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Robots invade consumer market for play, work
Jan 08, 2014 (AFP)
The robots are coming, and they're here to help. Help clean your windows, teach children, or even provide entertainment or companionship. This week's Consumer E...
Electronic 'mother' watches over home
Jan 06, 2014 (AFP)
Resembling a Russian nesting doll, the pint-sized robotic device wants to be your "mother." The electronic device with wireless connectivity can transform any o...
Wall-Crawling Gecko Robots Can Stick In Space Too
Jan 03, 2014 (ESA)
Climbing robots that mimic the stickiness of gecko lizard feet could work in space as well as on Earth, ESA has shown, raising the prospect of hull-crawling aut...
Geckos in space: Novel robot takes a step to cosmos
Jan 02, 2014 (AFP)
A wall-crawling robot inspired by the gecko has taken a small but important step towards a future in space, scientists said on Thursday. The tiny legged prototy...
After Impressive Demonstrations of Robot Skill, DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials Conclude
Dec 28, 2013 (SPX)
On December 20-21, 2013, 16 teams were the main attraction at the DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) Trials, where they demonstrated their prototype robots' ability...
Lockheed Martin Team Moves Forward In DARPA Robotics Challenge
Dec 25, 2013 (SPX)
Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Laboratories (ATL) recently completed the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Robotics Challenge trials at the...
Japan robot astronaut talks Santa in first chat with spaceman
Dec 20, 2013 (AFP)
The world's first robot astronaut has begun chatting to the Japanese commander of the International Space Station, in what was being billed as the first convers...
Google buys military robot-maker Boston Dynamics for battle with Amazon
Dec 17, 2013 (Voice of Russia)
Google has acquired robotics engineering company Boston Dynamics, best known for its line of quadrupeds with funny gaits and often mind-blowing capabilities. Pr...
Yutu robotic rover begins lunar mission
Dec 16, 2013 (AFP)
China's Jade Rabbit rover sent back its first pictures from the moon, as officials on Monday lauded the first lunar soft landing in nearly four decades as a ste...
NASA Developing Legs for ISS Robonaut 2
Dec 11, 2013 (SPX)
NASA engineers are developing climbing legs for the International Space Station's robotic crewmember Robonaut 2 (R2), marking another milestone in space humanoi...
Literal Android: Google develops robots to replace people in manufacturing, retail
Dec 09, 2013 (Voice of Russia)
Now that the mystery surrounding the elusive Google barges in the San Francisco Bay reported last month has been brought to light, the Silicon Valley giant is a...
Droids dance, dogs nuzzle, humanoids speak at Madrid robot museum
Nov 29, 2013 (AFP)
A white robotic beagle sits wagging its tail and nuzzling anyone who pets it, while six pint-sized robots, flashing blue, pump their fists as they dance to the ...
Spanish scientists are designing a robot for inspecting tunnels
Nov 20, 2013 (SPX)
Currently, maintenance and safety inspection of tunnels used for vehicular traffic is carried out by direct in situ observation. This process, which is slow and...
Penguin-inspired propulsion system
Nov 18, 2013 (SPX)
Back in 1991, Nature published a picture from the IMAX movie Antarctica, along with the caption: "Emperor penguins may be waddling jokes on land, but underwater...
UC Research Brings a Future of Mind-Reading Robots Ever Closer
Nov 15, 2013 (SPX)
If you think with the release of every new i-device the world is getting closer to thought-controlled smart tech and robotic personal assistants, you might be r...
Robot herder brings the cows in for milking in Australia
Nov 15, 2013 (UPI)
A four-wheeled robot known as Rover has been successfully tested as a cattle herder in Australia, easily moving a herd from a field to a dairy, researchers say....
Quantum world record smashed
Nov 15, 2013 (SPX)
A normally fragile quantum state has been shown to survive at room temperature for a world record 39 minutes, overcoming a key barrier towards building ultrafas...
Distant artificial atoms cooperate by sharing light, international research team shows
Nov 15, 2013 (SPX)
An international team of scientists has shown for the first time that atoms can work collectively rather than independently of each other to share light. Quantu...
Building Block for Exoskeleton Could Lead to More Independence Among the Elderly
Nov 14, 2013 (SPX)
What if certain patients could get a bionic pick-up without undergoing the pain and lengthy recovery of surgery? University of Cincinnati researchers are workin...
An intersection of math and biology: Clams and snails inspire robotic diggers and crawlers
Nov 14, 2013 (SPX)
Engineering has always taken cues from biology. Natural organisms and systems have done well at evolving to perform tasks and achieve objectives within the limi...
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