Nils Nilsson, 86, Dies; Scientist Helped Robots Find Their Way

He was part of a Stanford team whose work in artificial intelligence has found its way into smartphones, Siri and other hallmarks of the algorithmic age. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/obituaries/nils-nilssen-dead.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…

‘In Afghanistan, We Laugh Differently’

For a handful of teenage girls, robotics offered a reprieve from their violent, patriarchal country. Now they are back home, with the Taliban poised to gain power. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/30/world/asia/afghan-girls-robotics-team-fatemah-qaderyan.html?partner=rss&emc=rss