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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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