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June 20, 2013

Opportunity Recovers From Another Flash-Related Reset
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 19, 2013
On sols 3332 and 3333 (June and June 9, 2013) , Opportunity performed a 'touch 'n go' two-sol plan, using the robotic arm on the first sol to take Microscopic Imager (MI) images and position the Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer (APXS) for an overnight integration, followed by a drive on the second sol. The rover drove on sols 3333 and 3335 (June 9 and June 11, 2013), totaling over 216 feet (over 65 meters). Opportunity experienced a warm reset on Sol 3336 (June 12, 2013) due to the type of ... read more

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NASA enlists public in hunt for major asteroids NASA announced a Grand Challenge on Tuesday to enlist government agencies, industry, academics and citizen astronomers in the hunt for asteroids that could cause massive destruction. ... more		Robot that runs like a cat springs to life in Switzerland Swiss researchers said Monday they have created a small four-legged, high-speed robot that runs like a cat in a bid to create a new breed of robots for use in search and rescue operations. ... more		Zoe Robot Returns To Atacama In Search For Subsurface Life The autonomous, solar-powered Zoe, which became the first robot to map microbial life during a 2005 field expedition in Chile's Atacama Desert, is heading back to the world's driest desert this mont ... more
				Europe's space truck docks with ISS A robot freighter bearing 6.6 tonnes of cargo docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday, the European Space Agency (ESA) said. ... more		When Will My Computer Understand Me It's not hard to tell the difference between the "charge" of a battery and criminal "charges." But for computers, distinguishing between the various meanings of a word is difficult. For more t ... more

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Tiny Submersible Could Search for Life in Europa's Ocean One of the first visitors to Jupiter's icy moon of Europa could be a tiny submarine barely larger than two soda cans. The small craft might help strike the right balance between cost and capability ... more		Space droids calling Secondary-school students can play the ultimate robot game: the annual Zero Robotics tournament turns the International Space Station into a playing field for European students to control minisatell ... more		GE and Lockheed validate compact rotating detonation ramjet for hypersonic missiles Danish PM says Greenland showdown at 'decisive moment' after new Trump threats Russia claims Oreshnik missile hit Ukrainian aviation plant		NASA Awards Sample Return Robot Centennial Challenge Prize After two days of extensive competition, Team Survey of Los Angeles was awarded $5,000 in prize money after successfully completing Level 1 of the Sample Return Robot Challenge, a part of NASA's Cen ... more
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Europe launches record cargo for space station A European rocket blasted off from French Guiana on Wednesday carrying a record 6.6 tonnes of cargo for the International Space Station (ISS) and its orbiting crew. A space freighter with food ... more		Helicopter takes to the skies with the power of thought A remote controlled helicopter has been flown through a series of hoops around a college gymnasium in Minnesota. It sounds like your everyday student project; however, there is one caveat...the heli ... more		GE and Lockheed validate compact rotating detonation ramjet for hypersonic missiles Danish PM says Greenland showdown at 'decisive moment' after new Trump threats Russia claims Oreshnik missile hit Ukrainian aviation plant		Beer-pouring robot programmed to anticipate human actions A robot in Cornell's Personal Robotics Lab has learned to foresee human action in order to step in and offer a helping hand, or more accurately, roll in and offer a helping claw. Understanding ... more
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NASA Tests Radio for Unmanned Aircraft Operations

Defence giants call for European drone program

U.S. mulls countermeasures against threat of enemy UAVs

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e2v releases the first space qualified GHz-class microprocessor

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NASA Rover Prototype Set to Explore Greenland Ice Sheet

Research suggests people willing to interact with more 'smart' objects

Robot-building helps Canadian kids develop skills for high-tech world

Drone 'space ship' app to help robots on future missions

Rights group launches campaign to ban 'killer robots'

Piezoelectric 'taxel' arrays convert motion to electronic signals for tactile imaging

Humans feel empathy for robots

Baby sea turtles and flipper-driven robot reveal principles of moving on sand

The SPHERES Have Eyes

New sensors can give robot hands a 'gentle touch'

Simple robot can 'scoot' along power lines to look for damage

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Opportunity is in position for solar conjunction at 'Cape York' on the rim of Endeavour Crater

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Russia rekindles Moon exploration program, intends setting up first human outposts there

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