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Thermal-Powered, Insectlike Robot Crawls Into Microrobot Contenders' RingSeattle WA (SPX) Jul 06, 2010 Robotic cars attracted attention last decade with a 100-mile driverless race across the desert competing for a $1 million prize put up by the U.S. government. The past few years have given rise to a growing number of microrobots, miniaturized mobile machines designed to perform specific tasks. And though spectators might need magnifying glasses to see the action, some think the time has come for a microrobotics challenge. "I'd like to see a similar competition at the small scale, where we du ... read more |
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New Orleans, Louisiana (AFP) June 24, 2010BP resumed full siphoning operations from the ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well Thursday, but Florida was forced to close down popular tourist beaches at the height of the summer season as more crude washed ashore. The vast slick has already soiled the coastlines of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, but could spell disaster for Florida, one of the world's top tourist destinations with more ... more  
Cape Canaveral, Fla. (UPI) Jun 23, 2010 National Aeronautics and Space Administration officials say they are considering changing the launch dates for the final two space shuttle missions. NASA program managers said the change would move the launch date for STS-133 from Sept. 16 to Oct. 29 and STS-134 from late November to Feb. 28 to allow additional time to prepare for those missions. "The change is under review and a ... more  
New Brunswick NJ (SPX) Jun 23, 2010Rutgers' Oscar Schofield and five colleagues from other institutions have published in Science, calling for expanded ocean-observing in the Antarctic, particularly in the Western Antarctic Peninsula, or WAP. This mountainous arm of the continent stretches north toward South America. In their review paper, the co-authors, who have done research in the Antarctic, often together, argue ... more |
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LockMart SMSS Vehicle Demonstrates Autonomous Performance For Logistics CentersDallas TX (SPX) Jun 21, 2010 Lockheed Martin recently proved in a series of demonstration tests that its Squad Mission Support System (SMSS) vehicle can perform detailed logistics tasks without human control. The testing was conducted at the Lockheed Martin facility in Littleton, CO, for several military attendees. The SMSS vehicle performed all autonomous operations flawlessly, including: + correctly following a road network, + safely maneuvering through a building complex, + avoiding obstacles inserted in ... read more |
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