This Bot Tries to Empathise With Your Emotional Tweets
Can empathy ever be automated? Continue reading This Bot Tries to Empathise With Your Emotional Tweets
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NASA Ran a Treasure Hunt for Robots to Develop Space Exploration Tech
Robots in the sample return challenge had to collect hidden rocks without human guidance. Continue reading NASA Ran a Treasure Hunt for Robots to Develop Space Exploration Tech
This AI Sees Things in Art That Humans Don’t
By matching news photos with artworks, an AI shows how it thinks. Continue reading This AI Sees Things in Art That Humans Don’t
A Tiny Space Particle Smooshed into a European Satellite
This is what happens when something a few millimetres in size smashes into a satellite at a velocity over 40,000 km/h. Continue reading A Tiny Space Particle Smooshed into a European Satellite
A Love Letter to ‘Robot Wars,’ the Best Show on British TV
Season 8 was the greatest series of Robot Wars yet. Continue reading A Love Letter to ‘Robot Wars,’ the Best Show on British TV
Virtual Reality Can Help Stop Old People Falling Over
A trial found that adding a VR component to treadmill training resulted in 42 percent fewer falls. Continue reading Virtual Reality Can Help Stop Old People Falling Over
Scientists Image Gene Expression in Living Human Brains for the First Time
The technique could help understand and develop treatments for brain disorders including Alzheimer’s and schizophrenia. Continue reading Scientists Image Gene Expression in Living Human Brains for the First Time
‘Pokémon Go’ Stats Tracker PokeAdvisor Is Blocked, Fans Are Mad As Hell (Again)
Particularly committed players used PokeAdvisor to track their stats and progress against others, but the site now appears to be blocked. Continue reading ‘Pokémon Go’ Stats Tracker PokeAdvisor Is Blocked, Fans Are Mad As Hell (Again)
We Talked to the Creator of PokéVision About Losing 50 Million Users Overnight
The pokémon tracking site was hugely popular before ‘Pokémon Go’ developer Niantic took it down. Here’s what happened. Continue reading We Talked to the Creator of PokéVision About Losing 50 Million Users Overnight
China’s ‘Jade Rabbit’ Rover Is Dead, and This Time It Probably Won’t Come Back
Farewell, Yutu, you reached for the Moon. Continue reading China’s ‘Jade Rabbit’ Rover Is Dead, and This Time It Probably Won’t Come Back