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China planning 120km test drive for autonomous vehicles in 2013; 2,400 km test to come

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China is planning a 120 km test drive from Beijing to Tianjin for autonomous vehicles in 2013, according to the National Natural Science Foundation. The vehicles are designed to perceive their environment, process it and respond accordingly with the help of GPS, ultrasonic radar and a variety of sensors.

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The Engineer Behind Samsung’s Speech Recognition Software

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in language and information technology from Carnegie Mellon , and he specialized in robust speech recognition. After joining Google’s acoustic modeling team in 2013, he worked to ensure the company’s AI assistive technology, used in Google Home products, could perform in the presence of background noise. And that’s exactly what he did.

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Video Friday: Pedipulate

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In order to interact with and manipulate their environments, most legged robots are equipped with a dedicated robot arm, which means additional mass and mechanical complexity compared to standard legged robots. Robot built by Boston Dynamics for the DARPA Robotics Challenge in 2013. Pedipulate ] I learned a new word today!

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Turing Award Winner On His Pioneering Algorithms

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I’ve prospered in that environment. He also directs the school’s Center for Information Technology Research. He has won many awards at the conference for his papers. That conference is really a homecoming for the high-performance computing community,” he says, “and IEEE plays a major role.”. Software for Supercomputers.

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USC Professor’s Simulation Software Teaches Systems Engineering Topics

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He led a team that was designing a program to train soldiers and allow them to complete practice missions in safe, virtual environments. Madni says the approach helps students pick up information faster, gain leadership skills, and learn to work with others outside their discipline and from other cultures. “By

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UT Austin researcher awarded $15M for switchgrass traits studies

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Juenger and fellow researchers have examined biofuel applications for switchgrass for years, but the new research will provide much more information about the role of rainfall, genes, soil and other factors in the effectiveness of this common plant as an energy source. The study lets us ask the really classic nature-nurture question.

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NASA rolls out new strategic vision for aeronautics research

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Bolden shared the strategic vision in a keynote speech at the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics’ Aviation 2013 conference in Los Angeles.