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Robotics Oct 22, 2013

Willow Garage spinoff debuts robot ripe for picking

(Phys.org) —A mobile robot a little over three feet with one arm that can move around the building and watch where it's going made its debut on Sunday with capabilities and a pricetag that could eventually earn the robot ...

Hi Tech & Innovation Sep 18, 2013

3D Capture with iPad brought to you by Structure Sensor

(Phys.org) —A sensor for capturing the world in three dimensions is coming to the iPad. A Kickstarter project that launched on Tuesday seeks funds for its Structure Sensor, which is a portable sensor that clamps on to ...

Software Sep 17, 2013

IBM to invest $1b in Linux, open-source

IBM said Tuesday it would invest $1 billion in new Linux and open source technologies for its servers in a bid to boost efficiency for big data and cloud computing.

Earth Sciences Aug 22, 2013

3-D Earth model more accurately pinpoints source of earthquakes, explosions

During the Cold War, U.S. and international monitoring agencies could spot nuclear tests and focused on measuring their sizes. Today, they're looking around the globe to pinpoint much smaller explosives tests.

Consumer & Gadgets Aug 18, 2013

Silicon Valley keenly awaits latest Lego robot kit

Few are more excited about Lego's new Mindstorms sets rolling out next month than Silicon Valley engineers.

Computer Sciences Jul 21, 2013

World's cheapest computer gets millions tinkering

It's a single circuit board the size of a credit card with no screen or keyboard, a far cry from the smooth tablets that dominate the technology market.

Computer Sciences Jul 18, 2013

Computer system automatically generates TCP congestion-control algorithms

TCP, the transmission control protocol, is one of the core protocols governing the Internet: If counted as a computer program, it's the most widely used program in the world.

Telecom Jul 16, 2013

Femtocell hackers from iSEC hear, see smartphone content

(Phys.org) —While all thoughts are on how government agencies can abuse surveillance technologies to ruin people's lives, an unassuming group of backyard neighbors in summer clogs and shorts can leisurely lean back in their ...

Computer Sciences Jul 4, 2013

Indiana University student offers Harlan programming language for GPUs

(Phys.org) —A doctoral candidate in computer science has come up with a programming language, Harlan, that can leverage the computing power of a GPU. His contribution may turn a corner in working with GPU applications, ...

Robotics Jun 25, 2013

RAPIRO wants to spread joy of robots with Raspberry Pi

(Phys.org) —The Raspberry Pi is a computing milestone as a very low-priced computing device running Linux; now a Japanese inventor wants to rev up another kind of breakthrough, with an affordable robot kit that can work ...

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