Piecing together the next generation of cognitive robots

User rating: 5 / 5 after 1 vote(s)

Building robots with anything akin to human intelligence remains a far off vision, but European researchers are making progress on piecing together a new generation of machines that are more aware of their environment and better able to interact with humans.

Full story »

All News summaries from Technology news
All News summaries for May 05, 2008

AOL shutting 3 services to cut costs, focus on ads

6 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet

(AP) -- AOL is shutting three data-storage services, including one of the Internet's earliest photo-sharing sites, as it seeks to cut costs and focus resources on its advertising opportunities.

Bikers, pedestrians seeking better Web maps

7 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet

(AP) -- With the old gas-guzzler in the garage, you've got your bicycle ready and your sneakers laced up. Now all you need is a map of the quickest, safest routes for riding around town. Well, not so fast.

Netflix 2Q profit up 4 pct, beats analyst views

7 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet

(AP) -- Netflix Inc.'s second-quarter profit crept up 4 percent, beating analyst expectations as the online DVD rental leader signed up 168,000 new customers while spending less money to attract them to the service.

Europe’s next-generation broadband

7 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet

An enormous research effort by Europe’s leading broadband players has helped accelerate dramatically the rollout of next-generation broadband services reaching speeds in the 10s of Mbit/s in many European countries. That ...

Samsung says Q2 profit up 108 percent

Jul 25, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet

South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday that second-quarter profit jumped 108 percent year-on-year, what it called a "relatively solid" performance despite missing market forecasts.

PhysOrg Forum Goto Archive

Video

Editorials Goto Archive

Free Magazines Goto Archive

Newsletter

News Archive