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December 25, 2012

Smart SPHERES Fly High Aboard the International Space Station
Huntsville, AL (SPX) Dec 24, 2012
On Dec. 12 engineers at NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., and Johnson Space Center in Houston conducted an experiment using small, free-flying robotic satellites called "Smart SPHERES" aboard the International Space Station. The Smart SPHERES, located in the Kibo laboratory module, were remotely operated from the International Space Station's Mission Control Center at Johnson to demonstrate how a free-flying robot can perform surveys for environmental monitoring, inspection and o ... read more

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DARPA developing robotic mule The use of robotics and similar technology has added a new dimension to the battlefield for all fighting forces, but the U.S. military in particular. ... more		Opportunity For Some Shoulder Workout At Copper Cliff Opportunity is working at "Matijevic Hill" (named in honor of Jake Matijevic) at the inboard edge of "Cape York" on the rim of Endeavour Crater. There, the rover has been conducting in-situ (c ... more		Pakistani drone crashes in northwest: officials A Pakistani reconnaissance drone has crashed in a restive northwestern tribal region after developing a technical fault, security officials said on Friday. ... more
				Northrop Grumman, US Navy Complete At-Sea Deck Handling Trials of X-47B Unmanned Demonstrator Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy have successfully completed a series of deck handling trials of the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator aircraft aboard the aircraft carrier USS H ... more		Mystery Air Force space plane launched A secret U.S. Air Force space plane has been launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida on its third classified mission, officials said. ... more

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Custom robots could do Fukushima cleanup Japanese company Mitsubishi has unveiled a radiation-resistant robot it says can help clean up the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant. ... more		CU-Boulder team develops swarm of pingpong ball-sized robots University of Colorado Boulder Assistant Professor Nikolaus Correll likes to think in multiples. If one robot can accomplish a singular task, think how much more could be accomplished if you had hun ... more		Greenland is helpful, but not vital, for US missile defense European military mission in Greenland as US aim 'remains intact' Amazon expands 'sovereign cloud' in Europe		Head-mounted cameras could help robots understand social interactions What is everyone looking at? It's a common question in social settings because the answer identifies something of interest, or helps delineate social groupings. Those insights someday will be essent ... more
				Flexing fingers for micro-robotics: Berkeley Lab scientists create a powerful, microscale actuator Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California, Berkeley, have developed an elegant and powerful new mic ... more		Hat Trick for X-37B The third launch of the US Air Force's X-37B robot spaceplane opens new challenges to this robust spacecraft. For the first time, an X-37B mission is underway with a used vehicle. The spaceplane tha ... more

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NASA Gravity Probes Prepare to Hit the Moon A pair of NASA spacecraft that have been studying the Moon's gravitational field are being prepared for a controlled descent into a mountain near the Moon's north pole. Impact is expected at about 2 ... more		Research: Tiny robots may think as a group A U.S. researcher says a swarm of tiny robots could be a better solution to accomplishing tasks than one big one and has made "ping-pong" ball-sized examples. ... more		Greenland is helpful, but not vital, for US missile defense European military mission in Greenland as US aim 'remains intact' Amazon expands 'sovereign cloud' in Europe		Boeing Demos Unmanned Little Bird for Republic of Korea Army Boeing has demonstrated affordable unmanned aircraft technology that could be integrated onto Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) MD 500 helicopters to expand the fleet's mission capabilities. A Boe ... more
				Boeing's Reusable, Unmanned X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Begins Second Flight Boeing has successfully returned an unmanned U.S. Air Force X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle to orbit, continuing to demonstrate how the system provides responsive, reusable access to space. An Atlas V ro ... more		US drone strike kills at least three in Pakistan US drones targeting a militant compound killed at least three people in a restive Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border on Sunday, officials said. ... more

Northrop Grumman, US Navy Complete At-Sea Deck Handling Trials of X-47B Unmanned Demonstrator

Pakistani drone crashes in northwest: officials

Mystery Air Force space plane launched

MEXSAT Bicentenario Satellite Sends First Signals from Space

Space Fence program moving forward

EU: Samsung injunctions against Apple breach rules

Tiny compound semiconductor transistor could challenge silicon's dominance

Berkeley Lab Breaks Ground on Flexible Design Building to Test Low-energy Systems and Components

Taiwan's UMC to buy majority stake in Chinese firm

Japan anti-nuclear vote melts away

Japan's incoming pro-nuclear PM 'to review Fukushima'

Swedish nuclear reactor shut after sea water infiltration

	NASA Announces Multi-Year Mars Program With New Rover In 2020 Building on the success of Curiosity's Red Planet landing, NASA has announced plans for a robust multi-year Mars program, including a new robotic science rover set to launch in 2020. This announceme ... more		Iran tells US to 'recount' drones Iran's Revolutionary Guards are telling the United States to "recount" the drones in its fleet as they insist that - despite US denials - they captured a small US unmanned spy plane over Gulf waters, Iranian media said Wednesday. ... more		Swimming robot crosses Pacific Ocean An autonomous swimming robot has successfully crossed the Pacific Ocean from San Francisco to Australia, its manufacturer says. ... more		Opportunity Rover Does Walkabout Of Crater Rim The latest work assignment for NASA's long-lived Mars rover Opportunity is a further examination of an area where the robot just completed a walkabout. "If you are a geologist studying a site ... more

An earthquake on a chip: New tech could make smartphones smaller, faster

Engineered ligands deliver durable high efficiency perovskite solar cells

Pendulum device taps power from ocean currents

AeroVironment to Offer Tier II Vertical Takeoff and Landing		Sudan drone down in Khartoum area: official media		Squirrels and Birds Inspire Researchers to Create Deceptive Robots		X-37B Space Plane: Still in Search of a Mission		Iran claims US drone captured
First Catapult Launch of X-47B Unmanned Aircraft Launched		Engineering professor looks to whirligig beetle for bio inspired robots		Prototype of European combat drone makes maiden flight		US drone strike kills at least one in Pakistan: officials		Ground Based Laser System Demonstrates In Tests Against Rockets and UAVs

US drone appears to miss Pakistan target: officials

Robot buddy to keep Japan astronaut company

Driving drones can be a drag

Curious About Life: Interview with Roger Summons

Study of risks to humankind proposed

Matijevic Hill Survey Complete And Rover Passes 22 Miles Of Driving!

Rise of the Machines: Combat Drones to look for in the near future

Scotch tape finds new use as grasping 'smart material'

Robotic Fish Research Swims into New Ethorobotics Waters

Precision, Wireless Ground Handling of X-47B Unmanned Aircraft

Lockheed Martin Acquires Chandler May

Toshiba unveils dog-like robot for Fukushima plant

Ban 'killer robots,' rights group urges

USAF and Raytheon evaluate avoidance capabilities for safe UAS flight

Israel destroys Gaza drone workshop: army

Rover's 'SAM' Lab Instrument Suite Tastes Soil

NASA tests 'interplanetary Internet'

Britain says no calculators for math tests

Iran minister confirms firing at US drone in Gulf

Sagetech, Arcturus Demonstrate Joint Manned, Unmanned Aircraft Operations using COTS NextGen ADS-B Tracking

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