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July 17, 2012
MARSDAILY
NASA's Car-Sized Rover Nears Daring Landing on Mars
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 17, 2012
NASA's most advanced planetary rover is on a precise course for an early August landing beside a Martian mountain to begin two years of unprecedented scientific detective work. However, getting the Curiosity rover to the surface of Mars will not be easy. "The Curiosity landing is the hardest NASA mission ever attempted in the history of robotic planetary exploration," said John Grunsfeld, associate administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, at NASA Headquarters in Washington. "While the ... read more

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Developing Technologies For Living Off the Land...In Space
Each spacecraft, crewed or robotic, encounters an extraordinary spectrum of vast resources throughout its journey. From the first space missions onward, space architects and scientists have consider ... more
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NASA's Mars rover two weeks from landing
NASA's Curiosity rover is on target to arrive on Mars on August 6 for a two-year mission to find out whether microbial life once existed on the Red Planet, the US space agency said Monday. ... more
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NANO TECH

Researchers Create Highly Conductive and Elastic Conductors Using Silver Nanowires
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed highly conductive and elastic conductors made from silver nanoscale wires (nanowires). These elastic conductors can be used to develop ... more
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ROBO SPACE

Can robots improve patient care in the ICU?
Remote presence robots are used in intensive care units (ICUs) to help critical care physicians supplement on-site patient visits and maintain more frequent patient interactions. Physicians wh ... more
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ENERGY TECH

US sends sub drones over fears of Hormuz closure
The United States has deployed a fleet of robot subs in the Gulf to prevent Iran from blocking the strategic Strait of Hormuz with mines in the event of a crisis, officials said Thursday. ... more
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ROBO SPACE

NASA 3-D App Gives Public Ability to Experience Robotic Space Travel
A NASA-created application that brings some of the agency's robotic spacecraft to life in 3-D now is available for free on the iPhone and iPad. Called Spacecraft 3D, the app uses animation to show h ... more
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ROBO SPACE

NASA Workshop Discusses How On-Orbit Robotic Satellite-Servicing Becomes Reality
Envision a space with more options and increased capacity: a place where aging and ailing satellites could place a service call for a helpful boost to the right orbit, a quick repair, or a fuel top- ... more
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Researchers Develop an Artificial Cerebellum than Enables Robotic Human-like Object Handling
University of Granada researchers have developed an artificial cerebellum (a biologically-inspired adaptive microcircuit) that controls a robotic arm with human-like precision. The cerebellum is the ... more
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ROBO SPACE

Biomechanical legs are a giant step for robot-kind
Scientists in the United States say they have made the world's most advanced pair of biomechanical legs, bringing the goal of human-friendly household robots a bit closer. ... more
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ROBO SPACE

Most accurate robotic legs mimic human walking gait
A group of US researchers has produced a robotic set of legs which they believe is the first to fully model walking in a biologically accurate manner. The biological accuracy of this robot, which ha ... more
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ROBO SPACE

Muscle-like action allows camera to mimic human eye movement
Using piezoelectric materials, researchers have replicated the muscle motion of the human eye to control camera systems in a way designed to improve the operation of robots. This new muscle-like act ... more
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ENERGY TECH

How do you turn 10 minutes of power into 200? Efficiency, efficiency, efficiency
A robot that drives into an industrial disaster area and shuts off a valve leaking toxic steam might save lives. A robot that applies supervised autonomy to dexterously disarm a roadside bomb would ... more
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ROBO SPACE

Falling lizards use tail for mid-air twist, inspiring lizard-like 'RightingBot'
Lizards, just like cats, have a knack for turning right side up and landing on their feet when they fall. But how do they do it? Unlike cats, which twist and bend their torsos to turn upright, lizar ... more
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MARSDAILY

Getting a Feel for the Terrain
It's a hot summer day, and your eyes spot an ice cream cart up ahead. Without even really thinking, you start walking that direction. Planetary scientists would like to give robots that kind of visu ... more
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ROBO SPACE

