A future full of helpful robots, quietly going about their business and assisting humans in thousands of small ways, is one of technology’s most long-deferred promises. Only recently have robots ...

The key idea behind the probabilistic framework to machine learning is that learning can be thought of as inferring plausible models to explain observed data. A machine can use such models to make ...

Robots equipped with electronic noses are gaining the ability to detect and analyse odours. The technology has applications in health, safety and environmental monitoring.