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Why do humans walk on two legs? To save energy

July 23, 2007 Chimps on treadmills may help explain why human ancestors evolved into bipeds 10 million years ago.Images: Humans vs. chimps at the gym TAGS: leg, treadmill, energy, human, patch management, researcher

The future of intelligent machines

September 9, 2007 Technologists and investors gather at the Singularity Summit to discuss what to do in the event that machines one day outthink humans. TAGS: human, Artificial Intelligence, San Francisco

Xerox's smarter search tool: Don't look for it

June 25, 2007 With its FactSpotter, company wants computers to "understand text like a human being." But Xerox isn't making it available to the public. TAGS: Xerox Corp., Steve Jobs, human, search tool, document, Google Inc.

Coming to grips with intelligent machines

September 7, 2007 Technologists head to San Francisco to discuss the benefits and risks of AI and how to deal with computers that are smarter than humans. TAGS: human, Artificial Intelligence, nanotechnology, co-founder, vice president, San Francisco, event

Timeline: Key milestones in space exploration

October 1, 2007 CNET News.com takes a look at some of the key events that brought humans into space and brought valuable information that will guide where we go next. TAGS: exploration, spacecraft, human, milestone, Del.icio.us, flight, Digg, Pioneer Electronics, space, U.S.

Virus warning: Cyborgs at risk

November 13, 2004 Humans will upgrade their nervous systems with technology, a professor predicts--and then they'll be open to computer viruses. TAGS: human, RFID, RFID chip, experiment, computer virus, virus, professor, London, networking, security

Figs were likely humans' first crop

June 5, 2006 You may not eat figs on a daily basis today, but 11,000 years ago it was the hot new food--and may have been a first step toward modern agriculture. TAGS: human, crop, Middle East, food, professor

NASA tests lunar robots in Arctic crater

July 21, 2007 Researchers headed north to simulate a lunar environment. Unfortunately, the weather has been a little too nice.Photos: Lunar rovers on a test drive TAGS: robot, moon, weather, terrain, human, GPS, scientist, manufacturing, researcher, California

Baby steps for Dexter the robot

April 10, 2007 Start-up Anybots sees a day when robots will do many things that humans now do. For now, though, they're just working on staying upright.Photos: Meet Dexter and Monty, the AnybotsVideo: Humanoid ro... TAGS: robot, robotics, iRobot Roomba, human, work, researcher, video

Why robots are scary--and cool

April 12, 2005 Theologian Anne Foerst says we're a lonely species, and robots have a lot to teach us about who we are. TAGS: ambiguity, robot, human, researcher

Robots ready to rumble

March 25, 2005 RoboGames in San Francisco gives machines a chance to show their stuff in contests from sumo to soccer. Photos: Let the robot games begin TAGS: robot, search and rescue, robotics, human, San Francisco, professor, event, knowledge, goal

Robots to put humans to work

July 23, 2004 Firm with Carnegie Mellon roots plans to hire 100 people to help make and sell robots that fix sewer pipes. TAGS: robot, Pennsylvania, hiring, robotics, human, vision

Patients, doctors staying away from implantable RFID chips

February 12, 2007 RFID chip company gets ho-hum response to its initial public offering, partly because only 222 people have gotten chipped. TAGS: VeriChip, RFID chip, RFID, patient, IPO, microchip, human, agreement

Gene researchers find more clues to human individuality

August 10, 2006 Scientists develop new type of genome map that could one day lead to breakthroughs in personalized medicine. TAGS: genome, variation, building block, scientist, human, C, research, map, researcher, letter

Hate talking to your PC? Nuance gets users heard

July 18, 2006 Nuance Communications' new software improves the accuracy of speech recognition as Microsoft eyes the market. TAGS: speech recognition, Nuance Communications Inc., accuracy, mobility, human, voice, training, Microsoft Corp., handheld, PC

Will humans mine for gold on the sea floor?

December 6, 2005 Mining companies study the possibility of extracting valuable metals from volcanic vents found under the oceans. TAGS: sea, ocean, metal, human, scientist, field, possibility, San Francisco

'Tagging' gives Web a human meaning

November 16, 2005 A growing number of Web sites are implementing tagging systems as a way to bring order and organization to information. TAGS: tagging, folksonomy, Flickr, human, search engine, blog

Are we getting smarter or dumber?

September 21, 2005 Mike Merzenich, a neuroscientist, investigates whether intelligence in the Internet age is really on the upswing. TAGS: brain, intelligence, human, scientist, TV

FDA approves injecting ID chips in patients

October 13, 2004 Regulators sign off on implantable tracking device to manage treatment of Alzheimer's, diabetes, heart disease, other conditions. TAGS: VeriChip, patient, hospital, treatment, Mexico, human, Florida, condition, scanner

Porn gets spammers past Hotmail, Yahoo barriers

May 6, 2004 Junk e-mailers set up porn sites and use visitors to bypass defenses used by Hotmail and Yahoo to stop bot software from automatically opening e-mail accounts. TAGS: spammer, porn, MSN Hotmail, bot, human, visitor, word, Yahoo! Inc., account, security, e-mail, Microsoft Corp.
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