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Rover designed to drill for moon icePittsburgh (UPI) Oct 10, 2012 U.S. scientists say they've built a full-size prototype of a solar-powered robot designed to search for potentially rich deposits of water ice on the moon. The rover, dubbed Polaris, is being developed by Astrobotic Technology Inc., a spinoff company of Carnegie Mellon University that develops robotics technology for planetary missions. Intended for an expedition to the moon's northern pole, Polaris would launch from Cape Canaveral, Fla., atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle, a universi ... read more |
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  NASA's Ironman-Like Exoskeleton Could Give Astronauts, Paraplegics Improved Mobility and Strength Marvel Comic's fictional superhero, Ironman, uses a powered armor suit that allows him superhuman strength. While NASA's X1 robotic exoskeleton can't do what you see in the movies, the latest roboti ... more | .. |
  Crew Unloads Dragon, Finds Treats Expedition 33 Commander Suni Williams and Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide spent much of Thursday unloading some of the 882 pounds of cargo that arrived to the International Space Station the prior day a ... more | .. |
  SpaceX Dragon Successfully Attaches To Space Station For the second time this year, a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is at the International Space Station. Expedition 33 crew members Akihiko Hoshide and Sunita Williams today grappled Dragon and attached it ... more | .. |
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SpaceX capsule links up with space station: NASA A capsule on a first privately-run resupply mission successfully linked up Wednesday with the International Space Station, the US space agency NASA said. ... more | .. |
  Checking a Bright Object on the Ground Curiosity's first scooping activity appeared to go well on Oct. 7. Subsequently, the rover team decided to refrain from using the rover's robotic arm on Oct. 8 due to the detection of a bright ... more | .. |
 Worldwide patent for a Spanish stroke rehabilitation robot Robotherapist 3D, a robot which aids stroke patients' recovery, is to be brought to market by its worldwide patent holder, a spin-off company from the Miguel Hernandez University of Elche (Alicante, ... more | .. |
  UK Contributes 24 Robotic Arms In Giant Leap Forward In Near-Infrared Astronomy A new high-tech instrument with 24 robotic arms has crossed the Atlantic from Edinburgh to a mountain top in Chile to address in more detail than ever before, some of the key questions surrounding t ... more |
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Mars rover finds 'bright object' NASA's Curiosity rover has uncovered a "bright object" in the red soil of Mars that might be a part of the robotic explorer that broke off, the US space agency said. ... more | .. |
Robot artist learns masters' brush strokes Robots that can mimic the exact brush strokes of master painters or calligraphers could recreate their work, a Japanese researcher said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  A New Dawn For NASA's Asteroid Explorer On the fifth anniversary of the beginning of its ambitious interplanetary adventure, Dawn can look back with great satisfaction on its spectacular exploration of the giant protoplanet Vesta and forw ... more | .. |
  The next wave in US robotic war: drones on their own The US military's current fleet of drones will soon be overtaken by a new wave of robots that will be faster, stealthier and smarter - operating virtually without human intervention, experts say. ... more |
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 Space freighter undocking set for Friday The undocking of a supply craft from the International Space Station (ISS) will take place Friday after a three-day delay, the European Space Agency (ESA) said. ... more | .. |
 Curiosity Finishes Close Inspection of Rock Target NASA's rover Curiosity touched a Martian rock with its robotic arm for the first time on Sept. 22, assessing what chemical elements are in the rock called "Jake Matijevic." After a short drive ... more | .. |
 Toyota unveils robot helping hand Japanese car giant Toyota on Wednesday unveiled a robotic best friend that can offer a helping hand around the house fetching and carrying for the elderly or immobile. ... more | .. |
 Robotic Arm Tools Get to Work Opportunity is continuing the in-situ (contact) science campaign at a putative location of clay minerals at the inboard edge of Cape York on the rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover is positione ... more |
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Greenland is helpful, but not vital, for US missile defense
