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Materials scientists at the Harvard University envision sets of paper robots that could be used during surgery, in situations where a more delicate touch is needed. They say that air could be used to fold the paper robots like origami. The resulting structures would be able to lift 120 times their own weight.
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13 February 2012
14:01 GMT |
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Remote-controlled technology was bound to eventually lead to real-life robotic avatars that allow you to transfer your consciousness into a different body.
Granted, the Telesar V doesn't exactly go so far, but it does have the technological equivalent of sight, hearing and touch.
A team of Japanese researchers... |
11 February 2012
04:20 GMT |
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Before any technologically advanced chihuahuas sprout up, let us just say that it wasn't dogs but Microsoft developer Jordan Correa that came up with the DarwinBot.
Basically, this is a telepresence robot that allows him to be with his dog even when at work, if not in body then at least in heart.
The name of t... |
10 February 2012
11:16 GMT |
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Since soldiers often have to go through all kinds of places during a mission, and since they can't be expected to carry around a truckload of supplies, DARPA is thinking of giving them pack mules.
Not just any pack mules, though, but robotic ones. Mules that are essentially quadropod machines.
Only a prototype... |
9 February 2012
08:33 GMT |
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One cannot simply look at this video and not think about a future where Terminator-style flying robots soar through the sky, enslaving humans for some obscure purpose. Experts at the University of Pennsylvania GRASP Lab were obviously oblivious to this when they create their new quadrotors. These machines are excell... |
3 February 2012
08:31 GMT |
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Special effects come in all kinds, even mechanized and/or robotic humanoids when the situation calls for it.It so happens that there will soon be a soap opera airing in the UK, one that will involve a baby.Actually procuring a baby to star in a show is harder than it sounds, though, so special effects wiz Chris Clark... |
23 January 2012
07:33 GMT |
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Over the past few years, robotics experts have been working on developing intelligent robots, capable of conducting a wide array of missions. Right now, scientists based at the Georgia Tech University are working on emulating ants' teamwork and snake movements in two new classes of robots.
These machines would ... |
23 January 2012
03:49 GMT |
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Biologists and engineers at the University of California in Berkeley (UCB) say that designing jumping robots becomes entirely possible if robotics experts take inspiration from leaping lizards in designing their innovative machine. The video below provides a clear example of how this can be achieved. A tail appears... |
5 January 2012
05:16 GMT |
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Space robotics experts at the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) are working on a new generation of exploration rovers. They say that the machines would look entirely different from the robots we're used to seeing launch in space. For starters, they will be powered by microbes. Scientists acknowledge the fact th... |
4 January 2012
11:02 GMT |
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Robotics is an area of science that is constantly being worked on, but it is inevitable that things will take a turn for the weird once in a while.
The Qbo robots, made by TheCorpora, are supposedly simulating self-awareness.
The demo of this capability involved letting a Qbo look at itself in the mirror.
It was a... |
30 December 2011
16:31 GMT |
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With a little bit of programming skills, and the necessary hardware, it is entirely possible to create a song using nothing more than an HP scanner and a robot snare drum. Sprinkle a microphone, some ornaments and set of Christmas lights on top of it all, and you've got yourself your own personal show.
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29 December 2011
08:53 GMT |
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The 2010 BP/Deepwater Horizon oil spill that affected the Gulf of Mexico evidenced a major flaw in the design of underwater, autonomous, robotic vehicles, namely that they cannot properly anchor themselves to anything. Recently, experts managed to address this issue in an innovative manner.
Scientists at the Massac... |
11 November 2011
06:41 GMT |
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Years ago, when Honda first presented Asimo to the world, everyone was utterly impressed. But the corporation managed to leave everyone speechless again, when it launched the new-generation Asimo, which can now perform tasks which seemed impossible to get a machine to do just a decade ago.
One of the most remarkabl... |
8 November 2011
10:15 GMT |
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Learning more about how each species or group of species evolved over time is a daunting task, especially considering that the fossil record is incomplete. But some time robots can shed light on history, as was recently the case with a robotic bug that got a set of wings. As soon as experts outfitted the tiny bug wit... |
18 October 2011
14:01 GMT |
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When we reach for a mug on the table, our brains are kind enough to plot a course for our hands that takes them beyond obstacles, yet on the most efficient paths. Doing the same thing for robots has thus far proven to be a tremendously complex task, but one that has finally been completed.
