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Brown researchers build robotic bat wing
Feb 26, 2013 (SPX)
Researchers at Brown University have developed a robotic bat wing that is providing valuable new information about dynamics of flapping flight in real bats. The...
Lessons from cockroaches could inform robotics
Feb 26, 2013 (SPX)
Running cockroaches start to recover from being shoved sideways before their dawdling nervous system kicks in to tell their legs what to do, researchers have fo...
Simplified brain lets the iCub robot learn language
Feb 25, 2013 (SPX)
This technological prowess was made possible by the development of a "simplified artificial brain" that reproduces certain types of so-called "recurrent" connec...
Brain prostheses create a sense of touch
Feb 21, 2013 (SPX)
Rats can't usually see infrared light, but they have "touched" it in a Duke University lab. The rats sensed the light as a sensation of touch after Duke neurobi...
The quest for a better bionic hand
Feb 21, 2013 (SPX)
For an amputee, replacing a missing limb with a functional prosthetic can alleviate physical or emotional distress and mean a return of vocational ability or co...
Robots with lift
Feb 19, 2013 (SPX)
They can already stand, walk, wriggle under obstacles, and change colors. Now researchers are adding a new skill to the soft robot arsenal: jumping. Using small...
Dry ice vacuum cleaner robot bound for Fukushima
Feb 15, 2013 (AFP)
A remote controlled robot that uses dry ice to vacuum up radiation was unveiled by Japanese researchers on Friday, the latest innovation to help the clean-up at...
Gas explosions enable soft robot to jump
Feb 14, 2013 (UPI)
Robots that can already stand, walk and wriggle under obstacles are getting a new skill thanks to Harvard University researchers -- now they can jump. The resea...
Humans and robots work better together following cross-training
Feb 14, 2013 (SPX)
Spending a day in someone else's shoes can help us to learn what makes them tick. Now the same approach is being used to develop a better understanding between ...
Insect drives robot to track down smells
Feb 14, 2013 (SPX)
A small, two-wheeled robot has been driven by a male silkmoth to track down the sex pheromone usually given off by a female mate. The robot has been used to cha...
Foundation Helps Promote New Robotics Teams Worldwide
Feb 13, 2013 (SPX)
The Robotics Education and Competition (REC) Foundation and the Northrop Grumman Foundation has announced a partnership to establish 200 new VEX Robotics Compet...
Vacuum cleaner guru James Dyson puts $8 million into robotics lab
Feb 10, 2013 (UPI)
British inventor James Dyson, who changed the humble home vacuum cleaner into a desirable high-tech gadget, says he's investing $8 million in a robotics lab. Th...
Scientists develop 'friendly' robot to improve human-android bond
Feb 06, 2013 (UPI)
British scientists say "friendly" robots are helping them to understand how more realistic relationships might be developed between humans and androids. A robot...
Engineers Building Hard-working Mining Robot
Jan 29, 2013 (SPX)
After decades of designing and operating robots full of scientific gear to study other worlds, NASA is working on a prototype that leaves the delicate instrumen...
Soft, flexible robotic device aimed at helping foot/ankle problems
Jan 21, 2013 (UPI)
A wearable device mimicking muscles, tendons and ligaments of the lower leg could aid in the rehabilitation of ankle-foot disorders, U.S. researchers say. The a...
Game on: European student codes reach ISS
Jan 18, 2013 (ESA)
Operating droids in space was no obstacle for a German-Italian alliance to reach the finish line of the Zero Robotics tournament. The European winners commanded...
Robofish Grace glides with the greatest of ease
Jan 18, 2013 (SPX)
A high-tech robotic fish hatched at Michigan State University has a new look. A new skill. And a new name. MSU scientists have made a number of improvements on ...
Nexter joins robot development business
Jan 16, 2013 (UPI)
Robots are playing critical roles on the battlefield and are growing in diversity, capability and manufacture. The United States has so far led the way in robot...
Robot Spheres in zero-gravity action
Jan 14, 2013 (ESA)
A squadron of mini satellites on the International Space Station will wake up this Friday to obey remote commands from students across Europe. Watch a live broa...
2013 FIRST Robotics Kick-Off Event
Jan 08, 2013 (SPX)
The 2013 FIRST Robotics Competition kicks off on Jan. 5, 2013. The kickoff event will be broadcast on NASA TV and marks the beginning of the season for high sch...
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