A team of German experts announces the creation of an advanced robotic arm, a device that was designed with inspiration from nature. Its creators modeled their design after the way the elephant trunk is put together and operated. The large mammals have trunks that are actually a fusion of their upper lip with the bas... |
25 November 2010
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On Sunday, astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) prepared for the second extra-vehicular activity (EVA) of the STS-127 mission, to take place today, when they used the station's robotic arm to unload a spare-part container from Endeavor's cargo bay. The supplies, which are destined for cri... |
20 July 2009
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After nearly a week of scraping soil and icy material off the surface of the Red Planet, NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander collected a sample and attempted to deliver it to the TEGA instrument. However, little soil of the total of 3 cubic centimeters of material it had gathered made it to the analyzer, images showing t... |
28 July 2008
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After restoring communication with the Phoenix Mars Lander through the Mars Odyssey spacecraft, mission control resumed the preparation of the spacecraft for its scheduled digging mission, destined to establish whether or not Mars was ever hospitable for life. During its forth day on the surface of the Red Planet, Ph... |
30 May 2008
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Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine said in an interview yesterday that, with the help of brainwaves alone, monkeys are able to control robotic arms in order to grab onto and put food in their mouth. The technology behind the experiment could lead to the development of prosthetics powered... |
29 May 2008
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Communications with the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, relaying data from the Phoenix Mars Lander to Earth, were restored after a slight glitch that delayed the mission of the lander for one day. Thus, on Wednesday mission controllers gave Phoenix the 'go ahead' to unfold the 2.4 meter long robotic arm it wil... |
29 May 2008
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