Tag: University of Wisconsin-Madison (UWM)

Kids connect with robot reading partners

Posted by Age of Robots | Sep 18, 2018 | Robotics |

Researchers have built a robot, named Minnie, to serve as a reading buddy to middle school kids, and Minnie’s new friends grew more excited about books and more attached to the robot over two weeks of reading together.

Eagle-eyed machine learning algorithm outdoes human experts

Posted by Age of Robots | Aug 8, 2018 | Machine Learning |

Researchers have trained computers to quickly and consistently detect and analyze microscopic radiation damage to materials under consideration for nuclear reactors. And the computers bested humans in this arduous task.