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December 02, 2013
ROBO SPACE
Droids dance, dogs nuzzle, humanoids speak at Madrid robot museum
Madrid (AFP) Nov 29, 2013
A white robotic beagle sits wagging its tail and nuzzling anyone who pets it, while six pint-sized robots, flashing blue, pump their fists as they dance to the pop hit "Gangnam Style". They are the stars of a new museum launched in Madrid this month, showcasing what its owners say is one of the world's top collections of robot dogs and other pet automatons. "As far as we know this is the biggest collection of robots in Europe, and in particular of Aibo robotic dogs," sold by Sony from 1999 to 20 ... read more
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MOON DAILY

Japanese firm describes proposed 'power belt' for the moon
A Japanese company has unveiled its concept of a lunar solar power generation installation that could send 13,000 continuous terawatts of power back to Earth. ... more
DRAGON SPACE

More Moon Missions For China
China's upcoming Chang'e-3 Moon mission is a major step in their rapidly advancing space program. A four-legged lander will touch down and release a six-wheeled rover onto the Moon in December. That ... more
ROBO SPACE

Robot herder brings the cows in for milking in Australia
A four-wheeled robot known as Rover has been successfully tested as a cattle herder in Australia, easily moving a herd from a field to a dairy, researchers say. ... more
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MARSDAILY

Curiosity Resumes Science After Analysis of Voltage Issue
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity resumed full science operations on Saturday, Nov. 23. Activities over the weekend included use of Curiosity's robotic arm to deliver portions of powdered rock to a labora ... more


MOON DAILY

Spotlight on China's Moon Rover
The upcoming launch of China's Chang'e-3 Moon lander and rover follows a busy year for the Chinese space program. Awareness of China's growing strength in spaceflight is rising throughout the world. ... more
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ROBO SPACE

Spanish scientists are designing a robot for inspecting tunnels
Currently, maintenance and safety inspection of tunnels used for vehicular traffic is carried out by direct in situ observation. This process, which is slow and requires intensive labor, requires th ... more
UAV NEWS

A new, flying jellyfish-like machine
Up, up in the sky: It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a . . . jellyfish? That's what researchers have built - a small vehicle whose flying motion resembles the movements of those boneless, pulsating, w ... more
Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
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
STELLAR CHEMISTRY

NASA Sees 'Watershed' Cosmic Blast in Unique Detail
On April 27, a blast of light from a dying star in a distant galaxy became the focus of astronomers around the world. The explosion, known as a gamma-ray burst and designated GRB 130427A, tops the c ... more
MARSDAILY

Researchers develop algorithm to identify individual grains of Mars soil
Researchers develop algorithm to identify individual grains in planetary regolith. Instruments on the Curiosity Mars rover not only measure the chemistry of rocks, elemental abundances of soils and ... more
ROBO SPACE

Penguin-inspired propulsion system
Back in 1991, Nature published a picture from the IMAX movie Antarctica, along with the caption: "Emperor penguins may be waddling jokes on land, but underwater they can turn into regular rockets... ... more
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ROBO SPACE

Artificial heart to pump human waste into future robots
A new device capable of pumping human waste into the "engine room" of a self-sustaining robot has been created by a group of researchers from Bristol. Modelled on the human heart, the artifici ... more
ROBO SPACE

Quantum world record smashed
A normally fragile quantum state has been shown to survive at room temperature for a world record 39 minutes, overcoming a key barrier towards building ultrafast quantum computers. An internat ... more
Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
Eutelsat orders 340 new OneWeb LEO satellites from Airbus
Planet secures multi year satellite contract with Swedish Armed Forces
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ROBO SPACE

UC Research Brings a Future of Mind-Reading Robots Ever Closer
If you think with the release of every new i-device the world is getting closer to thought-controlled smart tech and robotic personal assistants, you might be right. And thanks in part to work led b ... more
ROBO SPACE

Distant artificial atoms cooperate by sharing light, international research team shows
An international team of scientists has shown for the first time that atoms can work collectively rather than independently of each other to share light. Quantum physicists have long discussed such ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA

The secrets of a bug's flight
Researchers have identified some of the underlying physics that may explain how insects can so quickly recover from a stall in midflight - unlike conventional fixed wing aircraft, where a stalled s ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA
Thousands rally in Pakistan against US drone attacks

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FLORA AND FAUNA
Crippled space telescope given second life, new mission

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3D printing 'will change the world'


FLORA AND FAUNA
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FLORA AND FAUNA
Bomb blast near India nuclear plant kills six: police

World Bank says no money for nuclear power

Npower layoffs reignite calls for Britain energy market reforms

ROBO SPACE

Building Block for Exoskeleton Could Lead to More Independence Among the Elderly
What if certain patients could get a bionic pick-up without undergoing the pain and lengthy recovery of surgery? University of Cincinnati researchers are working on just that idea, with the start of ... more
ROBO SPACE

Artificial heart to pump human waste into future robots
A new device capable of pumping human waste into the "engine room" of a self-sustaining robot has been created by a group of researchers from Bristol. Modelled on the human heart, the artificial dev ... more
ROBO SPACE

An intersection of math and biology: Clams and snails inspire robotic diggers and crawlers
Engineering has always taken cues from biology. Natural organisms and systems have done well at evolving to perform tasks and achieve objectives within the limits set by nature and physics. Th ... more
MARSDAILY

Opportunity Maneuvering Around A Dune Field
Opportunity is ascending 'Solander Point' at the rim of 'Endeavour Crater.' The rover is maintaining favorable northerly tilts for improved energy production as winter approaches. Opportunity ... more
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SwRI tests rooftop solar fire behavior and mitigation options
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MARSDAILY

Prolific NASA Mars Orbiter Passes Big Data Milestone

CIVIL NUCLEAR

SUSI Robot used in reactor lifetime extension project

SPACE MEDICINE

Robots from Space Lead to One-Stop Cancer Diagnosis Treatment

SPACE TRAVEL

UCF Lands NASA-Funded Center, Linchpin for Future Space Missions

ROBO SPACE

Advances promise prosthetic limbs that can emulate healthy ones

ROBO SPACE

Robots to help elderly or paint nails at Tokyo expo

MARSDAILY

Multiple Missions Will Get China Moving On Mars

ROBO SPACE

Gimball: A crash-happy flying robot

TECH SPACE

Gravity and the robot satellite attitude problem

FLORA AND FAUNA

Scientists study 'fishy' behavior to solve an animal locomotion mystery

The Secret's in the (Robotic) Stroke

Japan's robot astronaut awaiting 'compatriot' spaceman

Martian box of delights

Seeking the Sun's Rays as Winter Approaches

US unveils bionic man with 'Russian intellect'

Hi-tech aqueduct explorers map Rome's 'final frontier'

US military targeted Shebab in drone strike: official

China Moon Rover A New Opportunity To Explore Our Nearest Neighbor

Walking robots: it's all in the hips, say Japan researchers

AeroVironment Unveils Four-Ounce Pocket DDL

Robot challenge: unload a spacecraft

Armed ground drones to take over battlefields in five years

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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

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