[R]esearchers at Disney and the University of Massachusetts Boston have … Read More → "Disney Research taught AI how to judge short stories"

A team from the University of Antwerp is developing a robotic sign … Read More → "3D-printable robot arm is a sign language interpreter"

Scientists have devised a virtual reality platform for lab animals. Let that sink in. Zebrafish have swum with the aliens from the video game Space Invaders, mice were afraid of virtual heights, and fruit flies circled illusory … Read More → "Virtual reality platform created for lab animals"

Leeds Beckett University has launched a chatbot to help prospective students find the right course.

It follows the publication of A-level results in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Using Facebook Messenger’s … Read More → "Chatbot helps students choose courses"

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The so-called Environmental Sample Processor, ESPniagara, sits on the floor of Lake Erie’s western basin. It collects algae from the surrounding water, … Read More → "Lake-dwelling robot fights toxic algae blooms"

This is a brief video of M.C. Escher’s ‘Impossible Cube’ modeled and 3-D printed in real life by Pierpaolo Andraghetti. It only looks perfect from this one angle. For any other angle the trick of perspective becomes apparent.</ … Read More → "Clever guy 3D prints M.C. Escher’s ‘Impossible Cube’"

So, rather than relying on our boring human brains, why not use artificial intelligence to come up with fresh new names? That’s what scientist Janelle Shane (who uses artificial intelligence for this purpose … Read More → "Craft beers named by a neural network"

It’s getting harder and harder to squeeze more … Read More → "Google and MIT’s new machine learning algorithms retouch your photos before you take them"