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Drone 'space ship' app to help robots on future missions
May 31, 2013 (AFP)
European Space Agency scientists have developed a smartphone app that turns a toy drone into a virtual spacecraft on a mission to dock with the International Sp...
Velociraptor robot almost as fast as robotic rival Cheetah
May 30, 2013 (UPI)
Luckily for Usain Bolt, robots aren't allowed to compete for gold medals. If they were, the new Velociraptor robot designed by researchers at the Korea Advanced...
Robots learn to take a proper handoff by following digitized human examples
May 23, 2013 (SPX)
A humanoid robot can receive an object handed to it by a person with something approaching natural, human-like motion thanks to a new method developed by scient...
Principles of locomotion in confined spaces could help robot teams work underground
May 23, 2013 (SPX)
Future teams of subterranean search and rescue robots may owe their success to the lowly fire ant, a much-despised insect whose painful bites and extensive netw...
Wayne State University researcher's technique helps robotic vehicles find their way, help humans
May 16, 2013 (SPX)
A Wayne State University researcher understands that the three most important things about real estate also apply to small ground robotic vehicles: location, lo...
MakerBot and Robohand
May 13, 2013 (SPX)
"Lend me a hand" has taken on a totally new meaning, thanks to the inspirational project called Robohand. Robohand is a story of collaboration from 10,000 miles...
Robot uses arms, location and more to discover objects
May 09, 2013 (SPX)
A robot can struggle to discover objects in its surroundings when it relies on computer vision alone. But by taking advantage of all of the information availabl...
Seahorse's Armor Gives Engineers Insight Into Robotics Designs
May 09, 2013 (SPX)
The tail of a seahorse can be compressed to about half its size before permanent damage occurs, engineers at the University of California, San Diego, have found...
Robotic insects make first controlled flight
May 09, 2013 (SPX)
In the very early hours of the morning, in a Harvard robotics laboratory last summer, an insect took flight. Half the size of a paperclip, weighing less than a ...
Robot mimics cartwheel movement of desert spider
May 06, 2013 (UPI)
The newly discovered flic-flac spider is the gold medal gymnast of the arachnid world, cartwheeling and summersaulting its way along the sand dunes of Morocco's...
Stephen Hawking says threat of artificial intelligence a real concern
May 03, 2013 (UPI)
Stephen Hawking, in an article inspired by the new Johnny Depp flick Transcendence, said it would be the "worst mistake in history" to dismiss the threat of art...
How Would You Like Your Assistant - Human or Robotic?
May 03, 2013 (SPX)
Roboticists are currently developing machines that have the potential to help patients with caregiving tasks, such as housework, feeding and walking. But before...
NASA Rover Prototype Set to Explore Greenland Ice Sheet
May 03, 2013 (SPX)
NASA's newest scientific rover is set for testing May 3 through June 8 in the highest part of Greenland. The robot known as GROVER, which stands for both Greenl...
Robot-building helps Canadian kids develop skills for high-tech world
May 01, 2013 (UPI)
A Canadian group is using robots to teach elementary school students hands-on skills it says will serve them well in an increasingly technological world. The On...
Research suggests people willing to interact with more 'smart' objects
May 01, 2013 (UPI)
As people become used to computers and smartphones, they may be more inclined to accept more "smart" objects in the home and workplace, U.S. researchers report....
Piezoelectric 'taxel' arrays convert motion to electronic signals for tactile imaging
Apr 29, 2013 (SPX)
Using bundles of vertical zinc oxide nanowires, researchers have fabricated arrays of piezotronic transistors capable of converting mechanical motion directly i...
Humans feel empathy for robots
Apr 28, 2013 (SPX)
From the T-101 to Data from Star Trek, humans have been presented with the fictional dilemma of how we empathize with robots. Robots now infiltrate our lives, t...
Baby sea turtles and flipper-driven robot reveal principles of moving on sand
Apr 25, 2013 (SPX)
For sea turtle hatchlings struggling to reach the ocean, success may depend on having flexible wrists that allow them to move without disturbing too much sand. ...
The SPHERES Have Eyes
Apr 23, 2013 (SPX)
View large image It looks like something out of a sci-fi movie...free-formation-flying robotic spheres hovering around the International Space Station with gogg...
Rights group launches campaign to ban 'killer robots'
Apr 23, 2013 (AFP)
A global rights group launched a campaign on Tuesday to ban Terminator-style "killer robots" amid fears the rise of drone warfare could lead to machines with th...
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