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Japan takes another step in replacing humans with robotsTsukuba, Japan (AFP) Sept 15, 2010 The replacement of humans by machines in the workplace took another step on Wednesday, as Japanese researchers unveiled a model they hope could lead to humanoid menial workers. Its makers, Kawada Industries and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), hope the robot will be a step towards creating a model that can help ease greying Japan's looming labour shortage. "We designed a working robot in the image of a lean but well-muscled track-and-field athlete," No ... read more |
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Bonn, Germany (SPX) Sep 08, 2010Telerobots (remotely controlled robots) can be used not only in outer space but also in terrestrial environments that are hazardous for human beings, such as minefields or areas affected by nuclear radiation. Innovations derived from virtual reality telepresence and teleaction are also being employed in technology for medicine and production environments. The German Aerospace Center leads ... more 
Atlanta (UPI) Sep 9, 2010 U.S. researchers say they've given robots the ability to lie - or at least to deceive - in what they say could be a valuable capability. Georgia Institute of Technology scientists have conducted experiments in what is believed to be the first detailed examination of robot deception, a university release said. Robots capable of deception could be useful in several different area ... more
San Francisco (AFP) Sept 7, 2010Willow Garage is out to transform the world of robotics with a formula that has helped make stars of Apple gadgets and Facebook. The Northern California company believes that third-party applications can do for robots what they did for the iPhone and the world's top online social networking service. An open-source ross.org software platform along with a PR2 robot priced at 400,000 dollar ... more |
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Opportunity Studies Interesting RocksPasadena CA (JPL) Sep 07, 2010 Opportunity finished her campaign to examine an exposed outcrop of rock that was of interest to the science team. On Sol 2342 (Aug. 26, 2010), the rover's robotic arm (Instrument Deployment Device, IDD) collected a single microscopic imager (MI) image of the target, "Laya Beach" and a MI mosaic of the target, "Cervera Shoal." On the next sol, the moessbauer (MB) spectrometer was placed on the Cervera Shoal for a multi-sol integration. However, an anomaly was observed with the moessbauer spec ... read more |
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