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September 29, 2014

Space agency sets Nov 12 date for comet landing
Paris (AFP) Sept 26, 2014
Europe's Rosetta spacecraft will attempt on November 12 to land a robot lab on a comet hurtling through deep space in a first for humankind, a statement said Friday. Ten days after unveiling the preferred landing spot on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, the European Space Agency (ESA) has now set a firm date for the high-stakes operation more than 450 million kilometres (280 miles) from Earth. Rosetta will attempt to set down its lander, dubbed Philae, while orbiting the weirdly-shaped comet fly ... read more

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Soft robotics 'toolkit' features everything a robot-maker needs A new resource unveiled by researchers from several Harvard University labs in collaboration with Trinity College Dublin provides both experienced and aspiring researchers with the intellectual raw ... more		New RFID technology helps robots find household objects Mobile robots could be much more useful in homes, if they could locate people, places and objects. Today's robots usually see the world with cameras and lasers, which have difficulty reliably recogn ... more		Fingertip sensor gives robot unprecedented dexterity Researchers at MIT and Northeastern University have equipped a robot with a novel tactile sensor that lets it grasp a USB cable draped freely over a hook and insert it into a USB port. The sen ... more
				Blackout? Robots to the Rescue Big disasters almost always result in big power failures. Not only do they take down the TV and fridge, they also wreak havoc with key infrastructure like cell towers. That can delay search and resc ... more		Robot cheerleading squad showcases sensor technology A team of cheerleading robots made their dancing debut in Tokyo on Thursday as creator Murata Manufacturing demonstrated its cutting-edge sensor technology. ... more

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Boeing unit, Liquid Robotics to collaborate on maritime surveillance Boeing Defense, Space & Security has signed a teaming agreement with Liquid Robotics for the development of maritime surveillance products and services. ... more		SpaceX cargo ship arrives at International Space Station SpaceX's unmanned Dragon spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station on Tuesday with a cargo of supplies, including freeze-dried meals, 20 live lab mice and a 3D printer. ... more		Five European NATO powers vow to tackle 'hybrid threats' Colombia inks $4.3 bn deal to buy Swedish warplanes US to hold new military exercises with Trinidad and Tobago		ISS Crew Trains to Capture Dragon While they await next week's launch of the other half of their crew to the International Space Station, Expedition 41 Commander Max Suraev and Flight Engineers Reid Wiseman and Alexander Gerst focus ... more
				Cutting the cord on soft robots When it comes to soft robots, researchers have finally managed to cut the cord. Developers from Harvard's School for Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired ... more		NASA's Mars Curiosity rover reaches 'far frontier' NASA's $2.5 billion Curiosity rover has reached the base of the Martian mountain it aims to explore and should start drilling rocks there soon, US space agency scientists said Thursday. ... more

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Top trends at IFA 2014, Europe's biggest gadget fair From smartwatches to "phablets" to precision robot vacuum cleaners, Europe's IFA consumer electronics show showcases the latest in gadget wizardry. ... more		iRobot supplying its PackBots to Canada Nearly two dozen robotic reconnoitering systems are to be provided to the Canadian Department of National Defense by Massachusetts-headquartered iRobot Corp. ... more		Five European NATO powers vow to tackle 'hybrid threats' Colombia inks $4.3 bn deal to buy Swedish warplanes US to hold new military exercises with Trinidad and Tobago		Robots do battle over Mars exploration Robots built to traverse the rugged terrain of Mars battled it out in Poland on Friday in a competition to find the best way to explore the Red Planet. ... more
NASA's RapidScat: Some Assembly Required - in Space NASA's ISS-RapidScat wind-watching scatterometer, which is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station no earlier than Sept. 19, will be the first science payload to be robotically assemb ... more		Watch MIT's Atlas robot carry heavy objects A robot that can carry objects of different weights in each of its hands could be valuable to industries like construction, warehouse work and much more. ... more		DARPA issues RFI for robotic space services for satellites The U.S. military is looking for space robotic services for critical satellites in geostationary Earth orbit. ... more		NASA Invites Public to Submit Messages for Asteroid Mission Time Capsule NASA is inviting the worldwide public to submit short messages and images on social media that could be placed in a time capsule aboard a spacecraft launching to an asteroid in 2016. Called th ... more

	Magal introducing RoboGuard security system in Israel A sensor system that travels a monorail attached to a perimeter fence for surveillance has been introduced by Magal Security Systems Ltd. ... more		'Robo Brain' will teach robots everything from the Internet Robo Brain - a large-scale computational system that learns from publicly available Internet resources - is currently downloading and processing about 1 billion images, 120,000 YouTube videos, and 1 ... more

Renewables outpace fossil fuels despite US policy shift: IEA

At COP30, senator warns US 'deliberately losing' clean tech race with China

Wallets, not warming, make voters care about climate: California governor

Robonaut Gets New Legs as Trio Prepares for Homecoming		China Aims for the Moon, Plans to Bring Back Lunar Soil		Delivery by drone		Russia's First Exoskeleton to Help Physically Impaired		Calculations with Nanoscale Smart Particles
Hitchhiking robot reaches journey's end in Canada		Curiosity's Brushwork on Martian 'Bonanza King' Target		A self-organizing thousand-robot swarm		Exoskeleton technology set for Navy testing and evaluation		Graphene-based planar micro-supercapacitors for on-chip energy storage

Robots inspired by origami can fold selves, walk away

The ISS just dumped 3,300 lbs of space trash to burn up in Earth's atmosphere

Robo-cook: android restaurant boots up in China

Remotec upgrading Army, Marine EOD robots

'Flashmob' robots swarm themselves into shape

Robots to up-end the world of work, for good and bad

Last European cargo ship docks with space station

Small, origami-inspired pop-up robots function autonomously

Robotic-assisted imaging will help in daily hospital practice

Space cargo ship set for docking with ISS

More Tasks for China's Moon Mission

NASA Selects Proposals for Advanced Energy Storage Systems

Toxic red tide nears Florida coast

US EVAa Delayed; Crew Preps For Russian EVA, Robonaut Upgrades

Robotic Rock Climbers Could Uncover Clues to Mars' Past

Robonaut Upgrades, Spacewalk Preps and Cargo Ops for ISS Crew

Hitchhiking robot thumbs its way across Canada

Europe launches last resupply ship to space station

China's Circumlunar Spacecraft Unmasked

Mars 2020 rover will carry tools to make oxygen

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