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December 12, 2013
ROBO SPACE
NASA Developing Legs for ISS Robonaut 2
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 11, 2013
NASA engineers are developing climbing legs for the International Space Station's robotic crewmember Robonaut 2 (R2), marking another milestone in space humanoid robotics. The legless R2, currently attached to a support post, is undergoing experimental trials with astronauts aboard the orbiting laboratory. Since its arrival at the station in February 2011, R2 has performed a series of tasks to demonstrate its functionality in microgravity. These new legs, funded by NASA's Human Exploration a ... read more
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ROBO SPACE

Literal Android: Google develops robots to replace people in manufacturing, retail
Now that the mystery surrounding the elusive Google barges in the San Francisco Bay reported last month has been brought to light, the Silicon Valley giant is announcing another new endeavor: robots ... more
NUKEWARS

Mexico recovers radioactive material from stolen truck
Mexican authorities have recovered dangerous radioactive cancer-treating material that was being transported on a truck stolen at a gas station, authorities said Tuesday. ... 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
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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


CIVIL NUCLEAR

Decommissioning of nuclear installations: world first for the robot CHARLI
With the aid of a new robot, called CHARLI*, AREVA carried out innovative laser cutting operations in the reactor vessel of the Superphenix fast neutron reactor in Creys-Malville, France. It i ... more
The Year In Space
MARSDAILY

Mars lake may have been friendly to microbes: NASA
A US space agency rover tooling around on the surface of Mars has found remnants of an ancient freshwater lake that may have supported tiny life forms, scientists said Monday. ... more
EXO LIFE

December Expedition to Explore Life in Hydrothermal Vent
While most Americans shop for holiday gifts and break out festive decorations, a team of 18 researchers will spend their holiday season at sea, using underwater robots to explore the extreme habitat ... 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
MARSDAILY

Opportunity Rover Robotic Arm Within Reach of Rock Outcrop
Opportunity is ascending 'Solander Point' at the rim of 'Endeavour Crater.' The rover is maintaining favorable northerly tilts for improved energy production. On Sol 3496 (Nov. 23, 2013), the ... more
SPACEWAR

X-37B Marks One Year On Orbit
On December 11, 2013, the secretive X-37B robot spaceplane celebrates one year in orbit. This controversial spacecraft has been out of the limelight for a long time, attracting almost no media cover ... more
STATION NEWS

Russian android may take on outer space operations at ISS
Russia has presented a new humanlike robot, which may be delivered to the International Space Station to perform 90 percent of risky operations in open space instead of cosmonauts. The SAR- 40 ... more
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ROBO SPACE

Droids dance, dogs nuzzle, humanoids speak at Madrid robot museum
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". ... more
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
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
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
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
ROBO SPACE
Pentagon chief talks drones with Pakistan PM

Northrop starts production of Global Hawk UAS for NATO

US Air Force has secretly built a new stealth drone


ROBO SPACE
Citrus fruit inspires a new energy-absorbing metal structure

Berkeley Lab Researchers Create a Nonlinear Light-generating Zero-Index MetaMaterial

An ecosystem-based approach to protect the deep sea from mining


ROBO SPACE
Next-generation semiconductors synthesis

A step closer to composite-based electronics

50 Meters of Optical Fiber Shrunk to the Size of Microchips


ROBO SPACE
US takes last shipment of Russian uranium

S. Korea scales back nuclear expansion plans

Company says no danger after fire at US nuclear plant

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
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
24/7 Energy News Coverage
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
ROBO SPACE

Artificial heart to pump human waste into future robots

ROBO SPACE

Quantum world record smashed

ROBO SPACE

UC Research Brings a Future of Mind-Reading Robots Ever Closer

ROBO SPACE

Distant artificial atoms cooperate by sharing light, international research team shows

FLORA AND FAUNA

The secrets of a bug's flight

ROBO SPACE

Building Block for Exoskeleton Could Lead to More Independence Among the Elderly

ROBO SPACE

Artificial heart to pump human waste into future robots

ROBO SPACE

An intersection of math and biology: Clams and snails inspire robotic diggers and crawlers

MARSDAILY

Opportunity Maneuvering Around A Dune Field

MARSDAILY

Prolific NASA Mars Orbiter Passes Big Data Milestone

SUSI Robot used in reactor lifetime extension project

Robots from Space Lead to One-Stop Cancer Diagnosis Treatment

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

Advances promise prosthetic limbs that can emulate healthy ones

Robots to help elderly or paint nails at Tokyo expo

Multiple Missions Will Get China Moving On Mars

Gimball: A crash-happy flying robot

Gravity and the robot satellite attitude problem

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

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