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July 12, 2013

NASA's Polar Robotic Ranger Passes First Greenland Test
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 11, 2013
Defying 30 mph gusts and temperatures down to minus 22 F, NASA's new polar rover recently demonstrated in Greenland that it could operate completely autonomously in one of Earth's harshest environments. The robot known as GROVER, which stands for both Greenland Rover and Goddard Remotely Operated Vehicle for Exploration and Research, was designed by teams of students attending engineering boot camps at Goddard in the summers of 2010 and 2011. Built to carry a ground-penetrating radar to analyze la ... read more

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ReconRobotics touts market position ReconRobotics Inc., said sales of its tactical micro-robots passed 4,000 units, making it the world's second largest producer of military and police robots. ... more		Science Team Outlines Goals for NASA's 2020 Mars Rover The rover NASA will send to Mars in 2020 should look for signs of past life, collect samples for possible future return to Earth, and demonstrate technology for future human exploration of the Red P ... more		NASA's next Mars rover will advance hunt for past life The next robotic rover to explore Mars in 2020 should scour the surface of the red planet more closely than ever for signs of past life, a NASA science team said Tuesday. ... more
				Autonomous Rover Drills Underground in the Atacama A rover named Zoe recently traveled the Atacama Desert in Chile, the driest place on Earth and a landscape that has much in common with the harsh terrain of Mars. From the unrelenting UV radiation, ... more		US drone lands on carrier deck in historic flight A bat-winged drone touched down smoothly on the deck of a US aircraft carrier on Wednesday, marking a historic milestone for robotic flight. ... more

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Robot mom would beat robot butler in popularity contest If you tickle a robot, it may not laugh, but you may still consider it humanlike - depending on its role in your life, reports an international group of researchers. Designers and engineers a ... more		NASA Seeks Information on Commercial Robotic Lunar Lander Capabilities NASA Tuesday issued a Request for Information (RFI) that will help agency officials better understand current plans in the U.S. commercial space industry for a robotic lunar landing capability. The ... 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		Orbiting astronaut controls robot on Earth, testing feasibility of CU-Boulder project on far side of the moon n astronaut orbiting Earth in the International Space Station has remotely directed a NASA rover in California to unfurl an "antenna film" that scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder are d ... more
				Members of Top Nine Software Teams Move Forward from DARPA's Virtual Robotics Challenge The DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) was created with a clear vision: spur development of advanced robots that can assist humans in mitigating and recovering from future natural and man-made disasters ... more		Opportunity Clocks Up 37 Kilometers Of Roving Mars Opportunity is in good health, although the robotic arm elbow joint potentiometer is acting up. On Sol 3346 (June 22, 2013), the rover continued the trek toward 'Solander Point' with a 295-foo ... more

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Japan robot says space mission 'big stride' for androids A talking robot that will accompany a Japanese astronaut in space this summer says the cosmic tour will be one giant leap for androids everywhere. ... more		Scientists create a robot fish that can dive beneath water's surface Robotics researchers in Singapore say their newest robot fish that mimics the movement of a carp could have a number of uses in marine environments. ... 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		Robot mimics hamster in a ball to navigate farm fields A small rolling robot that mimics the action of a hamster ball could help farmers by patrolling fields and helping cultivate crops, its Spanish developers say. ... more
				A robot that runs like a cat Even though it doesn't have a head, you can still tell what kind of animal it is: the robot is definitely modeled upon a cat. Developed by EPFL's Biorobotics Laboratory (Biorob), the "cheetah-cub ro ... more		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

US drone lands on carrier deck in historic flight

Report reveals Pakistan-US 'understanding' on drones

US drone strike kills 17 in Pakistan: officials

Increasing the Speed of Deep Space Communications

Saarland University scientists reveal structure of a supercooled liquid

Molecular chains hypersensitive to magnetic fields

New analytical methodology can guide electrode optimization

TU Vienna develops light transistor

Solving electron transfer

Japan atomic watchdog suspects Fukushima ocean leak

Toxic radiation again in groundwater at Fukushima: TEPCO

Japan nuclear operators ask to restart reactors

	Opportunity Recovers From Another Flash-Related Reset 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 Alp ... 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

Scientists uncover new quantum state that could power future technologies

Self-healing composite can make airplane, automobile and spacecraft components last for centuries

Pendulum device taps power from ocean currents

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Researchers design sensitive new microphone modeled on fly ear

Curiosity Drills Second Rock Target

Principles of locomotion in confined spaces could help robot teams work underground

Robots learn to take a proper handoff by following digitized human examples

Desert Tests Pave Way for Human Exploration of Small Bodies

NASA Mars Rover Curiosity Drills Second Rock Target

Wayne State University researcher's technique helps robotic vehicles find their way, help humans

US drone makes first catapult launch off a carrier: Navy

New Robotic Instruments to Provide Real-Time Data on Gulf of Maine Red Tide

NASA's Robotic Refueling Mission Practices New Satellite-Servicing Tasks

MakerBot and Robohand

Robotic insects make first controlled flight

Seahorse's Armor Gives Engineers Insight Into Robotics Designs

Robot uses arms, location and more to discover objects

How Would You Like Your Assistant - Human or Robotic?

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'

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