A robotics convention saw last week the introduction of a new vehicle able to perform on-the-go 3D measurements and maps of a certain area. The new machine, called ROAMS, was built from commercially available, off-the-shelf parts, with funds provided by the US Army. The Remotely Operated and Autonomous Mapping System... |
18 November 2009
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Whenever people think of the Red Planet, what usually jumps to mind are the arid, barren and sandy landscapes that have been widely circulated over the years in NASA images. But the reality of the Martian surface is a bit different than widely believed, a fact that was evidenced by the last readings sent back by the ... |
3 July 2009
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Experts at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) managed to create one of the most sophisticated and accurate laser ranging systems, combining two very precise long-distance measurement techniques with an optical survey method known as an optical frequency comb. The result is a LIDAR (Light Detect... |
25 May 2009
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Over the years, researchers trying to get an estimate of how much dinosaurs weighed have always come across the same obstacle, and namely the fact that the beasts have been dead for about 65 million years. Up to this point, no suitable instrument has been available for such measurements, but now experts have invented... |
25 February 2009
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The system proposed by Freedom Sciences, a company commercializing motorized wheelchairs along with a modified Chrysler minivan, uses automatic devices to open and close the doors of the car, to lower the seat of the driver and load the robotic wheelchair at the push of a button. Once the driver reaches the designate... |
30 April 2008
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