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March 03, 2014

China's Lunar Lander Still Operational
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 03, 2014
While the world awaits the awakening of China's Yutu Moon rover at the end of this long lunar night, let's not forget that Yutu is not the only spacecraft on the Moon. Yutu was delivered to the lunar surface aboard Chang'e-3, a large robot lander. Chang'e-3 is the first Chinese spacecraft to make a soft landing on the Moon. It follows in the wake of China's first two lunar missions, which orbited the Moon. Chang'e-3 is a boxy, flat spacecraft that resembles the lower stage of an Apollo lunar modu ... read more

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Kinshasa co-op hopes to conquer the world with traffic robots Can giant robots with a deep voice and massive arms be the answer to easing traffic chaos in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo? ... more		NVision Introduces RoboScanner NVision is excited to introduce the RoboScanner, a lightweight, turn-key laser scanning system that offers fully automated scanning with 3D analysis. "The RoboScanner provides a significantly faster ... more		Touchy-feely joystick heading to ISS Stowed inside ESA's next supply ship to the International Space Station will be one of the most advanced joysticks ever built, designed to test the remote control of robots on the ground from up in ... more
				Rolls-Royce believes time of drone cargo ships has come Marine innovation engineering department at Rolls-Royce has presented a draft design of an ocean-going robo-vessel that could enter service within a decade. Experts remain highly skeptical that comp ... more		ILS Tech redefines M2M and IoT Cloud services ILS Technology (ILST) has announced the next generation of its popular deviceWISE Application Enablement Platform (AEP), adding upgraded Cloud service capabilities for Machine-to-Machine (M2M) commu ... more

CubeSats, SmallSats and MicroSats

Making nanoelectronics last longer for medical devices, 'cyborgs' The debut of cyborgs who are part human and part machine may be a long way off, but researchers say they now may be getting closer. In a study published in ACS' journal Nano Letters, they repo ... more		China firm awaits ruling in Apple Siri lawsuit A Chinese company suing Apple over similarities between its product and the "Siri" personal assistant believes its case has merit and is awaiting a court ruling, a lawyer said Tuesday. ... more		EU should consider forming combined military force: defence chief NATO 'far from being in a crisis' over Greenland: top commander 'War is back in vogue,' Pope Leo says		Quest for jellyfish robot leads to discovery of bending rules for animal wing, fin tips A Navy-sponsored project to design a biologically inspired, swimming jellyfish robot has led scientists to the surprising discovery of common bending rules for the tips of wings, fins, flukes, mollu ... more
				RoboDoc to the rescue: NASA to send robotic doctor to space NASA is developing a humanoid robot to perform medical procedures, including surgery, at the International Space Station and even en route to Mars. The robot, which is named 'Robonaut 2,' is n ... more		Sustainable manufacturing system to better consider the human component Engineers at Oregon State University have developed a new approach toward "sustainable manufacturing" that begins on the factory floor and tries to encompass the totality of manufacturing issues - i ... more

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International Conference on Protection of Materials and Structures From Space Environment

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Google unveils 'Project Tango' 3D smartphone platform Google announced a new research project Thursday aimed at bringing 3D technology to smartphones, for potential applications such as indoor mapping, gaming and helping blind people navigate. ... more		What to expect from Dyson's new robotics lab James Dyson's decision to fund a robotics laboratory at Imperial College London may not lead to the super advanced robot friends of our dreams, but what he has planned could make robotic domestic ap ... more		EU should consider forming combined military force: defence chief NATO 'far from being in a crisis' over Greenland: top commander 'War is back in vogue,' Pope Leo says		Busy Week of Imaging and Robotic Arm Studies Opportunity is climbing 'Murray Ridge' up on Solander Point, part of the rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover continues to explore the region called 'Cook Haven.' The rover has turned its attention to ... more
				Robotic fish aids understanding of how animals move The weakly electric black ghost knifefish of the Amazon basin has inspired Northwestern University's Malcolm MacIver and an interdisciplinary team of researchers to develop agile fish robots that co ... more		Robotic construction crew needs no foreman On the plains of Namibia, millions of tiny termites are building a mound of soil-an 8-foot-tall "lung" for their underground nest. During a year of construction, many termites will live and die, win ... more

Northrop Grumman's Common Imagery Processor Deploys To Support Global Hawk Block 40

Israel unveils new anti-missile systems, long-range UAV

Lockheed Martin Receives Contract For SMSS-KMAX Cooperative Teaming Demo

Penn Researchers 'Design for Failure' With Model Material

In the eye of a chicken, a new state of matter comes into view

USAF reveals 'neighborhood watch' satellite program

Controlling the Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Mott Thin Films

A Step Closer to a Photonic Future

Better cache management could improve chip performance, cut energy use

Hundreds protest dropped charges over Fukushima crisis

Radiation affects 13 US nuclear plant employees

Obama approves Vietnam nuclear deal

	New system combines control programs so fleets of robots can collaborate Writing a program to control a single autonomous robot navigating an uncertain environment with an erratic communication link is hard enough; write one for multiple robots that may or may not have t ... more		NASA Tests New Technologies for Robotic Refueling It's corrosive, it's hazardous, and it can cause an explosion powerful enough to thrust a satellite forward in space. Multiple NASA centers are currently conducting a remotely controlled test of new ... more		MIT robot may accelerate trials for stroke medications The development of drugs to treat acute stroke or aid in stroke recovery is a multibillion-dollar endeavor that only rarely pays off in the form of government-approved pharmaceuticals. Drug companie ... more		Russian-European spacecraft to go on Martian mission in Jan 2016 A spacecraft built for the Russian-European ExoMars project will begin its voyage to Mars in January 2016, Director of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences Lev Zelyony sai ... more

Japan to test deep sea rare earth mining to cut China reliance

Meta partners with US nuclear companies to power AI data centers

AI gobbling up memory chips essential to gadget makers

Calculated Risks: How Radiation Rules Mars Exploration		Scientists develop 'friendly' robot to improve human-android bond		Yutu Awakes		US, France sign deal for 2016 Mars lander		Putting Rovers to the Test
NASA bets on private companies to exploit moon's resources		Vacuum cleaner guru James Dyson puts $8 million into robotics lab		Astrobotic Begins Testing at Masten Space Systems		US prepares for cyber warfare with mass production of 3D-printed drones		Waiting for Yutu

Israelis urged to prepare for battlefields dominated by robots

Beer tasting with a robotic twist

Russian arms agency intent to surpass US rival amid military spending boom

In the Eye of the Beholder

Space droids battle to save Earth from comet

Tiny swimming bio-bots boldly go where no bot has swum before

NASA Receives Mars 2020 Rover Instrument Proposals for Evaluation

Toy story: old favourites fight rise of the tablet

From Crime Fighting to Methane Lakes: Designing Robots for Earth and Space

New sea anemone species discovered in Antarctica

Soft, flexible robotic device aimed at helping foot/ankle problems

NASA Seeks Partnership Opportunities For Commercial Lunar Landers

Silver Nanowire Sensors Hold Promise for Prosthetics, Robotics

Oppy Encounters A Surprise At Solander Point

Ladies And Gentlemen, Boot Your Robots!

BYU's smart object recognition algorithm doesn't need humans

NASA Invites Public to Send Names on an Asteroid Mission and Beyond

A Decade in the Dust

The Cyborgs Era Has Started

NASA Space Launch System Could Make 'Outside the Box' Science Missions Possible

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