European military mission in Greenland as US aim 'remains intact'
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 Researchers Examine How Characteristics of Automated Voice Systems Affect Users' Experience The personality and gender of the automated voices you hear when calling your credit card company or receiving directions from your GPS navigational system may have an unconscious effect on your per ... more | .. |
  Radar Measurements of Highest Precision Scientists of KIT and Ruhr-Universitat Bochum (RUB) have reached a record precision in radar distance measurements. With the help of a new radar system, an accuracy of one micrometer was achieved in ... more | .. |
HF E Researchers Examine Older Adults' Willingness to Accept Help From Robots Most older adults prefer to maintain their independence and remain in their own homes as they age, and robotic technology can help make this a reality. Robots can assist with a variety of ever ... more | .. |
 Mars Rover Curiosity Arm Tests Nearly Complete NASA's Mars Curiosity team has almost finished robotic arm tests in preparation for the rover to touch and examine its first Martian rock. Tests with the 7-foot (2.1-meter) arm have allowed th ... more |
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 NASA Mars Rover Curiosity's Arm Wields Camera Well NASA's Mars rover Curiosity stepped through activities on Sept. 7, 8 and 9 designed to check and characterize precision movements by the rover's robotic arm and use of tools on the arm. The activiti ... more | .. |
  Curious about Life: Interview with Danny Glavin The Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover has 10 science instruments, and each will be used in the coming weeks and months to help characterize the environment of Mars and determine if the planet ... more | .. |
Japanese robot to sit top-ranked university exam Japanese researchers are working on a robot they hope will be smart enough to ace entrance exams at the nation's top university, which test everything from maths to foreign languages. ... more | .. |
 NASA's 'Mighty Eagle' Robotic Prototype Lander Aces Major Exam Completing this round of flight test objectives, the "Mighty Eagle," a NASA robotic prototype lander, flew to an altitude of 100 feet and descended gently to a controlled landing during a successful ... more |
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Trump offers Egypt to mediate on Ethiopia dam
US to repeal the basis for its climate rules: What to know
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  18 months on 2,800 still missing in Japan disaster Hundreds of police and coastguard officers were Tuesday searching for the remains of around 2,800 people still missing 18 months to the day after a massive earthquake and tsunami hit Japan. ... more | .. |
 NASA Mars Rover Curiosity Begins Arm-Work Phase After driving more than a football field's length since landing, NASA's Mars rover Curiosity is spending several days preparing for full use of the tools on its arm. Curiosity extended its robotic a ... more | .. |
NASA's Mars rover parked to test robotic arm NASA's Curiosity rover has temporarily halted its journey across the surface of Mars as it tests the tools on its robotic arm, the US space agency said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Moles, crabs and Moon dust: DLR at the ILA Space Pavilion Satellites with electric propulsion, a 'mole' for exploring the Martian subsurface, a mobile robot that moves sideways like a crab, a pinch of Moon dust and a hands-on medical experiment where test ... more |
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 Las Cumbres Observatory spectrographs acquire target robotically Two identical FLOYDS spectrographs, installed in recent weeks at telescopes 6,000 miles apart, robotically acquired a supernovae target this week. Due to the level of precision required and the diff ... more | .. |
 Crew Makes Final Preps for Thursday's Spacewalk Flight Engineers Suni Williams and Aki Hoshide worked inside the Quest Joint Airlock configuring their spacesuits and tools for a spacewalk scheduled to begin at 8:15 a.m. EDT Thursday. Flight Engin ... more | .. |
  Australians implant 'world first' bionic eye Australian scientists said Thursday they had successfully implanted a "world first" bionic eye prototype, describing it as a major breakthrough for the visually impaired. ... more | .. |
 Chinese firm to send Spanish rover to moon in 2014 China Great Wall Industry Corporation will send a Spanish rover to the moon in June 2014, according to the Galactic Suite company which heads the "Barcelona Moon Team" that is competing in the Googl ... more |
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