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New sensors can give robot hands a 'gentle touch'
Apr 18, 2013 (UPI)
Robot hands could gain a gentler touch with inexpensive tactile sensing technology utilizing widely available electronic chips, U.S. researchers say. Engineers ...
Simple robot can 'scoot' along power lines to look for damage
Apr 17, 2013 (UPI)
Engineers in California say they've invented a simple and inexpensive robot that can scoot along utility lines searching for problems needing repair. Mechanical...
NASA to send International Space Station android a pair of legs
Apr 11, 2013 (UPI)
Robonaut 2, NASA's robotic astronaut torso, floats about the International Space Station without any legs. But that's about to change, thanks to NASA engineers....
Joint venture established for exoskeleton technology
Apr 08, 2013 (UPI)
Exoskeleton technologies are being jointly developed by French technology company Sagem and an Italian robotics laboratory. The development comes under an agree...
Britain develops robotic mannequin
Apr 08, 2013 (UPI)
A robotic mannequin for testing military protective suits and equipment has been built under sponsorship by Britain's Ministry of Defense. The mannequin is call...
Swarming robots could be the servants of the future
Apr 06, 2013 (SPX)
Swarms of robots acting together to carry out jobs could provide new opportunities for humans to harness the power of machines. Researchers in the Sheffield Cen...
Scientists unveil 'BionicKangroo Robot'
Apr 03, 2013 (UPI)
If a human tries to move around simply by jumping, he or she is likely to get very tired, very fast. The human body isn't designed to jump over and over again. ...
Robot ants successfully mimic real colony behavior
Apr 02, 2013 (SPX)
Scientists have successfully replicated the behaviour of a colony of ants on the move with the use of miniature robots, as reported in the journal PLOS Computat...
Small swarm of robots could do tasks
Mar 29, 2013 (UPI)
Swarms of robots acting together to carry out jobs could provide new opportunities for humans to harness the power of machines, British researchers say. Scienti...
Technique could help designers predict how legged robots will move on granular surfaces
Mar 24, 2013 (SPX)
Using a combination of theory and experiment, researchers have developed a new approach for understanding and predicting how small legged robots - and potential...
Robots joining China businesses, factories
Mar 24, 2013 (UPI)
A restaurateur in Beijing says the robot chef he "employed" last February does "a good job," as robots are set to become a more common sight in the country. The...
Digital 'talking head' speaks for computer
Mar 20, 2013 (UPI)
A digital talking head named "Zoe" could be a first step toward a new era in human-computer interaction, British engineers say. The virtual "talking head" can e...
Google buys machine learning startup
Mar 13, 2013 (AFP)
Google said Wednesday that it has bought a Canadian startup specializing in getting machines to understand what people are trying to say. The Internet titan did...
An Internet for robots
Mar 12, 2013 (SPX)
Researchers of five European universities have developed a cloud-computing platform for robots. The platform allows robots connected to the Internet to directly...
Videoconference robot Beam walks the walk at SXSW
Mar 12, 2013 (AFP)
After a long day at the South by Southwest (SXSW) interactive trade show, Susie Kim and her colleagues took a leisurely two-block stroll back to their hotel in ...
Brown unveils novel wireless brain sensor
Mar 07, 2013 (SPX)
A team of neuroengineers based at Brown University has developed a fully implantable and rechargeable wireless brain sensor capable of relaying real-time broadb...
Germany eyes new Internet industrial revolution
Mar 07, 2013 (AFP)
Known throughout the world for quality cars and industrial giants, Germany is now seeking to position itself for the coming revolution, "industry 4.0", powered ...
The Space Robotics on the MMMMove
Mar 01, 2013 (SPX)
In late January, Dextre, the Canada's robotic "handyman" on the International Space Station (ISS), made space history by successfully refueling a mock satellite...
Robot may be useful in search and rescue
Mar 01, 2013 (UPI)
A four-legged robot called BigDog sporting an arm powerful enough to lift and throw cinder blocks could be used in search and rescue, a U.S. robotics firm says....
Japan robot suit gets global safety certificate
Feb 27, 2013 (AFP)
A robot suit that can help the elderly or disabled get around was given its global safety certificate in Japan on Wednesday, paving the way for its worldwide ro...
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