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Wired
August 2004
Oliver Morton |
A Machine With a Mind of Its Own Ross King wanted a research assistant who would work 24/7 without sleep or food. So he built one. King's robot can look at the results of a biology experiment, draw a conclusion about what the results might mean, and then set off to test that conclusion.   |
Chemistry World
February 5, 2015
Emma Stoye |
'Robot scientist' speeds up drug discovery An artificial intelligence system -- or 'robot scientist' -- capable of screening potential drugs almost completely independently could speed up drug development, say the UK researchers who created it. |
Chemistry World
October 23, 2015
Matthias Gross |
Experiments beyond the laboratory Real world 'experiments' should be carefully planned and democratically supported. |
Chemistry World
September 14, 2011
David Bradley |
Brewing up Synthetic Yeast Yeast with synthetic genomes could be very useful for medicinal chemists and drug companies. |
Chemistry World
April 2011 |
Column: The Crucible Experiments are seldom replicated by different research teams. Why is this and does it really matter? |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2008
John Blau |
Open-Source Baby Laboratories in Europe are adopting iCub robotic toddlers constructed from modular pieces and open source software to study learning and cognition. |
PC Magazine
January 10, 2007
Angela Chang |
The Robot Butler Cometh Shakey was the first robot to combine movement, perception, and problem solving. Now researchers are working on STAIR (STanford Artificial Intelligence Robot), which they hope will achieve broad intelligence. |
Bio-IT World
March 10, 2003
Salvatore Salamone |
Common Knowledge Two heads (or more) are better than one, except when they don't share information. That's where knowledge management comes in. |
National Defense
October 2006
Sandra I. Erwin |
Robots Aid Soldiers, But Can be Irritating Feedback from soldiers on the use of robots in combat is leading researchers to believe that robotic technology has the potential to become a huge assist in combat operations, but that too much automation may not be desirable. |
CRM
February 15, 2013
Olga Spaic |
Use the Scientific Method to Tackle Big Data How does a marketer in the trenches make the most of the big data brouhaha? Here is a step-by-step approach to marketing success. |
HBS Working Knowledge
December 5, 2011
Carmen Nobel |
It's Alive!: Business Scholars Turn to Experimental Research Researchers use field and lab experiments to better understand the logic of real-world decisions, which sometimes fly in the face of established economic theory. |
Bio-IT World
October 10, 2003
Mark D. Uehling |
Digging Into Digital Quarries Industrial-strength software is helping discover unexpected connections in the scientific literature. |
National Defense
November 2010
Eric Beidel |
Will Robots Be Asked to Fool the Enemy? In the course of investigating trust between robots and humans, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology developed algorithms that tell a robot when and how to deceive. |
The Motley Fool
October 12, 2010
Michael Kanellos |
Has Google's Green Strategy Begun to Make Sense? Artificial intelligence, yes. Everything else, no. |
Chemistry World
July 9, 2015
Matthew Gunther |
3D printing allows soft robots to rise up Although they may not be taking over the world any time soon, a 3D printed soft robot mimicking the flexible body of an invertebrate has been manufactured by a group of scientists in the US. |
Search Engine Watch
August 5, 2008
Carrie Hill |
Increase Web Site Conversions with the Scientific Method It's so simple in description, but has unlimited potential. The scientific method can apply to any type of experiment, be it chemistry or Web site marketing. |
Chemistry World
April 2, 2013
Kerek Lowe |
From lab to leader Here's a topic that always gets people arguing: how much of a scientist should the chief executive of a biopharma company be? |
Chemistry World
April 10, 2013
Hayley Birch |
Yeast to make malaria drug on demand A natural biochemical pathway that produces the antimalarial drug artemisinin in the sweet wormwood plant has been fully reconstructed in yeast. |
Fast Company
April 2006 |
Oy, Robot! Are we doomed to some post-apocalyptic nightmare in which robots rule the planet? Roboticists Henrik Hautop Lund and Rodney Brooks square off. |
Salon.com
February 25, 2002
John Glassie |
Flesh, robots and God Are they becoming us or are we becoming them? One of the world's leading roboticists discusses the machines in our future -- their ability to think, feel, reproduce and achieve personhood... |
Salon.com
September 14, 2000
Janelle Brown |
Robots "R" us Why are roboticists building machines in their own image? "Robo Sapiens" introduces a homemade population and the egos behind the bots. |
Technology Research News
