Abstract: This brief aims to introduce the concept of robust control from continuous-state systems to the field of finite state machines (FSMs). It expands on the concept of observability by proposing ...

A finite-state machine (FSM), finite-state automaton (FSA), or simply state machine is a mathematical model of computation and an abstract machine that can be in exactly one of a finite number of ...

Valve revealed its next batch of at-home hardware on Wednesday, including a new take on the Steam Machine, a gaming PC that's intended to be used like a console. Also revealed were the Steam Frame, ...

Steam Machines are back for the first time since Valve teamed up with manufacturers like Alienware and Lenovo back in the 2010s. But while those original console-PC hybrids failed because of a lack of ...

The Steam Machine marks Valve’s long-awaited return to the console wars. It looks slick and sounds powerful enough to play modern games on decent settings. But Valve is leaving the biggest question of ...

This article is made possible through Spotlight PA’s collaboration with Votebeat, a nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting. This article is available for ...

The controversial electronic voting machines are already being used in parts of western New York. As such, an Albany appeals court majority decision said a group of petitioner's prospective harm ...

The peer-reviewed study, "The Earth4All scenarios: Human well-being on a finite planet towards 2100," uses a system dynamics-based modeling approach to explore two future scenarios: Too Little Too ...

Louisiana may finally be on track to replace its decades-old voting machines, after years of controversies over how to do so. The Louisiana Legislature gave the Secretary of State the green light to ...

Thirty years ago, Java 1.0 revolutionized software development. Every Java demo featured a simple "Hello World" dialog window with the only available option: Java's Abstract Window Toolkit, the first ...

Java is not the first language most programmers think of when they start projects involving artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). Many turn first to Python because of the large ...

Maybe it's wise to think twice about using coffee machines at work or in some buildings these days? A study investigated the levels of certain substances in coffee that's prepared in workplace coffee ...