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Robonaut from the ISS gets new legs for Easter
Apr 23, 2014 (Voice of Russia)
Robonaut R2, the first robotic humanoid working on the International Space Station, has finally received its legs. The 'present' to R2, delivered by a SpaceX ro...
Pentagon scientists show off life-size robot
Apr 23, 2014 (AFP)
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel got a first-hand look at a life-size robot Tuesday that resembles Hollywood's "Terminator," the latest experiment by the Pentag...
Improving the human-robot connection
Apr 19, 2014 (SPX)
Researchers are programming robots to communicate with people using human-like body language and cues, an important step toward bringing robots into homes. Rese...
RoboClam hits new depths as robotic digger
Apr 17, 2014 (SPX)
A digging robot inspired by the unique mechanisms employed by the Atlantic razor clam has been created by a group of researchers in the US. The robot, dubbed Ro...
New algorithm aids in both robot navigation and scene understanding
Apr 07, 2014 (SPX)
Suppose you're trying to navigate an unfamiliar section of a big city, and you're using a particular cluster of skyscrapers as a reference point. Traffic and on...
Phoenix Makes Strides in Orbital Robotics and Satellite Architecture Research
Apr 07, 2014 (SPX)
The process of designing, developing, building and deploying satellites is long and expensive. Satellites today cannot follow the terrestrial paradigm of "assem...
Knowledge transfer: Computers teach each other Pac-Man
Apr 03, 2014 (SPX)
Researchers in Washington State University's School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science have developed a method to allow a computer to give advice an...
US seniors see slow migration to tech: study
Apr 03, 2014 (AFP)
American senior citizens are gradually finding their way to the Internet, but lagging the overall population in online usage, a survey showed Thursday. The Pew ...
'RoboClam' replicates a clam's ability to burrow while using little energy
Mar 27, 2014 (SPX)
The Atlantic razor clam uses very little energy to burrow into undersea soil at high speed. Now a detailed insight into how the animal digs has led to the devel...
Robotic arm probes chemistry of 3-D objects by mass spectrometry
Mar 27, 2014 (SPX)
When life on Earth was first getting started, simple molecules bonded together into the precursors of modern genetic material. A catalyst would have been needed...
As Age-Friendly Technologies Emerge, Experts Recommend Policy Changes
Mar 25, 2014 (SPX)
From smart phones to smart cars, both public and private entities must consider the needs of older adults in order to help them optimize the use of new technolo...
The DARPA Grand Challenge: Ten Years Later
Mar 19, 2014 (SPX)
At the break of dawn on March 13, 2004, 15 vehicles left a starting gate in the desert outside of Barstow, Calif., to make history in the DARPA Grand Challenge,...
Researchers Achieve Breakthrough in Robotics for Space Exploration
Mar 13, 2014 (SPX)
In a breakthrough that will help make it possible for astronauts and robots to work together in deep space, researchers at the Lockheed Martin Advanced Technolo...
Robots, hands-free wizardry wows at high-tech fair
Mar 11, 2014 (AFP)
A "toddler" robot that sees red, a digital master chef and a suitcase that never gets lost -- new technology at the world's biggest high-tech fair has the poten...
Robotic Exploration of Moon, Mars a Priority
Mar 09, 2014 (RIA Novosti)
The head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos said Tuesday that developing technologies for robotic exploration of the moon and Mars is a priority. Oleg Ostapenko...
NVision Introduces RoboScanner
Mar 04, 2014 (SPX)
NVision is excited to introduce the RoboScanner, a lightweight, turn-key laser scanning system that offers fully automated scanning with 3D analysis. "The RoboS...
Touchy-feely joystick heading to ISS
Mar 04, 2014 (ESA)
Stowed inside ESA's next supply ship to the International Space Station will be one of the most advanced joysticks ever built, designed to test the remote contr...
Rolls-Royce believes time of drone cargo ships has come
Mar 03, 2014 (Voice of Russia)
Marine innovation engineering department at Rolls-Royce has presented a draft design of an ocean-going robo-vessel that could enter service within a decade. Exp...
Kinshasa co-op hopes to conquer the world with traffic robots
Feb 27, 2014 (AFP)
Can giant robots with a deep voice and massive arms be the answer to easing traffic chaos in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo? A small cooperativ...
ILS Tech redefines M2M and IoT Cloud services
Feb 26, 2014 (SPX)
ILS Technology (ILST) has announced the next generation of its popular deviceWISE Application Enablement Platform (AEP), adding upgraded Cloud service capabilit...
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