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Monthly Archives: February 2015
Robo-Journalist Wins The Pulitzer
Okay, so that hasn’t happened yet, but the folks over at Narrative Science, a company that has created software that performs “automated narrative generation,” confidently predicts that its computer program will win the coveted prize by 2016. Let’s back up … Continue reading
Posted in robot, technology
Tagged AP, automated insights, computer program, journalism, LA Times, narrative science, New York Times, newspaper, Quakebot, robo-journalism, robots
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Exoskeletons, Cyborgs, and Prosthetics—Oh My!
Ellen Ripley’s power-loader, Matt Damon’s Elysium exoskeleton, and Iron Man’s get-up aren’t just fiction anymore. Italy’s Perceptual Robotics Laboratory has created a “body extender” that allows wearers to curl 100 pounds in each hand. Someone who calls himself Hacksmith has … Continue reading
Posted in medicine, technology
Tagged Cybathon, cyborg, Elysium, exoskeleton, Iron Man, Nicolelis, pacemaker, Pistorius, prosthetics
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