language may give computers better comprehension of what their human operators mean. Computers lack the range of conceptual understanding that humans have, and must be programmed in exacting detail to carry out specific tasks....

Scientists envision remote-controlled humans. remote control humans....

A crossword-solving computer program triumphed in a competition against humans.. A crossword-solving computer program triumphed in a competition against humans....

Handheld device sees more colours than humans. handheld colors. A handheld device sensitive to changes in colour not detectable by the human eye could be used to spot objects hidden by camouflage or foliage.. A handheld device sensitive to changes in colour not detectable by the human eye could be used to spot objects hidden by camouflage or foliage....

Laak and Eslami split $50,000 in prize money and garnered the respect of humanity, while the scientists from the University of Alberta now have to go back to the drawing to figure out what happened. While computers can now handily beat humans in Chess, researchers believe poker is a much more difficult game to solve. You may remember that scientists from the same university recently developed the world’s best Checker program, capable of beating any human....

Honda's humanoid robot learns how to interact with other robots and humans. honda robot interaction. Honda has upgraded its “humanoid” robot to allow Asimo to interact with other robots and humans. Tokyo (Japan) – Honda has upgraded its “humanoid” robot to allow Asimo to interact with other robots and humans. The company says it has added “an intelligence technology that enhances smooth movement”, which now enables Asimo predict the movement of oncoming people and either yield the right-of-way of humans or other Asimos – or even take a step back....

Humans Meet Their Robot Overlords At SIGGRAPH. humans robots siggraph mit umass. One attendee, fearing the inevitable fall of the human race, tried a staring contest against the bot....

Automated news doesn’t quite work” he explains how humans can’t find and organize news fast enough but computers will eventually screw something up. Gabe admitted there has always been some implicit human editing but said that explicit editing will mean a better mix of headlines on Techmeme....