Flying robot perching on walls with gecko adhesive (w/video)
This video shows the perching mechanism that allows indoor flying robots to attach to vertical surfaces.
May 21st, 2013
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Ant study could help future robot teams work underground
Future teams of subterranean search and rescue robots may owe their success to the lowly fire ant.
May 20th, 2013
Read moreRobots learn to take a proper handoff by following digitized human examples
Scientists achieve natural human-to-robot handoff motion.
May 20th, 2013
Read moreLiquid Robotics' PacX Wave Glider awarded Guiness World Record for journey across Pacific
Liquid Robotics, an ocean data services provider and developer of the Wave Glider, announced it has been officially awarded the Guinness World Record for the longest journey of an unmanned autonomous surface vehicle.
May 18th, 2013
Read moreCongress gets mixed advice on regulating drones
The growing use of unmanned surveillance 'eyes in the sky' aircraft raises a thicket of privacy concerns, but Congress is getting mixed advice on what, if anything, to do about it.
May 18th, 2013
Read moreNew technique helps robotic vehicles find their way, help humans
A new technique called LOBOT provides accurate, real-time, 3-D positions in both indoor and outdoor environments.
May 14th, 2013
Read moreBadminton-playing robot tests software designs of the future (w/video)
The drive to decrease the ecological impact of production machines is leading manufactures to focus on novel ways to incorporate energy efficiency in the designing of new products. One answer is the first-ever badminton playing robot - designed to test a software application that optimises energy efficiency in machine design.
May 14th, 2013
Read moreHospital visits take on new meaning with therapeutic robots
Having hospital visits from a robot may sound like a strange form of therapy, but according to robotics experts, they can be extremely helpful therapeutic devices.
May 13th, 2013
Read moreNew smart robots to improve inspection of nuclear plants
The team behind the pan-European research project NozzleInspect has built a remote controlled prototype robot that uses state of the art ultrasonic probes to detect tiny, millimetric defects in the nozzle, a crucial, sensitive component used to control the flow of water that cools the nuclear reactor.
May 13th, 2013
Read moreSense of touch reproduced through prosthetic hand
Neurobiologists at the University of Chicago show how an organism can sense a tactile stimulus, in real time, through an artificial sensor in a prosthetic hand.
May 10th, 2013
Read moreStudents program NAO robot to dance Gangnam Style (w/video)
This thing has all the right moves. Three University of Alabama in Huntsville master's students in software engineering decided to pump up the volume with an Android app that cranks a robot into the popular Gangnam Style dance.
May 9th, 2013
Read moreUAVs coming to university campuses for more security
With campus safety and security in mind, engineering students at The University of Alabama in Huntsville are working with the campus police department to perfect unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technologies for use on-campus.
May 9th, 2013
Read moreA robot's acrobatic leaps (w/video)
University of Pennsylvania researchers showed what happened when they taught their RHex legged robot to jump. The results are pretty amazing.
May 9th, 2013
Read moreWearable robots getting lighter, more portable
When Michael Gore stands, it's a triumph of science and engineering. Eleven years ago, Gore was paralyzed from the waist down in a workplace accident, yet he rises from his wheelchair to his full 6-foot-2-inches and walks across the room with help from a lightweight wearable robot.
May 9th, 2013
Read moreDrones have become a symbol for the end of the 'golden age of privacy'
Drones have become a symbol for the end of the 'golden age of privacy' and widespread fears about big data, ubiquitous video recording and a host of other technologies that portend a future in which privacy is nonexistent.
May 7th, 2013
Read moreA new breed of factory robots focused on safety and sustainable manufacturing
A new breed of industrial robots and ICT systems could transform Australia's manufacturing sector, creating safer environments and more efficient factories, according to a CSIRO whitepaper.
May 7th, 2013
Read moreHerb, the robot butler, uses arms, location and more to discover objects (w/video)
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 available to it - an object's location, size, shape and even whether it can be lifted - a robot can continually discover and refine its understanding of objects, say researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute.
May 6th, 2013
Read moreOxygen-sensing microrobots
When the retina's supply of blood and oxygen runs low, physicians have to react quickly to preserve a patient's eyesight. But up until now there have been no methods sensitive enough to measure how well the eye is oxygenated. A microrobot invented by ETH researchers may come to the rescue.
May 6th, 2013
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