Researchers at the Massa... |
21 September 2011
08:35 GMT |
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Yesterday, August 22, the Expedition 28 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) powered up their newest crewmember, Robonaut 2. This is a robotic astronauts designed to assist the astronauts with some of the most perilous and complex tasks on the orbital facility. The machine was launched to the ISS on Febr... |
23 August 2011
05:55 GMT |
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Researchers in the United States announce the creation of the world's fastest bipedal robot. Capable of reaching a peak speed of no less than 6.8 miles per hour (10.94 kilometers per hour), the machine is the fastest in the world that also has knees. What the University of Michigan team wanted to achieve with th... |
16 August 2011
05:59 GMT |
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Officials from the American space agency announce that engineers are working on refining new technologies that could be used for space exploration. Particularly, their goal is to enable the creation of a new generation of robotic landers that could be sent to numerous locations in the solar system.One of the long-ter... |
16 August 2011
03:12 GMT |
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For many years, experts have been suggesting that robots be used as personal assistants, especially to people with disabilities. While technological and engineering challenges still remain, that goal is now closer than ever, thanks to recent innovations achieved by various research teams.Only recently, a man named He... |
19 July 2011
04:14 GMT |
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Experts with the European Space Agency (ESA) announce the creation of a new rover, which is meant to act as a testbed for a new remote-control technology. Astronauts in low-Earth orbit (LEO) will control the machine through specialized, exoskeleton-like gloves.As astronauts prepare to conduct space exploration beyond... |
6 July 2011
10:51 GMT |
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The United States Army could soon have a new weapon at its disposal, the first in a new generation of combat equipment meant to give warfighters an edge over their enemies. The Hulc robotic exoskeleton has just entered a testing phase at a military research center.This series of biomechanical assessments is aimed at ... |
1 July 2011
05:01 GMT |
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A team of experts is currently working with funds from the US National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop a new robotic language. With it, robots will be able to communicate amongst themselves more efficiently, which should ultimately increase their productivity and overall performances. Interestingly, the language ... |
27 June 2011
07:55 GMT |
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Our current culture and world could be coming to an end, say experts who are monitoring the development of science and technologies – and especially in the fields of robotics and artificial intelligence development. Within a few decades, humankind may reach a level of intellectual and scientific development tha... |
29 April 2011
07:28 GMT |
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James Cameron, the creator of “Terminator” and director of hit movies like “Titanic” and “Avatar,” definitely likes to keep track of the prophecies made in his movies. On April 19, 2011, Skynet was supposed to take over – but cell phones have already done that. Fans of the &l... |
20 April 2011
07:42 GMT |
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For decades, experts have known that the human brain contains a set of nerve cells that were part of a so-called mirror neuron system. This structure has recently been demonstrated to work on a larger variety of things than initially thought, including on robots.
Many people have found themselves feeling sympathe... |
5 April 2011
02:54 GMT |
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Since in-flight refueling was shown possible, in 1923, the range of aircraft has extended considerably, and their time in the air has been also augmented by a large margin. Now, experts want to extend the same capability to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV).These drones are currently incapable of performing mid-flight r... |
30 March 2011
08:47 GMT |
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Robotics experts at the Cornell University, in the United States, announce that they were recently able to create robotic ornithopters, using nothing by 3D printing technology. The devices are tiny, hovering, insect-like flying machines capable of altitude control.The most difficult aspect of creating an artificial h... |
24 March 2011
05:32 GMT |
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Caves beneath the surface of Mars are among the most promising places for conducting surveys in search of extraterrestrial life that may have existed there in the past. Searching them would go a lot easier if astronomers could use swarms of robots for the job, analysts say. The most important thing to keep in mind wh... |
22 March 2011
08:28 GMT |
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Investigators from the University of Oxford, in the United Kingdom, announce the development of a tiny robot made entirely out of DNA strands. Unlike other similar contraptions, the machine can be steered in any direction the researchers see fit. The innovation may enable the creation of advanced nanoscale devices in... |
18 March 2011
09:36 GMT |
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While there are plenty of people out there who simply love cats (feline friends or overlords, whichever the case might be), cleaning after them is not always a pleasant task, and that's exactly the reason why a company called Automated Pet Care Products introduced the Litter-Robot.Although one might think that ... |
16 March 2011
10:10 GMT |
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A humanoid robot that made it way into low-Earth orbit recently will make its grand debut tonight, at the same time that one of its twins will be displayed at the Capitol Visitor Center, for member of Congress to come and visit. The Robonaut 2 is a machine developed by NASA and General Motors with the express purpose... |
15 March 2011
11:38 GMT |
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Robotic home cleaning assistants (or vacuuming robots, for short) are becoming more and more popular around the world, and, for this reason, some manufacturers equip them with all sorts of extra features, this also being the case with Samsung.In fact, Samsung has just recently released a new cleaning robot that will ... |
