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Robot helps stroke victims use their armsGenoa, Italy (UPI) Mar 17, 2009 Italian scientists say they have developed a robot that could become a teacher to help paralyzed stroke patients learn to use their arms again. Researcher Elena Vergaro at the University of Genoa worked with scientists at the Italian Institute of Technology to develop the robotic arm for a pilot trial involving 10 patients. The researcher's robot assists patients as they attempt to guide its "hand" in a figure-of-eight motion above a desk, with the robot pulling in the correct direction ... read more |
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Blacksburg VA (SPX) Mar 08, 2010Students at Virginia Tech's Unmanned Systems Laboratory are perfecting an autonomous helicopter they hope will never be used for its intended purpose. Roughly six feet long and weighing 200 pounds, the re-engineered aircraft is designed to fly into American cities blasted by a nuclear weapon or dirty bomb. The helicopter's main mission would be to assist military investigators in the unthi ... more  
Toyama, Japan (AFP) March 4, 2010While auto manufacturing giants spend millions to develop environmentally-friendly electric cars, one Japanese company has taken a more low-key approach, crafting hand-made "green" cars. Takeoka Jidosha Kogei may be the antithesis of the world's Hondas and Nissans. The family-run business makes its cars from scratch in a garage workshop in the snowy foothills in the northwest of the country. ... more  
Houston TX (SPX) Mar 08, 2010Boeing has officially turned over the U.S. on-orbit segment of the International Space Station (ISS) to NASA with the signing of government form DD-250 at the conclusion of an Acceptance Review Board meeting in Houston. Often referred to as "handing over the keys," the DD-250 is equivalent to a final bill of sale that formally transfers ownership. Through the review board, NASA and Boeing ... more |
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Aerovel strolls out Flexrotor UAV with VTOL and enduranceHusum WA (SPX) Mar 03, 2010 When a new airliner is ready for its public debut, it emerges from a giant hangar in a glitzy roll-out extravaganza. But when you have a very small aircraft and an equally small company, you have to think on a different scale. Tad McGeer, Aerovel's president, recalls that "We started a company called Insitu in 1992 to develop the miniature Aerosonde for long-range weather reconnaissance." Its roll-out - from a proverbial Silicon Valley garage - was "a little push out into the driveway." Aerosonde ... read more |
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