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May 22, 2014

SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft returns to Earth from space station
Los Angeles (UPI) May 19, 2013
After a month-long trip to the International Space Station, SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft, a cargo ship, returned to Earth over the weekend. The ship was released by the space station's giant robotic arm, controlled by astronaut and station commander Steven Swanson. Let go, the craft fell from orbit 260 miles above the South Pacific - gravity returning it to the sea. The latter portion of its descent was slowed by parachutes. Launched to deliver supplies, Dragon returned home hands full, i ... read more

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Scientists study biomechanics behind amazing ant strength A recent study into the biomechanics of the necks of ants - a common insect that can amazingly lift objects many times heavier than its own body - might unlock one of nature's little mysteries and, ... more		One Million Solar Panels Later, Ecoppia Robots Keep On Cleaning Ecoppia has announced that its commercially-deployed E4 robotic cleaning system has now cleaned over one million panels. Soiling - the accumulation of dirt and dust on photovoltaic solar panel ... more		Ultra-fast, the bionic arm can catch objects on the fly With its palm open, the robot is completely motionless. A split second later, it suddenly unwinds and catches all sorts of flying objects thrown in its direction -a tennis racket, a ball, a bottle-. ... more
				Opportunity In Search Of Aluminum-Hydroxyl Clays Opportunity is exploring south of 'Solander Point' on the west rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover is approaching a region of aluminum-hydroxyl clay minerals detected from orbit. On Sol 3650 (M ... more		UN talks take aim at 'killer robots' Armies of Terminator-like warriors fan out across the battlefield, destroying everything in their path, as swarms of fellow robots rain fire from the skies. ... more

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Imploding sub a 'tragic loss': Titanic director Hollywood director James Cameron Tuesday mourned a "tragic loss" after a deep sea research vessel imploded nearly 10 kilometres (six miles) beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean. ... more		Exoskeleton to remote-control robot Visionary 'rocket scientists' will share their ideas at the TEDx RocketMinds event at ESA's operations centre in Darmstadt, Germany. Andre Schiele, leading ESA's telerobotics lab, will attempt ... more		Zelensky meets Macron seeking air defence deal for Ukraine: AFP New Laboratory Showcases Advanced Satcom Capabilities for Australian Defence Force Polish PM denounces 'sabotage' of railway line to Ukraine		DARPA-Funded DEKA Arm System Earns FDA Approval DARPA launched the Revolutionizing Prosthetics program with a radical goal: gain U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for an advanced electromechanical prosthetic upper limb with near-na ... more
				Advanced prosthetic arm is approved for US market US regulators on Friday approved for market a new kind of prosthetic arm that allows a person to flex certain muscles in order to perform complex tasks. ... more		Robots may need to include parental controls Older adults' fears that companion robots will negatively affect young people may create design challenges for developers hoping to build robots for older users, according to Penn State researchers. ... more

UAV Payloads 2014, 24 - 25 June - London, UK

International Conference on Protection of Materials and Structures From Space Environment

Startup in the Land of the Rising Sun; A Japanese Solar Venture - by Bradley L. Bartz

Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

ATK Validates MegaFlex Solar Array For NextGen Solar Electric Propulsion Missions ATK has completed testing of its MegaFlex solar array wing under a contract with NASA Glenn Research Center (Glenn) to ready high-power solar arrays for powering large-scale Solar Electric Propulsio ... more		Robot mimics cartwheel movement of desert spider The newly discovered flic-flac spider is the gold medal gymnast of the arachnid world, cartwheeling and summersaulting its way along the sand dunes of Morocco's Erg Chebbi deserts, which border the Mediterranean coast. ... more		Zelensky meets Macron seeking air defence deal for Ukraine: AFP New Laboratory Showcases Advanced Satcom Capabilities for Australian Defence Force Polish PM denounces 'sabotage' of railway line to Ukraine		Stephen Hawking says threat of artificial intelligence a real concern Stephen Hawking, in an article inspired by the new Johnny Depp flick Transcendence, said it would be the "worst mistake in history" to dismiss the threat of artificial intelligence. ... more
				Astrobotic Partners With NASA To Develop Robotic Lunar Landing Capability Astrobotic Technology has announced a new partnership with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for development of robotic lunar landing capability. Astrobotic has been sel ... more		MDA selected to define robotic concepts for deep-space missions MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates has received two contracts from the Canadian Space Agency to define critical technologies and assess potential contributions that Canada could make to future spac ... more

Northrop Grumman, RMIT Studying Operation of UAVs in Australia

Lockheed Martin Introduces Latest Addition to Small UAV Family

Companies tout their jointly developed solar/electric powered drone

MIPT Experts Reveal the Secret of Radiation Vulnerability

Pentagon plans multi-billion dollar project to combat space junk

Russian space agency to create equipment for monitoring space debris

Neuromorphic Electronic circuits for Building Autonomous Cognitive Systems

Merger planned of electronic component providers

Magnetic Compass Orientation in Birds Builds Case for Bio-Inspired Sensors

Fortum drops Areva-Siemens in favour of Rolls-Royce

Japan court rules against restart of nuclear reactors

Japan Fukushima operator starts diverting groundwater to sea

	X-37B Mission Mystery Gets Stranger With more than 500 days in orbit, the third mission of the mysterious X-37B spaceplane is not only longer than any previous flight, but also much stranger. The X-37B is a robotic spacecraft la ... more		Stanford bioengineers create circuit board modeled on the human brain Stanford bioengineers have developed a new circuit board modeled on the human brain, possibly opening up new frontiers in robotics and computing. For all their sophistication, computers pale i ... more		Programming the smart home: 'If this, then that' The idea of a smart home sounds promising enough. Who doesn't want a house full of automated gadgets - from light switches to appliances to heating systems - that know exactly when to turn on, turn ... more		Pentagon scientists show off life-size robot US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel got a first-hand look at a life-size robot Tuesday that resembles Hollywood's "Terminator," the latest experiment by the Pentagon's hi-tech researchers. ... more

South Korea pledges to phase out coal plants at COP30

Wearable Lets Users Control Machines and Robots While on the Move

Gold electron spins mapped in full resolve decades-old surface debate

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Improving the human-robot connection		"RoboClam" hits new depths as robotic digger		Japan's digital eyes show your emotions for you		ISS Back Up Computer Not Responding to Commands		Backup ISS computer breaks down, requiring possible spacewalk

NASA to send International Space Station android a pair of legs

Britain develops robotic mannequin

Joint venture established for exoskeleton technology

New Catalog Brings NASA Software Down to Earth

New algorithm aids in both robot navigation and scene understanding

Science, Discovery Channels to broadcast private race to the moon

Scientists unveil 'BionicKangroo Robot'

Phoenix Makes Strides in Orbital Robotics and Satellite Architecture Research

Knowledge transfer: Computers teach each other Pac-Man

US seniors see slow migration to tech: study

Comet lander awakes from long hibernation

Lick's Automated Planet Finder: First robotic telescope for planet hunters

Robotic arm probes chemistry of 3-D objects by mass spectrometry

'RoboClam' replicates a clam's ability to burrow while using little energy

Chinese farmers make 'Transformers' out of used cars

As Age-Friendly Technologies Emerge, Experts Recommend Policy Changes

Tiny transistors for extreme environs

World's First Entirely Auto Cleaned Solar Energy Park

Comet-probing robot to wake from hibernation

The DARPA Grand Challenge: Ten Years Later

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