Robo News From RoboDaily.Com

July 18, 2014

Computing Paths to Asteroids Helps Find Future Exploration Opportunities
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 18, 2014
As left over building blocks of the solar system's formation, asteroids are of significant interest to scientists. Resources, especially water, embedded within asteroids could be of use to astronauts traveling through deep space. Likewise, asteroids could continue to be destinations for robotic and human missions as NASA pioneers deeper into the solar system, to Mars and beyond. NASA is developing the capabilities needed for astronauts to reach Mars in the 2030s. To test these new technologi ... read more

Previous Issues

Jul 17

Jul 16

Jul 15

Jul 14

Jul 11

Orbital cargo ship reaches International Space Station Orbital Sciences Corporation's unmanned cargo ship arrived Wednesday at the International Space Station carrying a load of food and equipment for the six-man crew at the research outpost. ... more		Drone lighting Lighting is crucial to the art of photography. But lights are cumbersome and time-consuming to set up, and outside the studio, it can be prohibitively difficult to position them where, ideally, they ... more		Squishy robots In the movie "Terminator 2," the shape-shifting T-1000 robot morphs into a liquid state to squeeze through tight spaces or to repair itself when harmed. Now a phase-changing material built from wax ... more
				Really smart cars are ready to take the wheel Why waste your time looking for a place to park when your car can do it for you? An idea that was pure science fiction only a few years ago is becoming reality thanks to automatic robot cars. ... more		'Take your clothes off, be like me!' says wise-cracking robot A wise-cracking humanoid robot called Pepper whose makers claim can read people's emotions was unveiled in Tokyo last month. ... more

CubeSats, SmallSats and MicroSats

William Cress Corporation - We Build To Last

Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

Japanese androids take us closer to 'Blade Runner' future A future in which it is difficult to tell man and machine apart could soon become reality, scientists say, after recent robotic breakthroughs in Japan. ... more		Four JPL Suborbital Technology Payloads Chosen From hopping/tumbling robots to gecko-inspired adhesives, a variety of technologies have been chosen by NASA for flight on commercial reusable launch vehicles and a commercial parabolic aircraft. Th ... more		Europe commercial satellite life extension mission set for 2027 Atlas 5 rocket launches U.S. communications satellite USS Ford in Caribbean; Maduro blasts US-T&T drills		Your next opponent in Angry Birds could be a robot With the help of a smart tablet and Angry Birds, children can now do something typically reserved for engineers and computer scientists: program a robot to learn new skills. The Georgia Institute of ... more
				University Students Developing Robotic Gardening Technology For more than a half-century, NASA has made the stuff of science fiction into reality. Researchers are continuing that tradition by designing robots to work in a deep-space habitat, tending gardens ... more		Collisions with Robots - without Risk of Injury Teamwork between humans and robots will be the motto of the future. But robots may not injure humans at all. When does contact cause an injury, though? Researchers are exploring this for the first t ... more

Power consumption of robot joints could be 40 percent less Robots are being increasingly used in industrial processes because of their ability to carry out repetitive tasks in a precise, reliable way. Right now, digital controllers are used to drive the mot ... more		3D Google smartphones to help NASA robots navigate in space NASA plans to send Google smartphones with state of the art 3D sensing technology into orbit to use them as eyes and brains for its newest sci-fi inspired machinery. The gadgets will be installed in ... more		Europe commercial satellite life extension mission set for 2027 Atlas 5 rocket launches U.S. communications satellite USS Ford in Caribbean; Maduro blasts US-T&T drills		Resolve Supplies Zoom Lenses for NASA Testing Resolve Optics has supplied a number of non-browning zoom lens to the Satellite Servicing Capabilities Office (SSCO) at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., USA. A key aim of ... more
Rover Uses Arm to Study Several Rocks and Takes Panoramic Images Opportunity is exploring south along the west rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover is currently surveying a region where orbital data suggests the presence of aluminum-hydroxyl clay minerals. On ... more		US military awards $40 million toward memory implant US military researchers announced Wednesday they have awarded $40 million toward developing a new kind of brain implant that may help restore memories in wounded soldiers and civilians. ... more		Muscle-powered bio-bots walk on command Engineers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign demonstrated a class of walking "bio-bots" powered by muscle cells and controlled with electrical pulses, giving researchers unprecedented ... more		How do ants get around? Ultra-sensitive machines measure their every step... How do ants manage to move so nimbly whilst coordinating three pairs of legs and a behind that weighs up to 60% of their body mass? German scientists have recently developed a device that may reveal ... more

	Are China's Astronauts Moonbound China has made tremendous progress with its lunar exploration program. It has sent two spacecraft to orbit the Moon and has also landed a robot rover on the surface. Later this year, we expect China ... more		Cassini Celebrates 10 Years Exploring Saturn It has been a decade since a robotic traveler from Earth first soared over rings of ice and fired its engine to fall forever into the embrace of Saturn. On June 30, the Cassini mission will celebrat ... more

Mechanical power by linking Earth's warmth to space

AI energy demand in US proves minor climate impact

COP30 climate pledges favour land-based carbon removal over emission cuts

Collaborative learning -- for robots		Ask the crowd: Robots learn faster, better with online helpers		Upside-down drive: NASA tests under-ice space rover		Computing Paths to Asteroids Helps Find Future Exploration Opportunities		Last European space truck set for July 24 launch
IBM's Watson app whips up Big Data in the kitchen		US drone strikes set 'dangerous precedent': study		Japan unveils 'world's first' android newscaster		Opportunity is exploring the west rim of Endeavour Crater		Japan robot firm showcases thought-controlled suits

NASA Announces Latest Progress in Hunt for Asteroids

Japan PM Abe wants to stage 2020 Robot Olympics

Capabilities of unmanned ground vehicles on display

G-NIUS to Unveil New and Advanced Technologies

Supercomputer emulates teenager to pass 'Turing Test'

Football-playing robots eye their own cup, and beyond

New computer program aims to teach itself everything about anything

Drones for fun, games and more

Chatty Japan robot makes friends on first day at work

DARPA Z-Man Program Demonstrates Human Climbing Like Geckos

Here come the 'brobots'

Google working on 3D motion-sensing tablet

Japan's SoftBank unveils 'family member' robot

Combat robots to become Russian army new recruits

Velociraptor robot almost as fast as robotic rival Cheetah

New printable robots could self-assemble when heated

Nature inspires drones of the future

Scientists study biomechanics behind amazing ant strength

SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft returns to Earth from space station

One Million Solar Panels Later, Ecoppia Robots Keep On Cleaning

Free Newsletters - Space - Defense - Environment - Energy

Buy Advertising

Media Advertising Kit

Editorial & Other Enquiries

Privacy statement

The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2014 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. Privacy Statement All images and articles appearing on Space Media Network have been edited or digitally altered in some way. Any requests to remove copyright material will be acted upon in a timely and appropriate manner. Any attempt to extort money from Space Media Network will be ignored and reported to Australian Law Enforcement Agencies as a potential case of financial fraud involving the use of a telephonic carriage device or postal service.