One Step Closer to Robotic Refueling Demonstrations on Space Station
NASA completed another successful round of Robotic Refueling Mission (RRM) operations on the International Space Station with the Canadian Dextre robot and RRM tools, leaving the RRM module poised f ... more
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Musical Robot Companion Enhances Listener Experience
Wedding DJs everywhere should be worried about job security now that a new robot is on the scene. Shimi, a musical companion developed by Georgia Tech's Center for Music Technology, recommends songs ... more
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ROBO SPACE

Google teaching computers to mimic human brain
Google on Tuesday said it was dabbling with getting computers to simulate the learning process of the human brain as one of the unusual projects for researchers in its X Lab. ... more
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TECH SPACE

UA scientists collaborate to gain understanding of self-cleaning gecko foot hair
Imagine the money you'd save if you bought a roll of duct tape and could use it over and over again without having to toss it in the garbage after one use. Wall-climbing robots, bioadhesives or othe ... more
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Robotics 101 - With NASA's Chris McQuin + Jaret Matthews
When you hear the word "robot," you might think of Hollywood creations such as the Terminator, C-3PO or Megatron. Thankfully, the reality of current robotics isn't quite that sinister, emotional or ... more
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ROBO SPACE

Robots get a feel for the world at USC Viterbi
What does a robot feel when it touches something? Little or nothing until now. But with the right sensors, actuators and software, robots can be given the sense of feel - or at least the ability to ... more
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ROBO SPACE

Robot 'finger' more sensitive than human's
Researchers in California say a robot equipped with a sensor to mimic the human fingertip has a touch more sensitive than a human's. ... more
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UAV NEWS

Pilotless US space plane lands after 469 days in orbit
A pilotless space plane developed by the US Air Force has landed safely back on Earth after spending 469 days in orbit, officials said. ... more
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ROBO SPACE

Robot learns language through 'conversation' with people
A robot analogous to a child between 6 and 14 months old can develop rudimentary linguistic skills through interaction with a human participant, as reported June 13 in the open access journal PLoS O ... more
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Russian to fund personal robots quest
A Russian entrepreneur says he hopes to speed up a robotics revolution by creating a $25 million investment fund in New York focused on personal robots. ... more
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ROCKET SCIENCE

Secret U.S. space plane prepares to land
A U.S. Air Force space plane in orbit for more than a year will come back to Earth this weekend, say officials who remained mum on the mission's purpose. ... more
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ROBO SPACE

Engineered robot interacts with live fish
A bioinspired robot has provided the first experimental evidence that live zebrafish can be influenced by engineered robots. Results published in IOP Publishing's journal Bioinspiration and Biomimet ... more
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TECH SPACE

New circuits work in high radiation levels
U.S. researchers say microscopic mechanical devices that withstand intense radiation and heat can be used in robots dealing with damaged nuclear power plants. ... more
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MARSDAILY

e2v imaging sensors launched into space on NASA mission to Mars
On Saturday 26th November, e2v high performance imaging sensors were launched into space onboard an Atlas V rocket as part of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission, which plans to land a rover name ... more
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ROBO SPACE

Robotics helps us become more competitive
Robotics is an area of research that can help us to innovate and become more competitive in the international marketplace. This was one of the conclusions of RoboCity12, the Robotics Summit that was ... more
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MARSDAILY

Robotic Arm Gets to Work on Veins of Gypsum
Opportunity is investigating light-toned veins around the north end of Cape York on the rim of Endeavour Crater. On Sol 2969 (May 31, 2012), the rover drove 36 feet (11 meters) to the northeas ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

CU-Boulder students to help NASA develop plant food production for deep space
University of Colorado Boulder students and faculty have been selected to develop a remotely operable, robotic garden to support future astronauts in deep space. The project is one of five universit ... more
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