15 March 2011
08:21 GMT |
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Scientists are convinced that, if a hypothetical alien invasion were ever to occur, it would most likely be carried out by robots, and not by organic creatures. Indeed, this scenario seems to make the most sense, if you are an advanced civilization able to travel within a galaxy, or between galaxies. If we were to se... |
11 March 2011
03:33 GMT |
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If you happen to be the type of person that's always had somewhat of a keen interest in robotics and you want to share this with your kids, then you might want to give the ReCon 6.0 Programmable Rover, a fun and rather inexpensive toy robot.We're pretty sure that robots will become a significant part of eve... |
24 February 2011
14:01 GMT |
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Husqvarna has come up, over the past few years, with quite an impressive lineup of lawnmower robots, and now, the company has decided to add yet another model to its lineup, namely the Automower 305.Unlike some of its larger siblings, designed to cater to the needs of larger real-estate owners, the 305 model targets ... |
23 February 2011
15:51 GMT |
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In a bid to reduce the length of surgeries, and to cause a decline in current post-op infection rates, experts at the Purdue University have developed a new integrated system that allows surgeons to control robots in the OR with a simple gesture of their hand or arm.The gestures will be analyzed by a complex system, ... |
4 February 2011
19:01 GMT |
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The general feel among space analysts is that upcoming missions to other moons, planets and stars will be carried out by robots, or by cyborgs, but not likely by humans. It's only fitting that things should be set up like this too, they add. According to studies, the number of advantages that robotic space explo... |
3 February 2011
05:51 GMT |
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In the not too distant future, experts believe, humankind might experience what is known as Singularity. This concept refers to the time when human creations produced via advanced technologies will exceed us in every regard, both intellectually and creatively.What will happen beyond that time is as unimaginable to us... |
11 January 2011
09:50 GMT |
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As part of a larger initiative meant to create and support interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), the American space agency has been supporting the FIRST Robotics Competition for several years now. The 2011 edition just began this weekend. The FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of ... |
8 January 2011
05:38 GMT |
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Beside the Scooba 230 ultra-compact vacuumer we've talked about yesterday, iRobot has also added three new Roomba models to its lineup, namely the new 700 series, that provides a couple of interesting enhancements compared to their predecessors.The new series includes the 760, 770 and 780 models, that all come p... |
4 January 2011
02:21 GMT |
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iRobot has become quite famous for creating the world's first vacuuming robots, the Roomba family, and now, the company's back with yet another ultra-compact and powerful automatic cleaning machine, namely the Scooba 230.At 3.5 inches tall and 6.5 inches in diameter, the robot easily cleans in tight spaces,... |
3 January 2011
06:57 GMT |
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One of the main areas of research in science has lately been the development of smaller and smaller robots, of the type that were proposed in science-fiction books decades ago. A Caltech graduate student announces that the first steps have been made towards completing a molecule-sized robot. Micro-droids have capture... |
29 December 2010
06:16 GMT |
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The field of robotics has evolved quite a lot over the past decade, the direct (and visible) results being the appearance of all sorts of mechanical contraptions, some of which manage to mimic real-life beings to quite an impressive degree, as is the case with the PARO baby-seal robot, developed by Japanese company A... |
22 December 2010
10:28 GMT |
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Easter eggs in software is a tradition as old as programming so it's no big surprise when a new one is discovered. Firefox actually has a couple of funny and geeky ones. For example, typing about:robots in the Awesome Bar will lead you to a page about, well, robots. This isn't anything new, it's been a... |
11 December 2010
08:24 GMT |
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The European Space Agency (ESA) is aware that some of the most common medical imaging techniques, such as ultrasound, are largely unavailable on spacecraft, as well as in small clinics and in remote, impoverished areas. As such, it is currently testing a system that can be operated from afar.This technique is very ef... |
9 December 2010
05:01 GMT |
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Since telepresence solutions are becoming more and more evolved and cost-effective, we're seeing some pretty interesting implementations of such products making their way onto the market, the latest we've come across being the MantaroBot TelePresence Robot, that enables low-cost video communications via Sky... |
8 December 2010
03:17 GMT |
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When the Mars Science Laboratory rover, now called Curiosity, will roam the surface of our neighboring planet, it will provide daily weather bulletins for mission controllers on Earth. The readings will be taken by a Spanish instrument that will go on the explorations robot. In addition to searching for signs of past... |
1 December 2010
05:29 GMT |
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It would seem that the times when we'll be able to build and own our own robots aren't that far away, since the Robotis / Virginia Tech RoMeLa DARwIn-OP (open-platform, hardware and software) humanoid robot is getting ready to hit the market for a price that's actually fairly interesting, especially if... |
29 November 2010
02:45 GMT |
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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
09:25 GMT |
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