June 15, 2005
Eric Smalley |
Robot Runs Like Humans Researchers have developed mathematical principals for enabling human-like running in bipedal robots, including the ability to recover balance. They used the principals to develop control software that allows a two-legged robot to run. |
Chemistry World
August 11, 2008 |
Yeast Manufacture Morphine Precursor US scientists have developed a way to produce a group of medically important plant compounds in yeast. They say their technique could be used to manufacture drugs including painkillers and new cancer treatments. |
Chemistry World
March 27, 2014
James Urquhart |
Synthetic yeast chromosome is fully functional The first complete and functional synthetic yeast chromosome has been created by a team of scientists based in the US. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2006
Theberge & Dudek |
Gone Swimmin' An amphibious robot explores aquatic environments and could help save coral reefs, too. |
IEEE Spectrum
September 2010
Erico Guizzo |
When My Avatar Went to Work A robot surrogate or telepresence robot took my place at the office. Here's why one may take yours, too |
IndustryWeek
June 1, 2008
John Teresko |
A Robot that Can Smile or Frown MIT debuts Nexi, a robot with facial expressions. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2010
Erico Guizzo |
A Robot in the Kitchen Roboticists in Japan and South Korea are designing the household servants of the future |
Popular Mechanics
April 2007
Daniel H. Wilson |
The Brain-Powered Robot Servant: Resident Roboticist A new robot, Morpheus, takes its marching orders directly from your brain. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2011
Erico Guizzo |
Robots With Their Heads in the Clouds A Google researcher argues that cloud computing could make robots smaller, cheaper, and smarter |
National Defense
July 2011
Eric Beidel |
Swarming Robot Teams to Map, Survey Buildings In the future, robots may be the true first responders. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2013
Lucas Laursen |
Robot to Human: "Trust Me" Rescue robots respond to operator stress levels |
IEEE Spectrum
October 2012
Guizzo & Ackerman |
How Rethink Robotics Built Its New Baxter Robot Worker Rodney Brooks's new start-up wants to spark a factory revolution with a low-cost, user-friendly robot |
Fast Company
Neal Ungerleider |
Google Reveals Its New "RankBrain" Artificial Intelligence System Google has just gone public with the details of a new artificial intelligence called RankBrain, which the search giant is using to handle difficult queries. |
Technology Research News
December 31, 2003
Smalley & Patch |
Bots, humans play together Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University are betting that putting humans and robots on the same soccer team will encourage the kind of cooperation that leads to understanding. |
National Defense
March 2009
Stew Magnuson |
Reverse Engineering the Brain May Accelerate Robotics Research Machines that walk upright will assist civilians and the military alike, said Stefan Schaal, associate professor of computer science and neuroscience at the University of Southern California. |
Wired
November 27, 2007
Gregory Mone |
Getting a Grip: Building the Ultimate Robotic Hand To do real work in our offices and homes, to fetch our staplers or clean up our rooms, robots are going to have to master their hands. |
IEEE Spectrum
November 2007
Morgen E. Peck |
Why Toddlers Love Robots Entertainment robots have become sophisticated enough that they can charm toddlers for weeks, or even months, and could soon be useful to teachers as permanent educational assistants, according to research. |
Popular Mechanics
January 16, 2009
Erik Sofge |
MIT Unveils Intelligent Robot Forklift for War Zones The new, U.S. Army-funded forklift robot recognizes voice commands, can learn the layout of a makeshift warehouse and operate out of doors. It may be able to save lives on the field and make warehouse work more efficient at home. |
Salon.com
June 21, 2001
Dan Dinello |
We, robots! From Fritz Lang's "Metropolis" to Steven Spielberg's "A.I.," the line between man and machine has never been clear... |
Reason
Aug/Sep 2000
Ronald Bailey |
Strands of Life Book Review: Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters, by Matt Ridley |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
The New Age of Service Robots: From Fighting Fires to Serving Beer R2-D2 and Rosie the robot maid may be coming soon to a home, or nursing home, near you. Thanks to advances in computing and navigation technology, robots -- including sophisticated robot toys and appliances -- are now being developed to serve people directly. |
IEEE Spectrum
July 2006
Elizabeth Svoboda |
Look Out, Beckham: Here Come the Robots At the "World Cup" for robots, the talk is that one day the humans on the pitch are going to get a run for their money. |
