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Nissan Opens Silicon Valley Center for Self-Driving Car Research

Nissan Opens Silicon Valley Center for Self-Driving Car Research | The Robot Times | Scoop.it
Nissan Motor Co. opened a research center in California’s Silicon Valley that the Japanese carmaker plans to make its hub for research on self-driving vehicles and Internet-connected auto technology.
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Silicon Valley is the place to be for autonomous vehicle research. Although Germany and France do interesting applied research, and Michigan's large connected car trial is very relevant too.

Guy Young's curator insight, March 17, 2:06 AM

"self driven cars won't be feasible until 2020"
great information on self driving cars

interesting topic, slightly boring article but contents are inspiring

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Hallucinating Robots Arrange Space With Consideration of Human ...

Hallucinating Robots Arrange Space With Consideration of Human ... | The Robot Times | Scoop.it
Researchers at Cornell University have developed a way for robots to consider the human element when arranging a room by teaching robots to “hallucinate” where and how humans might interact with the space—such as ...
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Robots to see like humans - Ubergizmo

Robots to see like humans - Ubergizmo | The Robot Times | Scoop.it
Robots to see like humansUbergizmoBy Edwin Kee on 05/03/2012 08:30 PDT Ever wondered how does a robot view the world?
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Robot technology being adapted to aid the blind

Robot technology being adapted to aid the blind | The Robot Times | Scoop.it
Technologies used by robots to find their way around are being adapted for use by the vision impaired.
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