NASA has demonstrated robotic fluid transfer in space (w/video)
The first-of-its-kind demonstration was performed during the Robotic Refueling Mission (RRM) aboard the International Space Station.
Feb 11th, 2013
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Humans and robots work better together following cross-training
Swapping of roles improves efficiency as well as robots' confidence and humans' trust.
Feb 11th, 2013
Read moreSpinal cord-injured man controls robot arm with thoughts
Researchers describe how an electrode array sitting on top of the brain enabled a 30-year-old paralyzed man to control the movement of a character on a computer screen in three dimensions and also to move a robot arm.
Feb 9th, 2013
Read moreHow to build a bionic man
The bionic man featured in a Channel 4 documentary this week may not be a realistic copy of a human - but robots prompt questions about what we want from our most sophisticated machines.
Feb 8th, 2013
Read moreVGH first in Canada to use superbug-killing robot
She's just 5'5" and quiet, but don't let her demure looks fool you - she's a ruthless killer who moves at the speed of light. Meet Tru-D, the newest member of Vancouver General Hospital's (VGH) Housekeeping and Infection Control teams.
Feb 7th, 2013
Read moreU.S. Navy to develop pheromone-sniffing robotic swarms to haul weapons on carriers
The objective of a new research proposal is to develop chemical marking techniques (artificial pheromone) for information transmittal for a robotic swarm performing cooperative tasking in a fixed formation.
Feb 7th, 2013
Read moreInsect drives robot to track down smells
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.
Feb 6th, 2013
Read moreSpace robots - coming soon to a planet near you
With the exception of a few select missions, human space flight is in a prolonged hiatus. If we want to achieve our dreams of exploring the solar system, robots will be the means.
Feb 1st, 2013
Read moreWater robots home in on pollution
Cutting-edge technology has enabled a team of experts to build remote buoys and robot platforms incorporating miniaturised sensors. Able to identify pollution types and measure concentrations in large bodies of water, this represents an ingenious advance for environmental monitoring.
Feb 1st, 2013
Read moreRobot systems for the exploration of extreme regions
German deep-sea researchers and space travel technologists jointly develop robot systems for the exploration of extreme regions.
Jan 31st, 2013
Read moreGE to develop robotic-enabled intelligent sterilization system for hospitals (w/video)
Imagine an intelligent system managing the surgical tool sterilization process in a hospital - ensuring safe delivery of care, enabling new levels of hospital efficiency, and delivering with surgical accuracy all of the medical devices doctors need to perform life-saving procedures.
Jan 30th, 2013
Read moreThe ecological badminton robot
Researchers pioneered the development of the first robot ever to play badminton. But this robot is only a guinea pig to test a software application designed to optimise energy efficiency in machine design.
Jan 30th, 2013
Read moreEngineers solve a biological mystery and boost Artificial Intelligence
By simulating 25,000 generations of evolution within computers, Cornell University engineering and robotics researchers have discovered why biological networks tend to be organized as modules - a finding that will lead to a deeper understanding of the evolution of complexity.
Jan 30th, 2013
Read moreiRobot applies for U.S. patent for completely autonomous robotic 3D fabricator
The systems and methods described in the patent include a fabrication machine/method that fuses additive and subtractive manufacturing with in-situ component placement to provide completely autonomous all-in-one product manufacturing.
Jan 29th, 2013
Read moreNASA working on mining robot for space missions
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 instruments at home in exchange for a sturdy pair of diggers and the reliability and strength to work all day, every day for years.
Jan 28th, 2013
Read moreBluefin Robotics to deliver Knifefish UUV variant to Naval Research Laboratory
Knifefish is a specialized Bluefin-21 UUV that is being developed for the Surface Mine Countermeasure Unmanned Underwater Vehicle program.
Jan 28th, 2013
Read moreDARPA's Upward Falling Payloads Program planss to hibernate robots on sea floor
Distributed systems to hibernate in deep-sea capsules for years, wake up when commanded, and deploy to surface providing operational support and situational awareness.
Jan 24th, 2013
Read moreRobo-pets add new level of realism for training future veterinarians
The world's first robotic dog simulator for veterinary training has evolved into the opening of a new simulation center at Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine.
Jan 23rd, 2013
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