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Humanoid robot that could save people in disasters unveiled
Jul 12, 2013 (UPI)
A Pentagon-financed humanoid robot named Atlas that made its debut Thursday could come to the aid of people in natural and man-made disasters, designers say. Th...
NASA's Polar Robotic Ranger Passes First Greenland Test
Jul 11, 2013 (SPX)
Defying 30 mph gusts and temperatures down to minus 22 F, NASA's new polar rover recently demonstrated in Greenland that it could operate completely autonomousl...
ReconRobotics touts market position
Jul 10, 2013 (UPI)
ReconRobotics Inc., said sales of its tactical micro-robots passed 4,000 units, making it the world's second largest producer of military and police robots. Rec...
Robot mom would beat robot butler in popularity contest
Jul 10, 2013 (SPX)
If you tickle a robot, it may not laugh, but you may still consider it humanlike -- depending on its role in your life, reports an international group of resear...
Autonomous Rover Drills Underground in the Atacama
Jul 09, 2013 (SPX)
A rover named Zoe recently traveled the Atacama Desert in Chile, the driest place on Earth and a landscape that has much in common with the harsh terrain of Mar...
Members of Top Nine Software Teams Move Forward from DARPA's Virtual Robotics Challenge
Jul 01, 2013 (SPX)
The DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) was created with a clear vision: spur development of advanced robots that can assist humans in mitigating and recovering from...
Scientists create a robot fish that can dive beneath water's surface
Jun 26, 2013 (UPI)
Robotics researchers in Singapore say their newest robot fish that mimics the movement of a carp could have a number of uses in marine environments. The robotic...
Japan robot says space mission 'big stride' for androids
Jun 26, 2013 (AFP)
A talking robot that will accompany a Japanese astronaut in space this summer says the cosmic tour will be one giant leap for androids everywhere. In a scene st...
Robot mimics hamster in a ball to navigate farm fields
Jun 24, 2013 (UPI)
A small rolling robot that mimics the action of a hamster ball could help farmers by patrolling fields and helping cultivate crops, its Spanish developers say. ...
A robot that runs like a cat
Jun 21, 2013 (SPX)
Even though it doesn't have a head, you can still tell what kind of animal it is: the robot is definitely modeled upon a cat. Developed by EPFL's Biorobotics La...
Robot that runs like a cat springs to life in Switzerland
Jun 17, 2013 (AFP)
Swiss researchers said Monday they have created a small four-legged, high-speed robot that runs like a cat in a bid to create a new breed of robots for use in s...
Capabilities of unmanned ground vehicles on display
Jun 16, 2013 (UPI)
Unmanned ground vehicles by Oshkosh Defense are being put through their paces in Paris this week at Eurosatory 2014 in Paris. The vehicles, which are navigating...
NASA Awards Sample Return Robot Centennial Challenge Prize
Jun 12, 2013 (SPX)
After two days of extensive competition, Team Survey of Los Angeles was awarded $5,000 in prize money after successfully completing Level 1 of the Sample Return...
Space droids calling
Jun 12, 2013 (ESA)
Secondary-school students can play the ultimate robot game: the annual Zero Robotics tournament turns the International Space Station into a playing field for E...
When Will My Computer Understand Me
Jun 12, 2013 (SPX)
It's not hard to tell the difference between the "charge" of a battery and criminal "charges." But for computers, distinguishing between the various meanings of...
Firefighting Robot Paints 3D Thermal Imaging Picture for Rescuers
Jun 11, 2013 (SPX)
Engineers in the Coordinated Robotics Lab at the University of California, San Diego, have developed new image processing techniques for rapid exploration and c...
Helicopter takes to the skies with the power of thought
Jun 06, 2013 (SPX)
A remote controlled helicopter has been flown through a series of hoops around a college gymnasium in Minnesota. It sounds like your everyday student project; h...
Researchers design sensitive new microphone modeled on fly ear
Jun 04, 2013 (SPX)
Using the sensitive ears of a parasitic fly for inspiration, a group of researchers has created a new type of microphone that achieves better acoustical perform...
Beer-pouring robot programmed to anticipate human actions
Jun 03, 2013 (SPX)
A robot in Cornell's Personal Robotics Lab has learned to foresee human action in order to step in and offer a helping hand, or more accurately, roll in and off...
MIT researchers develop 3D-printed robot that self-assembles when heated
Jun 02, 2013 (UPI)
Building a robot from scratch is challenging, but people do it -- young people, even. None of them, however, bake their robot in the oven. That's the latest tec...
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