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March 22, 2013
MARSDAILY
Curiosity Rover Exits 'Safe Mode'
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 21, 2013
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has returned to active status and is on track to resume science investigations, following two days in a precautionary standby status, "safe mode." Next steps will include checking the rover's active computer, the B-side computer, by commanding a preliminary free-space move of the arm. The B-side computer was provided information last week about the position of the robotic arm, which was last moved by the redundant A-side computer. The rover was switched from the A ... read more
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TECH SPACE

Smartphone app turns home drone into spacecraft
A free ESA app turns a popular iPhone-controlled 'home drone' into a spacecraft. The augmented reality game lets owners of Parrot AR.Drone quadcopters attempt dockings with a simulated International ... more
MARSDAILY

NASA Curiosity rover back online after memory glitch
NASA's Curiosity rover, which has been exploring Mars since it landed to much fanfare last August, is back on active status Tuesday, after a memory glitch set the robot back. ... more
UAV NEWS

Friend or foe? Civilian drones stir debate
Drones: A flying technological marvel that could save lives or a sinister robot spy which edges the United States ever closer towards becoming a surveillance society? ... more
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UAV NEWS

N. Korean leader watches 'drone' attack drill: KCNA
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un oversaw a live fire military drill using drones and cruise missile interceptors, state media said Wednesday, amid heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula. ... more


UAV NEWS

US Congress hears calls for drone safeguards
Lawmakers and advocates on Wednesday called for safeguards to be placed on the domestic use of drones in order to protect the privacy of Americans. ... more
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ROBO SPACE

Technique could help designers predict how legged robots will move on granular surfaces
Using a combination of theory and experiment, researchers have developed a new approach for understanding and predicting how small legged robots - and potentially also animals - move on and interact ... more
ROBO SPACE

Digital 'talking head' speaks for computer
A digital talking head named "Zoe" could be a first step toward a new era in human-computer interaction, British engineers say. ... more
Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
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
UAV NEWS

US drone strikes violate Pakistan sovereignty: UN
US drone strikes targeting the Taliban and Al-Qaeda violate Pakistan's sovereignty because the government says publicly it has not consented to the attacks, a UN envoy has said. ... more
ROBO SPACE

Google buys machine learning startup
Google said Wednesday that it has bought a Canadian startup specializing in getting machines to understand what people are trying to say. ... more
UAV NEWS

Iranian fighter tries to intercept US drone in Gulf: US
An Iranian fighter jet tried to intercept a US Predator drone over the Gulf but backed off after encountering two American military aircraft, the Pentagon said Thursday. ... more
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ROBO SPACE

Videoconference robot Beam walks the walk at SXSW
After a long day at the South by Southwest (SXSW) interactive trade show, Susie Kim and her colleagues took a leisurely two-block stroll back to their hotel in downtown Austin. ... more
UAV NEWS

UAV Industry Will Create 70,000 Jobs Over Next 3 Years
Today, the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) unveiled a new study, which finds that the unmanned aircraft industry is poised to create more than 70,000 new American jobs ... more
Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
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
UAV NEWS

Northrop Grumman to Produce More Fire Scouts for U.S. Navy
The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a contract valued at more than $71 million to produce six additional next-generation Fire Scout unmanned helicopters. The Fire ... more
ROBO SPACE

An Internet for robots
Researchers of five European universities have developed a cloud-computing platform for robots. The platform allows robots connected to the Internet to directly access the powerful computational, st ... more
UAV NEWS

Pentagon has second thoughts on drone warrior medal
The US military said Tuesday it halted production of a new medal for drone and cyber warfare, ordering a review after critics called the award an insult to combat veterans. ... more
UAV NEWS
Friend or foe? Civilian drones stir debate

US Congress hears calls for drone safeguards

N. Korean leader watches 'drone' attack drill: KCNA


UAV NEWS
NASA Awards Astrotech Contract For SMAP Spacecraft Processing

Smartphone app turns home drone into spacecraft

Raytheon helps MDA counter ballistic missile threat with delivery of 8th AN/TPY-2 radar


UAV NEWS
NIST microscope measures nanomagnet property vital to 'spintronics'

Fantastic flash memory combines graphene and molybdenite

Surprising Control over Photoelectrons from a Topological Insulator


UAV NEWS
Cooling systems restored at Fukushima reactors: TEPCO

Rat linked to outage at Fukushima atomic plant

Temelin, a Czech village overshadowed by disputed nuclear plant

UAV NEWS

US drone strike in Pakistan kills militant: officials
A US drone strike on Sunday killed at least one militant riding on horseback in a mountainous area of Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt, security officials said. ... more
ICE WORLD

Yeti Helps Conquer Some "Abominable" Polar Hazards
A century after Western explorers first crossed the dangerous landscapes of the Arctic and Antarctic, researchers funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) have successfully deployed a self-gu ... more
ROBO SPACE

Germany eyes new Internet industrial revolution
Known throughout the world for quality cars and industrial giants, Germany is now seeking to position itself for the coming revolution, "industry 4.0", powered by Internet. ... more
UAV NEWS

Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Joint STARS, Global Hawk Interoperability
Northrop Grumman recently completed a successful exchange of radar data during a flight test involving the U.S. Air Force's E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) and the R ... more
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Pendulum device taps power from ocean currents
ROBO SPACE

Brown unveils novel wireless brain sensor

ICE WORLD

What Lies Beneath: NASA Antarctic Sub Goes Subglacial

MARSDAILY

NASA's Curiosity rover to be back online next week

ROBO SPACE

Blueprint for an artificial brain

ICE WORLD

Robot can help in polar expeditions

UAV NEWS

Europe presses ahead on UAS development

LAUNCH PAD

SpaceX's capsule arrives at ISS

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The Space Robotics on the MMMMove

ROBO SPACE

Robot may be useful in search and rescue

UAV NEWS

Better workstations for drone operators may reduce mishaps

Boeing Phantom Eye Completes Second Flight

US military may take over part of CIA drone war

Japan robot suit gets global safety certificate

Brown researchers build robotic bat wing

Big Nickel Rock Target Ahead

Lessons from cockroaches could inform robotics

Brain prostheses create a sense of touch

Simplified brain lets the iCub robot learn language

The quest for a better bionic hand

Lockheed Martin's SMSS UAV Vehicle Operates Via Satellite Control

First Flight of nEUROn UAV Demonstrator Conducted

Boeing, ADASI Sign Teaming Agreement for Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Space likely for rare earths search, scientists say

Walking again after spinal injury

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Raytheon Integrates Miniature Air Launched Decoy With UAV Platform

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Humans and robots work better together following cross-training

Dry ice vacuum cleaner robot bound for Fukushima

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