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November 10, 2013

Gimball: A crash-happy flying robot
Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Nov 09, 2013
Gimball bumps into and ricochets off of obstacles, rather than avoiding them. This 34 centimeter in diameter spherical flying robot buzzes around the most unpredictable, chaotic environments, without the need for fragile detection sensors. This resiliency to injury, inspired by insects, is what sets it apart from other flying robots. Gimball is protected by a spherical, elastic cage which enables it to absorb and rebound from shocks. It keeps its balance using a gyroscopic stabilization system. Wh ... read more

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Robots to help elderly or paint nails at Tokyo expo Pneumatic muscle suits and a walking stick that behaves like a guide dog competed for attention with an industrial robot that can paint fingernails at a huge expo in Tokyo Thursday. ... more		UCF Lands NASA-Funded Center, Linchpin for Future Space Missions UCF will be home to NASA's Center for Lunar and Asteroid Surface Science (referred to as CLASS) beginning later this year, thanks to a $6 million grant awarded this week to UCF physics professor Dan ... more		Multiple Missions Will Get China Moving On Mars In early December, China will land its first robot spacecraft on the surface of the Moon. Shortly after landing, the Chang'e-3 lander will release a six-wheeled rover that will trundle across the re ... more
				Advances promise prosthetic limbs that can emulate healthy ones Recent technological advances promise artificial legs that emulate healthy limbs, mechanical engineers at Vanderbilt University in Nashville say. ... more		Robots from Space Lead to One-Stop Cancer Diagnosis Treatment We may not be driving flying cars to work yet, but that doesn't mean we don't have a lot to be excited about from technology advances related to the space age. Instead of zipping past traffic jams, ... more

Gravity and the robot satellite attitude problem Using an in-orbit robot to capturing a malfunctioning satellite that is tumbling out of control is currently just a theoretical idea. However, research inspired by nature to be published in the fort ... more		Scientists study 'fishy' behavior to solve an animal locomotion mystery A quirk of nature has long baffled biologists: Why do animals push in directions that don't point toward their goal, like the side-to-side sashaying of a running lizard or cockroach? An engineer bui ... more		Eutelsat orders 340 new OneWeb LEO satellites from Airbus Planet secures multi year satellite contract with Swedish Armed Forces EU should consider forming combined military force: defence chief		The Secret's in the (Robotic) Stroke Recent studies from two research teams at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) demonstrate how underwater robots can be used to understand and influence the complex swimming b ... more
				Japan's robot astronaut awaiting 'compatriot' spaceman The world's first robot astronaut is pining for a conversation partner as he waits for Japanese spaceman Koichi Wakata aboard the International Space Station. ... more		Martian box of delights This spherical container has been engineered to house the most scientifically valuable cargo imaginable: samples brought back from the Red Planet. Still probably many years in the future and most li ... more

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Seeking the Sun's Rays as Winter Approaches Opportunity is ascending the northern edge of 'Solander Point' at the rim of 'Endeavour Crater.' The rover is maintaining favorable northerly tilts for improved energy production as winter approache ... more		US unveils bionic man with 'Russian intellect' The world's first ever walking and talking bionic man has been unveiled in Washington. The robot owes its communicative skills to Artificial Intellect designed by a Russian company. (VIDEO) A ... more		Eutelsat orders 340 new OneWeb LEO satellites from Airbus Planet secures multi year satellite contract with Swedish Armed Forces EU should consider forming combined military force: defence chief		Hi-tech aqueduct explorers map Rome's 'final frontier' Armed with laser rangefinders, GPS technology and remote control robots, a group of speleologists is completing the first ever mapping of the aqueducts of ancient Rome on archaeology's "final frontier". ... more
				US military targeted Shebab in drone strike: official The US military carried out a drone strike targeting Al Shebab militants in Somalia on Monday, a senior administration official told AFP. ... more		China Moon Rover A New Opportunity To Explore Our Nearest Neighbor In December 2013, China will launch its first mission to soft-land on the surface of the Moon. The Chang'e-3 spacecraft will carry a robotic rover to the surface of the Moon, and also perform experi ... more

Islamists protest against US drone strikes in Pakistan

US civilian drone operators to detail data use: regulators

Aerostructures Validate Triton Unmanned Aircraft Wing Strength

European science satellite to break up late Sunday

NASA Technologists Embrace Laser Instrument Challenge

New chemistry: Drawing and writing in liquid with light

Stanford researchers surprised to find how neural circuits identify information needed for decisions

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Fukushima plant readies for delicate fuel rod removal

Japan's Toshiba to buy British nuclear firm: report

Volume of nuclear waste could be reduced by 90 percent

	Walking robots: it's all in the hips, say Japan researchers Robot researchers in Japan have proved what entertainers from Elvis Presley to Miley Cyrus knew all along: the secret is in the hips. ... more		AeroVironment Unveils Four-Ounce Pocket DDL AeroVironment has unveiled its new Pocket DDL secure digital video and data receiver. The four-ounce device enables remote viewing of video and data from AeroVironment small unmanned aircraft system ... more		Robot challenge: unload a spacecraft More than 50 students from five countries gathered at ESA's technical heart in the Netherlands yesterday to unleash their robotic creations after six months preparing for the finals of the Volare Sp ... more		Armed ground drones to take over battlefields in five years The United States Army is one-step closer to deploying weaponized robots to the front lines of battlefields following a recent demonstration that's being largely considered a success. Defense ... more

SwRI tests rooftop solar fire behavior and mitigation options

Fast FPGA pulse shaping clears neutron gamma pile ups in nuclear detectors

Bayesian neural net sharpens thorium 232 fission yield data

Who's the ace among aces?		Michigan Tech Researchers Developing an Artificial Leg with a Natural Gait		Cygnus cargo craft leaves international space station		Research aims at prosthetic arms with natural-like touch		Finding alien worlds on Earth
'Biobots' may help map hidden, dangerous environments		UMD Robotic Bird Harvests Solar Energy		Long-lost 'Doctor Who' episodes found in Nigeria		Northrop Grumman's CaMEL to Participate in Robotic Armed Live Fire Demo		Better robot vision

Surprisingly simple scheme for self-assembling robots

Russia to launch first android robot to ISS

Putting a face on a robot

NASA Wants Investigations for a Mars 2020 Rover

People prefer different robot faces depending on task assigned

China unveils its first and unnamed moon rover

Unmanned cargo ship docks with orbiting Space Station

Station Crew Readies for Cygnus' Sunday Arrival

Mighty Eagle Improves Autonomous Landing Software With Successful Flight

US Air Force converts F-16 fighters into drones

Robotic Arm Goes to Work on Rock Target

Robotic Installation Technologies Changing Solar Energy Market

Future war: Arms industry shows off next-gen drones in London

'Terminator' polymer that regenerates itself

Robots take over

Upgrade to Mars rovers could aid discovery on more distant worlds

A swarm on every desktop: Robotics experts learn from public

Investigating 'Coal Island' Rock Outcrop

ISS Releases a White Stork and Awaits a Swan

European researchers envision wearable exoskeleton for factory workers

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