By Sinan Shi, University College London, David De Roure, University of Oxford, Nikoleta Glynatsi, Cardiff University, Emma Tattershall
By Anna Leida, eScience Lab, University of Manchester
By Nick Hawes, Senior Lecturer in Intelligent Robotics at the School of Computer Science, University of Birmingham.
This article is part of our series: a day in the software life, in which we ask researchers from all disciplines to discuss the tools that make their research possible.
There is a great deal of excitement surrounding the use of robots in a variety of industries, from security and care to logistics and manufacturing.
These are not the robots of the past, who were static automatons confined to cages and empty factory floors,…
By Liam Turner, PhD student at Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics.
This article is part of our series: a day in the software life, in which we ask researchers from all disciplines to discuss the tools that make their research possible.
Growth in smartphone technology has led to the traditional trawl for information to be devolved down to an individual level. This presents a challenge as traditional methods of making information available depend on when it is ready available, rather than when it is most convenient for a busy user.
Currently…
By Thomas Nowotny, Professor of Informatics at the University of Sussex.
This article is part of our series: a day in the software life, in which we ask researchers from all disciplines to discuss the tools that make their research possible.
Computer simulators have transformed almost every aspect of science and technology. From Formula One cars to modern jet engine aircraft, from predicting the weather to the stock market, and to the inner workings of the brain itself, most research and development activities today depend heavily on numerical simulations.
…By Dr Matthew Howard, Lecturer in Informatics at King’s College, London
Will the rise of machines threaten the human race? Are they truly capable of emotional intelligence? Will they put us all out of work? And more importantly, can they do the washing up?
Much of the public perception about robots is driven by Hollywood movies and alarmist or poorly informed media claims. People fear robots because they are portrayed with super-human capabilities, or because they worry about losing their jobs. Yet real robots are not like that. Robots are far less capable than humans or…