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Unraveling a Butterfly's Aerial Antics Could Help Builders of Bug-Size Flying RobotsBaltimore MD (SPX) Feb 07, 2012 To improve the next generation of insect-size flying machines, Johns Hopkins engineers have been aiming high-speed video cameras at some of the prettiest bugs on the planet. By figuring out how butterflies flutter among flowers with amazing grace and agility, the researchers hope to help small airborne robots mimic these maneuvers. U.S. defense agencies, which have funded this research, are supporting the development of bug-size flyers to carry out reconnaissance, search-and-rescue and environment ... read more |
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 A new Artificial Intelligence technique to speed the planning of tasks when resources are limited Scientists at Universidad Carlos III in Madrid (UC3M) have presented a new technique based on Artificial Intelligence that can automatically create plans, allowing problems to be solved with much gr ... more | .. |
 Open-source robotic surgery platform going to top medical research labs Robotics experts at the University of California, Santa Cruz and the University of Washington (UW) have completed a set of seven advanced robotic surgery systems for use by major medical research la ... more | .. |
 Leaping lizards and dinosaurs inspire robot design University of California, Berkeley, biologists and engineers including undergraduate and graduate students studied how lizards manage to leap successfully even when they slip and stumble, and found ... more |
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 Greying Singapore taps robots, games in rehab Six months ago, Singaporean retiree Soon Eng Sam, 70, suffered a stroke that paralysed the left side of his body. ... more | .. |
 Leaping lizards tip tails for soft landing Jumping lizards adjust the position of their tails in mid-air to ensure a smooth landing, and certain agile dinosaurs probably did likewise. ... more | .. |
 New system may one day steer microrobots through blood vessels for disease treatment Microscopic-scale medical robots represent a promising new type of therapeutic technology. As envisioned, the microbots, which are less than one millimeter in size, might someday be able to travel t ... more | .. |
 ONR Helps Undersea Robots Get the Big Picture Scientists have successfully transitioned fundamental research in autonomy to undersea gliders, demonstrating in recent sea tests how the new software, sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR ... more |
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 Insect cyborgs may become first responders, search and monitor hazardous environs Research conducted at the University of Michigan College of Engineering may lead to the use of insects to monitor hazardous situations before sending in humans. Professor Khalil Najafi, the ... more | .. |
 Researchers design steady-handed robot for brain surgery Neurosurgeons may one day get help in operating rooms from a robot with movements 10 times steadier than the human hand to perform delicate brain surgeries, the EU said Monday. ... more | .. |
 neuroArm: Robotic Arms Lend a Healing Touch The delicate touch that successfully removed an egg-shaped tumor from Paige Nickason's brain got a helping hand from a world-renowned arm - a robotic arm, that is. The technology that went int ... more | .. |
 Robot guards to patrol South Korean prisons Robot guards with sensors to detect abnormal behaviour will soon begin patrolling South Korean prisons to ease the burden on their human counterparts, researchers said Thursday. ... more |
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 Robojelly Gets an Upgrade: Underwater robot learns to swim more like the real thing Engineers at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VirginiaTech) have developed a robot that mimics the graceful motions of jellyfish so precisely that it has been named Robojelly. De ... more | .. |
 Smart swarms of bacteria inspire robotics researchers Much to humans' chagrin, bacteria have superior survival skills. Their decision-making processes and collective behaviors allow them to thrive and even spread efficiently in difficult environments. ... more | .. |
 Space Florida and Lockheed Martin Collaborate for Underwater Vehicle Program Space Florida and Lockheed Martin have signed an agreement to advance the testing and production of a new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) known as Marlin in support of aerospace economic develop ... more |
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 Robot speeds up glass development Model by model, the electronics in a car are being moved closer to the engine block. This is why the materials used for the electronics must resist increasing heat - so the glass solder being used a ... more | .. |
Canadian robots competition canceled Canada's national robotic competition, scheduled for this weekend in Toronto, was canceled because of declining interest, the event's organizer says. ... more | .. |
 High-tech spider for hazardous missions Spiders are very agile, and some can even jump. They owe this capability to their hydraulically operated limbs. Researchers have now designed a mobile robot modeled on the same principle that moves ... more | .. |
 Clear vision despite a heavy head In one respect, handling a computer mouse is just like looking in the rearview mirror: well established movements help the brain to concentrate on the essentials. But just a simple gaze shift ... more |
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 Mask-bot: A robot with a human face Mask-bot can already reproduce simple dialog. When Dr. Takaaki Kuratate says "rainbow", for example, Mask-bot flutters its eyelids and responds with an astoundingly elaborate sentence on the subject ... more | .. |
 NASA Robotic Lander Test Flight Will Aid in Future Lander Designs NASA will conduct a 100-foot robotic lander altitude test flight Friday, Nov. 4, to mature the technology needed to develop a new generation of small, smart, versatile robotic landers capable of ach ... more | .. |
 Is that a robot in your suitcase? A flying robot as small as a dinner plate that can zoom to hard-to-reach places and a fleet of eco-friendly robotic farm-hands are just two of the exciting projects the robotics team at the Queensla ... more | .. |
Japan's Toyota unveils nursing robots Car giant Toyota on Tuesday unveiled nursing and healthcare robots aimed at helping the frail and the elderly, as the company seeks to capitalise on Japan's ageing society. ... more |
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