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Usually when we hear about robots learning a new skill through evolutionary programming, it makes us fear for the coming robopocalypse. But just this once it appears they may be learning something friendly, too. A program in Switzerland has put simple robots through hundreds of generations of simulated evolution, and they've learned how to share. More »
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Peter Robinson, a professor at Cambridge, got so fed up with how irritating his GPS device is that he set out to build a device that would understand his feelings of frustration. Here's what happened next. More »
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You may find this spider robot somewhat creepy — but the good news is, the robot will know. The Hexapod robot tracks the faces of humans who interact with it, and registers their emotions. And responds accordingly. If you behave aggressively towards it, it'll back away. Or if you stare at it for a few moments, it'll upload your picture to its website. [Technovelgy] More »
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