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Robotic cats, a kitten mummy and a major UK vet gathering
Apr 16, 2012 (SPX)
April 11th sees over 300 world-class veterinary speakers converging for the WSAVA/FECAVA/BSAVA* World Congress 2012 in Birmingham UK. The current issue of the n...
Real-life scientific tail of the first 'electrified snail'
Apr 16, 2012 (SPX)
The world's first "electrified snail" has joined the menagerie of cockroaches, rats, rabbits and other animals previously implanted with biofuel cells that gene...
Estonian robots boost global online clothing market
Apr 15, 2012 (AFP)
Fashion fans have one more reason to swap brick-and-mortar shops for online retailers: a company in tech-savvy Estonia has come up with a way to let you try on ...
U.S. offers $2 million for rescue robot
Apr 10, 2012 (UPI)
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency says it is offering a $2 million prize for the design of an advanced rescue robot. Various challenges requiri...
Easy Robotic Design and Production
Apr 09, 2012 (SPX)
An ambitious new project to reinvent how robots are designed and produced is being funded by a $10 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). A t...
Robosquirrels versus rattlesnakes
Apr 04, 2012 (SPX)
Robot squirrels from the University of California, Davis, are going into rattlesnake country near San Jose, continuing a research project on the interaction bet...
UMass Amherst computer scientist leads the way to the next revolution in artificial intelligence
Apr 03, 2012 (SPX)
As computer scientists this year celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the mathematical genius Alan Turing, who set out the basis for digital computin...
Self-sculpting sand
Apr 03, 2012 (SPX)
Imagine that you have a big box of sand in which you bury a tiny model of a footstool. A few seconds later, you reach into the box and pull out a full-size foot...
Whether grasping Easter eggs or glass bottles - this robotic hand uses tact
Apr 03, 2012 (SPX)
It may be difficult to imagine, but pouring juice into a plastic cup can be a great challenge to a robot. While one hand holds the glass bottle firmly, the othe...
US scientists launch personalized robot project
Apr 03, 2012 (AFP)
Imagine going to a local store, picking out a design for a robot to help with some household chores, and having the device built within a matter of hours. That ...
Oscillating Gel Acts Like Artificial Skin, Giving Robots Potential Ability to Feel
Apr 02, 2012 (SPX)
Sooner than later, robots may have the ability to "feel." In a paper published online in Advanced Functional Materials, a team of researchers from the Universit...
Spy robot can jump 30 feet straight up
Apr 02, 2012 (UPI)
The U.S. Army has tested a reconnaissance robot that can jump 30 feet into the air, high enough to vault into a second story window, its maker says. Developed b...
Robotic Refueling Mission: Fueling up in Space
Mar 30, 2012 (SPX)
Satellites are designed to withstand a variety of challenges to ensure that the sensitive electronics on board can survive the effects of launch and perform for...
Robotic Technology Lends More Than Just a Helping Hand
Mar 23, 2012 (SPX)
While Robonaut 2 has been busy testing its technology in microgravity aboard the International Space Station, NASA and General Motors have been working together...
Jellyfish inspires latest ocean-powered robot
Mar 23, 2012 (SPX)
American researchers have created a robotic jellyfish, named Robojelly, which not only exhibits characteristics ideal to use in underwater search and rescue ope...
Students and Robots Take to the Courts in Competition
Mar 21, 2012 (JPL)
If you had chosen Cimarron Memorial High School, Orcutt Academy High School and Dos Pueblos High School Engineering Academy as your top picks in this past weeke...
Ecliptic RocketCams Capture Action on ISS During Initial Phase of Robotic Refueling Mission Demo
Mar 20, 2012 (SPX)
Six rugged RocketCam color video cameras captured close-up views of the first phase of NASA's teleoperated Robotic Refueling Mission (RRM) demonstration, conduc...
Roboticists Gear Up For Horizon 2020
Mar 15, 2012 (SPX)
THE European Robotics Forum, the largest Robot industry and academia gathering in the EU, was held this year at Odense, Denmark. Delegates heard a renewed commi...
Robots in record-distance ocean swim
Mar 15, 2012 (UPI)
Four wave-powered robots have set a record by swimming more than 3,200 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean, their U.S.-based developer said. Built by Liquid...
Robotic Refueling Mission Begins With Space Station Robotics
Mar 08, 2012 (SPX)
NASA's highly anticipated Robotic Refueling Mission (RRM) began operations on the International Space Station with the Canadian Dextre robot and RRM tools March...
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