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Building Human-Robot Relationships Through Music and Dance

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According to the researchers, the FOREST robots and accompanying musical robots are not rigid mimickers of human melody and movement; rather, they exhibit a remarkable level of emotional expression and human-like gesture fluency–what the researchers call “emotional prosody and gesture” to project emotions and build trust.

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IEEE’s Honor Society Gave This Boston University Student Tools to Succeed

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As a member of the Kappa Sigma chapter at Boston University , he learned leadership and communications skills while accepting different roles. One of his favorite activities, he says, has been building a sense of community among the honor society’s members. My vote counted just the same as theirs. “I

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Toyota Research Institute launches next phase of collaborative research with 13 new academic institutions; more than $75M investment

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These universities join MIT, Stanford and the University of Michigan which have worked with TRI over the last five years to expand the body of research into artificial intelligence (AI) with the goal of amplifying the human experience. To get to the best ideas, collaboration is critical. Columbia University.

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AAA: Reverse Automatic Emergency Braking Systems Don't Work Well Enough

The Truth About Cars

Something about an alarm blaring and the vehicle violently braking for an unseen danger, which often does not exist, is not my idea of a fun day out. He went on to note that the systems need a universal standard and worried that drivers will become over-reliant on the technologies.

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This Startup’s AI Tool Makes Moving Day Easier

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Today, the startup employs 70 people worldwide and operates in 36 countries, and Rattner says he’s excited to get out of bed every morning because he’s building a product that simply wouldn’t exist otherwise. How Yembo grew out of a family business Rattner has his wife to thank for his startup idea. We are bringing about change.

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Help Build the Future of Assistive Technology

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This article is sponsored by California State University, Northridge (CSUN). The medical and rehabilitative tech is equally impressive — and arguably far more important. California State University, Northridge (CSUN). For more than three decades, the university has hosted the world's largest assistive technology conference.

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Britishvolt wants to build battery gigafactories around the world

Charged EVs

Britishvolt’s goal is to create domestic battery production all around the world, and the company is currently building its first cell factory in the UK. One year ago we weren’t making any cells, but by the end of 2021, we were going through campaigns to build thousands of cells.

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