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March 07, 2013

NASA's Curiosity rover to be back online next week
Washington (AFP) March 5, 2013
NASA's Curiosity rover, which has been exploring Mars since it landed to much fanfare last August, should be running at full capacity next week, after a memory glitch set the robot back. On February 28, controllers put the rover into "minimal activity safe mode," when they switched the machine's operations to a backup computer after detecting malfunctions in the primary computer's flash memory. "We are making good progress in the recovery," Mars Science Laboratory Project Manager Richard Cook, o ... read more

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Robot can help in polar expeditions An autonomous robot dubbed "Yeti" could help explorers in the arctic and Antarctica avoid deadly crevasses hidden in ice-covered landscapes, researchers say. ... more		Blueprint for an artificial brain Scientists have long been dreaming about building a computer that would work like a brain. This is because a brain is far more energy-saving than a computer, it can learn by itself, and it doesn't n ... more		SpaceX's capsule arrives at ISS A privately-owned unmanned US space capsule arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday, bringing to the space outpost food, scientific materials and other crucial equipment. ... more
				The Space Robotics on the MMMMove In late January, Dextre, the Canada's robotic "handyman" on the International Space Station (ISS), made space history by successfully refueling a mock satellite attached to the exterior of the stati ... more		Robot may be useful in search and rescue A four-legged robot called BigDog sporting an arm powerful enough to lift and throw cinder blocks could be used in search and rescue, a U.S. robotics firm says. ... more

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Better workstations for drone operators may reduce mishaps The U.S. Department of Defense reports that drone accidents in which personnel or aircraft are damaged or destroyed occur 50 times more often than mishaps involving human-operated aircraft. The U.S. ... more		Boeing Phantom Eye Completes Second Flight Boeing's liquid hydrogen-powered Phantom Eye unmanned airborne system completed its second flight Feb. 25, demonstrating capabilities that will allow it to perform intelligence, surveillance and rec ... 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		US military may take over part of CIA drone war President Barack Obama's administration is looking at easing the secrecy around the drone war against Al-Qaeda by shifting control for some air strikes from the CIA to the US military, officials say. ... more
				Japan robot suit gets global safety certificate A robot suit that can help the elderly or disabled get around was given its global safety certificate in Japan on Wednesday, paving the way for its worldwide rollout. ... more		Brown researchers build robotic bat wing Researchers at Brown University have developed a robotic bat wing that is providing valuable new information about dynamics of flapping flight in real bats. The robot, which mimics the wing sh ... more

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Big Nickel Rock Target Ahead Opportunity is conducting the post-walkabout in-situ (contact) science campaign at different locations around the inboard edge of 'Cape York' on the rim of Endeavour Crater. On Sol 3221 (Feb. ... more		Lessons from cockroaches could inform robotics Running cockroaches start to recover from being shoved sideways before their dawdling nervous system kicks in to tell their legs what to do, researchers have found. These new insights on how biologi ... 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		Brain prostheses create a sense of touch Rats can't usually see infrared light, but they have "touched" it in a Duke University lab. The rats sensed the light as a sensation of touch after Duke neurobiologist Miguel Nicolelis and his ... more
				Simplified brain lets the iCub robot learn language This technological prowess was made possible by the development of a "simplified artificial brain" that reproduces certain types of so-called "recurrent" connections observed in the human brain. ... more		The quest for a better bionic hand For an amputee, replacing a missing limb with a functional prosthetic can alleviate physical or emotional distress and mean a return of vocational ability or cosmetics. Studies show, however, that u ... more

Better workstations for drone operators may reduce mishaps

Boeing Phantom Eye Completes Second Flight

US military may take over part of CIA drone war

MEXSAT Bicentenario Satellite Completes On-orbit Testing

SimCity rebuilt for modern life

3D printer wows world's top high-tech fair

Polymer capacitor dazzles flash manufacturer

Rutgers physicists test highly flexible organic semiconductors

Quantum computers turn mechanical

US may face inevitable nuclear power exit

Vattenfall axes 2,500 jobs amid low electricity prices

Taiwan nuke power plants to face OECD stress tests

	Lockheed Martin's SMSS UAV Vehicle Operates Via Satellite Control Lockheed Martin has completed a demonstration at Camp Grayling, Mich., recently in which its Squad Mission Support System (SMSS) was being controlled via satellite from more than 200 miles away. ... more		First Flight of nEUROn UAV Demonstrator Conducted Northrop Grumman, in cooperation with Saab Aerosystems, has provided the attitude and heading reference system (AHRS) for the nEUROn Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) demonstrator, which recentl ... more		Boeing, ADASI Sign Teaming Agreement for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Boeing and Abu Dhabi Autonomous Systems Investments Company (ADASI), a Tawazun subsidiary, have signed a teaming agreement for the two companies to address the growing Middle East market for unmanne ... more		Space likely for rare earths search, scientists say The quest for rare earths vital to some of modern life's most indispensable technologies may see mining robots jet to the stars within decades, a world-first conference in Australia was told Wednesday. ... more

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Pendulum device taps power from ocean currents

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Boeing Phantom Eye Completes Taxi Tests, Readies for Return to Flight

Foundation Helps Promote New Robotics Teams Worldwide

NASA Curiosity Rover Collects First Martian Bedrock Sample

US drones kill nine in Pakistan: officials

Iran TV airs video of captured US drone

Elbit Systems Introduces its Hermes 900 UAS in a New Configuration Adapted for the Maritime Mission

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Bionic man goes on show at British musuem

US needs to keep up drone war against Qaeda: Panetta

Northrop Grumman's Next-Gen Fire Scout to Beef Up Avionics Protection

Elbit Systems and Windward Team to Introduce Advanced Maritime Surveillance Solution for India

Elbit Systems to Develop Advanced UAS Features for Israel MoD

Wood on the seafloor - an oasis for deep-sea life

Engineers Building Hard-working Mining Robot

Dextre Refuels Mock Satellite and Aces a Major Test for Space Robotics

US military plans drone base near Mali: official

Opportunity Investigating Light-toned Veins in Rock Outcrop

Sagetech, ING Robotic Aviation Demonstrate "Sense and Avoid" Capabilities of UAV's

Game on: European student codes reach ISS

Robofish Grace glides with the greatest of ease

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