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Unmanned Helicopter Flies Record Low

It has always been difficult for any kind of flying machine to fly close to the ground in crowded environment conditions, meaning close to buildings, pillars, trees or cables. But a group of technicians from the Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh led by roboticist Sanjiv Singh have managed to build an uncrewed ...

10 November 2008
11:12 GMT

Phoenix Lander's Sixth Martian Soil Sample

One week ago, the Robotic Arm of the Phoenix Lander gathered and stored the 6th sample of Martian soil. Originally, the mission coordinators estimated that only 3 would be collected. But, as the mission has surpassed even the boldest of predictions since its May 25 landing on Mars (for 3 months, as it was scheduled)...

21 October 2008
08:30 GMT

Odyssey IV Tougher than Ocean Currents

Researchers from MIT came up with a new underwater robot that can stay in place over a specific location as a helicopter using its thrusts.Engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology called the device Odyssey IV, and it's the latest in the Odyssey series of tiny, cheap and intelligent crafts develop...

29 September 2008
10:42 GMT

How Does the Hovercraft Work?

The hovercraft (to hover - to remain floating, suspended, or fluttering in the air; craft - vessel or vehicle) is an amphibious military or civilian vehicle designed to travel over any kind of surface (as long as it's reasonably flat), being supported by a cushion of pressurized air.It may look weird and some o...

1 May 2007
17:06 GMT


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