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ISRO Begins Work On Chandrayaan-II Project
Chennai, India (PTI) Jan 19, 2009ISRO has begun working on the Rs 425-crore second unmanned moon mission to be launched by early 2012 following the success of Chandrayaan-I, a top ISRO official said here on Saturday. Chandrayaan-II will focus on soil and mineral exploration on the lunar surface with the help of a robotic device and send back data, Chandrayaan Project Director Mayilsamy Annadurai told reporters here. ... more Japan researchers unveil robot suit for farmers 
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 9, 2009Japanese researchers on Friday unveiled a robot suit designed to help reduce the heavy burden of harvesting as the nation's farm industry faces an ageing, shrinking workforce. Researchers at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology demonstrated a prototype wearable assistance machine equipped with eight motors and 16 sensors. The 25-kilogramme (55-pound) device is designed to assis ... more Will GI Roboman Replace GI Joe 
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 12, 2009Those of us who aren't privy to weapons development secrets might be shocked to learn how advancements in robotics are changing the shape of the United States Armed Forces-and other armies around the world. More than 6,000 robots are already used by U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Astronomical amounts of money are being funneled into artificial intelligence research. While that can ultimate ... more Spirit and Opportunity rovers mark five years on Mars 
Washington (AFP) Jan 4, 2009The US space agency's Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity this month mark their fifth anniversary on the Red Planet, where they have endured harsh conditions and revealed a deluge of information. The twin robots, which landed on Mars three weeks apart in January 2004, were initially expected to have just 90-day missions, but have since sent back to Earth a quarter-million images, toured mount ... more Developing A Better Flight Plan For Weather Forecasting 
Boston MA (SPX) Jan 02, 2009At MIT, planning for bad weather involves far more than remembering an umbrella. Researchers in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics are trying to improve weather forecasting using robotic aircraft and advanced flight plans that consider millions of variables. "Weather affects huge sectors of our economy, such as agriculture and transportation," said Nicholas Roy, an assistant pr ... more |
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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 NASA lands a cosmic first with "tweets" from Mars 
San Francisco (AFP) Dec 5, 2008If the Phoenix Lander comes back to life on Mars, Twitter users could be among the first to know. NASA gave the historic Space Age mission an Internet Age spin by adding a Twitter page, enabling the robotic interplanetary explorer to answer the hot micro-blogging website's trademark query: "What are you doing?" Twitter rocketed to popularity with technology that lets people use mobile ... more NASA Assigns Astronaut Crews For Future Space Shuttle Missions 
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 08, 2008NASA has assigned the crews for space shuttle missions STS-130 and STS-131. The STS-130 mission 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 will deliver research and science experiment equipment, a new sleeping area and supplies to the station in a logistics module ... more |
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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 Cliffbot Goes Climbing 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Nov 04, 2008Some of the most scientifically interesting sites on Mars are also some of the hardest to get to. Layered terrain exposed on the cliff faces of deep canyons. Gullies etched into the sides of ancient craters - possible evidence of the presence of liquid water on modern-day Mars. These are some of the locales that scientists would like to explore. But to the rovers that have been sent to ... more Aspiring lunar entrepreneurs contract for help from NASA 
San Francisco (AFP) Oct 30, 2008In a cosmic case of role reversal, aspiring lunar entrepreneurs based on the Isle of Man have hired NASA to build them a robotic rover to send to the moon. While it has historically been the US space exploration agency dishing out work to private contractors, Odyssey Moon said Thursday that it has contracted NASA as part of its mission to turn lunar travel into a money-making business. ... more New Technology To Neutralise IEDs 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Oct 31, 2008The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel the Hon. Warren Snowdon MP has unveiled a new robot called SPIKER designed to counter improvised explosive devices (IED). The robot has been developed by the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) and was demonstrated at the Land Warfare Conference in Brisbane. "Innovations like this robot are part of DSTO's program to support our ... more
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