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OriginOil Announces Automation Of The Helix BioReactor System
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2008OriginOil has announced the successful automation of its Helix BioReactor system. This breakthrough technology optimizes algae growth, making large-scale commercial algae production scalable. The design of the Helix BioReactor utilizes low-energy lights arranged in a helix pattern and a rotating vertical shaft design, which allows algae culture to replicate exponentially within a smaller i ... more TALON IV Engineer Takes The Soldier Out Of The Minefield 
McLean VA (SPX) Dec 16, 2008QinetiQ North America has announced that its Technology Solutions Group subsidiary Foster-Miller is releasing its new TALON IV Engineer mine detecting, counter-IED robot for immediate use. Featuring a longer, stronger reach, stronger grasp, and the ability to right itself, the TALON IV Engineer is designed to detect and clear mines, unexploded ordnance and dangerous improvised explosive ... more Marshall Sponsors Four Student Teams In FIRST Robotics Competitions 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Dec 12, 2008How can you tell when spring is in the air? The robots start showing up everywhere. And NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., is happy to help make that happen. The Marshall Center will sponsor four high school engineering teams - three from North Alabama and one from Illinois - whose mechanical and engineering marvels will compete in spring 2009 in the 16th annual FIRST ... more Jump Like A Grasshopper 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Dec 10, 2008The first robot that can jump like a grasshopper and roll like a ball could play a key role in future space exploration. The 'Jollbot' has been created by Rhodri Armour, a PhD student from the University of Bath. It's hoped his creation, which can jump over obstacles and roll over smoother terrain, could be used for space exploration or land survey work in the future. The robot could ... more NASA names space shuttle mission crews 
Washington (UPI) Dec 8, 2008 The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration has identified the crews assigned to space shuttle missions STS-130 and STS-131. NASA said the STS-130 mission - to be launched during December 2009 - will deliver a third connecting module to the International Space Station and a seven-windowed cupola to be used as a control room for robotics. The STS-131 mission - targeted for ... more |
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Disaster City TX (SPX) Nov 27, 2008The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) held a rescue robot exercise in Texas last week in which about three dozen robots were tested by developers and first responders in order to develop a standard suite of performance tests to help evaluate candidate mechanical rescuers. This exercise was sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology ... more Rheinmetall Develops USV For German Navy 
Bonn, Germany (SPX) Nov 26, 2008The German Navy has contracted with Rheinmetall Defence to retrofit and supply it with a robotic boat capable of carrying out a variety of missions. In developing the Unmanned Sea Vehicle (USV), Rheinmetall is transferring its tremendous expertise in the field of unmanned terrestrial vehicles to new maritime applications. The order is worth around EUR1.3 million. Under a research and ... more Mars Phoenix Lander Finishes Successful Work On Red Planet 
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 11, 2008NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has ceased communications after operating for more than five months. As anticipated, seasonal decline in sunshine at the robot's arctic landing site is not providing enough sunlight for the solar arrays to collect the power necessary to charge batteries that operate the lander's instruments. Mission engineers last received a signal from the lander on Nov. 2. ... more Honda unveils leg assist machine for elderly 
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 7, 2008Honda Motor, a pioneer of humanoid robots, on Friday unveiled a new walking assist machine designed to make it easier for the elderly to climb stairs and help factory workers. The computerised leg device is the latest addition to walking technology developed by the Japanese automaker, which announced the world's first two-legged walking robot, ASIMO, in 2000. The 6.5 kilogramme ... more Germany's CESAR Crowned King Of Rovers In ESA's Robotics Challenge 
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 05, 2008A robot rover designed by a Bremen university team has won an ESA contest to retrieve soil samples from a lunar-style terrestrial crater. Eight student teams fielded rovers during the event, their progress monitored by an advanced 3-D viewer already flight-tested in space and planned for eventual deployment on the Moon. Craters surrounding the Moon's poles are a top 21st Century science ta ... more |
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Paris, France (ESA) Oct 28, 2008The Teide volcanic peak on the island of Tenerife acted as a mock-up of the Moon landscape last week, with eight European student teams tuning, testing and driving their lunar rovers in preparation for a robotics competition that took place during the dark nights of last weekend. Roving on the Moon is not easy. Lunar robotic explorers have to travel in a vacuum, over rough and steep terrai ... more Husqvarna Launches Solar Powered Lawnmower 
Louisville KY (SPX) Oct 24, 2008Husqvarna's Automower Solar Hybrid is a fully robotic lawn mower partly powered by the sun and uses no fuel or oil. Expanding its current fully-robotic lawn mower line, Husqvarna will launch the new mower in the U.S. at Green Industry and Equipment Expo (GIE + EXPO) 2008. Powered by innovative and groundbreaking technology that combines solar power with electricity, the new Automower Solar ... more Phoenix Lander Finishes Soil Delivery To Onboard Labs 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 23, 2008NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has finished scooping soil samples to deliver to its onboard laboratories, and is now preparing to analyze samples already obtained. Scientists are anxious to analyze the samples as the power Phoenix generates continues to drop. The amount of sunlight is waning on Mars' northern plains as late-summer turns to fall. The spacecraft's robotic arm is digging into the ... more NASA Returns To The Moon With Instruments On Indian Spacecraft 
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 22, 2008Two NASA instruments to map the lunar surface will launch on India's maiden moon voyage. The Moon Mineralogy Mapper will assess mineral resources, and the Miniature Synthetic Aperture Radar, or Mini-SAR, will map the polar regions and look for ice deposits. The Indian Space Research Organization, or ISRO, is scheduled to launch its robotic Chandrayaan-1 on Oct. 22 from Sriharikota, India. ... more CSIRO Innovative Mining Technology Goes Global 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Oct 22, 2008Dr Mike McWilliams, Chief of CSIRO Exploration and Mining, has signed an agreement to commercialise revolutionary new mining automation technology with Mark Finlay, the Managing Director of Joy Australasia, one of the world's largest longwall mining original equipment manufacturers. The agreement, signed at the Queensland Centre for Advanced Technologies, provides Joy Australasia with a ... more
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