US teams join hands to build dexterous robots
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Robotics researchers in United States have agreed on making machines that are good with their hands. The unified scientific front will help researchers to compete against groups in Asia, where research into humanoid robots has been heavily funded, while cash for US projects has dwindled.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2005
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The self 'out there.'
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The meaning of consciousness is examined in detail, with speculation as to whether a machine can be given consciousness, and the sense in which this could occur.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2001
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