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Finding ET may require giant robotic leapUniversity Park PA (SPX) Apr 20, 2012 Autonomous, self-replicating robots - exobots - are the way to explore the universe, find and identify extraterrestrial life and perhaps clean up space debris in the process, according to a Penn State engineer, who notes that the search for extraterrestrial intelligence - SETI - is in its 50th year. "The basic premise is that human space exploration must be highly efficient, cost effective, and autonomous as placing humans beyond low Earth orbit is fraught with political economic, and technical di ... read more |
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  Opportunity Left-Front Wheel Stabilized Opportunity is positioned on the north end of Cape York on the rim of Endeavour Crater with an approximate 15-degree northerly tilt for favorable solar energy production. The solar insolation ... more | .. |
  Robots guard S. Korea prison inmates South Korea has begun testing the feasibility of using robots as prison guards by deploying them in an actual prison in Pohang, officials said. ... more | .. |
  Designing the interplanetary web Reliable Internet access on the Moon, near Mars or for astronauts on a space station? How about controlling a planetary rover from a spacecraft in deep space? These are just some of the pioneering t ... more | .. |
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  Astro-H agreement signed with JAXA An agreement was signed by ESA and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) for cooperation on Astro-H, an important mission that will provide a unique opportunity for probing extreme phenom ... more | .. |
  Canadarm2 to Catch SpaceX's Dragon on Its Maiden Voyage to the ISS "Here, there be dragons" ... the phrase used to designate the boundaries of the known world on historical maps seems fitting as the U.S. space program embarks upon a new frontier in space exploratio ... more | .. |
  Shooting at ceramics Producing thin ceramic components has until now been a laborious and expensive process, as parts often get distorted during manufacture and have to be discarded as waste. Researchers are now able to ... more | .. |
 'Good chance' for SpaceX April 30 launch to ISS: NASA NASA said Monday said there is a good chance SpaceX will soon become the first private company to attempt to launch its spacecraft to the International Space Station on an unmanned cargo mission. ... more |
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Heavy snow in US strands drivers in 100-vehicle crash
Chile wildfires rage for third day, entire towns wiped out
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 NASA Planning Group Takes Key Steps For Future Mars Exploration NASA's Mars Program Planning Group (MPPG), established to assist the agency in developing a new strategy for the exploration of the Red Planet, has begun analyzing options for future robotic mission ... more | .. |
Estonian robots boost global online clothing market Fashion fans have one more reason to swap brick-and-mortar shops for online retailers: a company in tech-savvy Estonia has come up with a way to let you try on new clothes on your own computer. ... more | .. |
 Real-life scientific tail of the first 'electrified snail' The world's first "electrified snail" has joined the menagerie of cockroaches, rats, rabbits and other animals previously implanted with biofuel cells that generate electricity - perhaps for future ... more | .. |
 Robotic cats, a kitten mummy and a major UK vet gathering April 11th sees over 300 world-class veterinary speakers converging for the WSAVA/FECAVA/BSAVA* World Congress 2012 in Birmingham UK. The current issue of the new-look JFMS, timed to coincide with t ... more |
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 NASA seeks new ideas for Mars missions The US space agency said Friday it is seeking fresh ideas for robotic missions to explore Mars, after budget cuts nixed a planned partnership with the European space agency. ... more | .. |
 NASA's Human Spaceflight Programs: From Space Shuttle To The Future The space shuttle helped the United States expand its leadership in space exploration during the program's 30 years of flight and laid the groundwork for the next 30 years of space exploration. The ... more | .. |
 Dragon Expected to Set Historic Course The upcoming launch of a SpaceX spacecraft and rocket on a demonstration flight to the International Space Station is expected to cross a key milestone on the path to operational, commercial mission ... more | .. |
  Pirates, Beware: US Navy Smart Robocopters Will Spy You in the Crowd Navy unmanned aircraft will be able to distinguish small pirate boats from other vessels when an Office of Naval Research (ONR)-funded sensor starts airborne tests this summer, officials said. Calle ... more |
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Almost half of Kyiv without heat, power, after Russian attack
Denmark proposes NATO surveillance mission for Greenland
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 Private Lunar mission and the future of space tourism Teams from America, Europe and Asia compete for the Google Lunar X-Prize. At stake are $30 mln. The aim is to send privately funded mission to the Moon, to land a robot on its surface able to travel ... more | .. |
  New biometric systems; contract bid An East European company specializing in biometric identification and object-recognition technologies reports that it has upgraded its product line. ... more | .. |
  Rapid method of assembling new gene-editing tool could revolutionize genetic research Development of a new way to make a powerful tool for altering gene sequences should greatly increase the ability of researchers to knock out or otherwise alter the expression of any gene they are st ... more | .. |
U.S. offers $2 million for rescue robot The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency says it is offering a $2 million prize for the design of an advanced rescue robot. ... more |
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  Multi-Object Spectroscopy on the Subaru Telescope Moves to Construction The PrimeFocusSpectrograph (PFS), a proposed multi-object spectrograph for a major astronomical observation program on the Subaru Telescope to address nature of dark energy, formation and evolution ... more | .. |
Post Solstice Rover Takes The Opportunity For A Wiggle Opportunity is positioned on the north end of Cape York on the rim of Endeavour Crater with an approximate 15-degree northerly tilt for favorable solar energy production. The winter solstice (March ... more | .. |
 Easy Robotic Design and Production An ambitious new project to reinvent how robots are designed and produced is being funded by a $10 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). A team of researchers from MIT, Harvard U ... more | .. |
  Drones will seek pirates at sea The U.S. Navy says it will begin tests of airborne pilotless drones equipped with sensors that could distinguish small pirate boats at sea from other vessels. ... more |
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Russia says US has not released crew from detained tanker
Inside China's buzzing AI scene year after DeepSeek shock
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 US scientists launch personalized robot project Imagine going to a local store, picking out a design for a robot to help with some household chores, and having the device built within a matter of hours. ... more | .. |
  New comparison of ocean temperatures reveals rise over the last century A new study contrasting ocean temperature readings of the 1870s with temperatures of the modern seas reveals an upward trend of global ocean warming spanning at least 100 years. The research l ... more | .. |
Spy robot can jump 30 feet straight up The U.S. Army has tested a reconnaissance robot that can jump 30 feet into the air, high enough to vault into a second story window, its maker says. ... more | .. |
  Dawn Marks 205 Years Of Humans Watching Vesta Vesta is spending the 205th anniversary of its discovery by treating Dawn to more spectacular vistas. When Heinrich Wilhelm Matthaus Olbers first spotted Vesta, he could hardly have imagined that th ... more |
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  Northrop Grumman Delivers First F-35 Center Fuselage Produced by Integrated Assembly Line Northrop Grumman's first F-35 center fuselage produced by its Integrated Assembly Line (IAL) was delivered to Lockheed Martin on March 16, 2012. While the company has delivered 69 center fuselages s ... more | .. |
 Whether grasping Easter eggs or glass bottles - this robotic hand uses tact It may be difficult to imagine, but pouring juice into a plastic cup can be a great challenge to a robot. While one hand holds the glass bottle firmly, the other one must gently grasp the cup. Resea ... more | .. |
 Self-sculpting sand Imagine that you have a big box of sand in which you bury a tiny model of a footstool. A few seconds later, you reach into the box and pull out a full-size footstool: The sand has assembled itself i ... more | .. |
 UMass Amherst computer scientist leads the way to the next revolution in artificial intelligence As computer scientists this year celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the mathematical genius Alan Turing, who set out the basis for digital computing in the 1930s to anticipate the elect ... more |
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