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Insect-like robot can walk, leap on water
Jul 30, 2012 (UPI)
Canadian scientists say they've made a robot that not just walks on water like the water strider insect but leaps over the surface like its living counterpart. ...
NRL Brings Inertia of Space to Robotics Research
Jul 19, 2012 (SPX)
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Spacecraft Engineering Department's space robotics research facility recently took possession of a one-of-a-kind 75,000 pound...
Clemson researcher: humanizing computer aids affects trust, dependence
Jul 18, 2012 (SPX)
Computerized aids that include person-like characteristics can influence trust and dependence among adults, according to a Clemson University researcher. A rece...
Autonomous robot maps ship hulls for mines
Jul 18, 2012 (SPX)
For years, the U.S. Navy has employed human divers, equipped with sonar cameras, to search for underwater mines attached to ship hulls. The Navy has also traine...
Can robots improve patient care in the ICU?
Jul 16, 2012 (SPX)
Remote presence robots are used in intensive care units (ICUs) to help critical care physicians supplement on-site patient visits and maintain more frequent pat...
NASA 3-D App Gives Public Ability to Experience Robotic Space Travel
Jul 12, 2012 (JPL)
A NASA-created application that brings some of the agency's robotic spacecraft to life in 3-D now is available for free on the iPhone and iPad. Called Spacecraf...
NASA Workshop Discusses How On-Orbit Robotic Satellite-Servicing Becomes Reality
Jul 10, 2012 (SPX)
Envision a space with more options and increased capacity: a place where aging and ailing satellites could place a service call for a helpful boost to the right...
Researchers Develop an Artificial Cerebellum than Enables Robotic Human-like Object Handling
Jul 10, 2012 (SPX)
University of Granada researchers have developed an artificial cerebellum (a biologically-inspired adaptive microcircuit) that controls a robotic arm with human...
Biomechanical legs are a giant step for robot-kind
Jul 06, 2012 (AFP)
Scientists in the United States say they have made the world's most advanced pair of biomechanical legs, bringing the goal of human-friendly household robots a ...
Most accurate robotic legs mimic human walking gait
Jul 06, 2012 (SPX)
A group of US researchers has produced a robotic set of legs which they believe is the first to fully model walking in a biologically accurate manner. The biolo...
Muscle-like action allows camera to mimic human eye movement
Jul 06, 2012 (SPX)
Using piezoelectric materials, researchers have replicated the muscle motion of the human eye to control camera systems in a way designed to improve the operati...
Falling lizards use tail for mid-air twist, inspiring lizard-like 'RightingBot'
Jul 04, 2012 (SPX)
Lizards, just like cats, have a knack for turning right side up and landing on their feet when they fall. But how do they do it? Unlike cats, which twist and be...
One Step Closer to Robotic Refueling Demonstrations on Space Station
Jun 29, 2012 (SPX)
NASA completed another successful round of Robotic Refueling Mission (RRM) operations on the International Space Station with the Canadian Dextre robot and RRM ...
Musical Robot Companion Enhances Listener Experience
Jun 29, 2012 (SPX)
Wedding DJs everywhere should be worried about job security now that a new robot is on the scene. Shimi, a musical companion developed by Georgia Tech's Center ...
Google teaching computers to mimic human brain
Jun 26, 2012 (AFP)
Google on Tuesday said it was dabbling with getting computers to simulate the learning process of the human brain as one of the unusual projects for researchers...
Robotics 101 - With NASA's Chris McQuin + Jaret Matthews
Jun 21, 2012 (SPX)
When you hear the word "robot," you might think of Hollywood creations such as the Terminator, C-3PO or Megatron. Thankfully, the reality of current robotics is...
Robots get a feel for the world at USC Viterbi
Jun 20, 2012 (SPX)
What does a robot feel when it touches something? Little or nothing until now. But with the right sensors, actuators and software, robots can be given the sense...
Robot 'finger' more sensitive than human's
Jun 19, 2012 (UPI)
Researchers in California say a robot equipped with a sensor to mimic the human fingertip has a touch more sensitive than a human's. The specially designed robo...
Robot learns language through 'conversation' with people
Jun 18, 2012 (SPX)
A robot analogous to a child between 6 and 14 months old can develop rudimentary linguistic skills through interaction with a human participant, as reported Jun...
Russian to fund personal robots quest
Jun 15, 2012 (UPI)
A Russian entrepreneur says he hopes to speed up a robotics revolution by creating a $25 million investment fund in New York focused on personal robots. Dmitry ...
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