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November 03, 2014

Projecting a robot's intentions
Boston MA (SPX) Oct 30, 2014
In a darkened, hangar-like space inside MIT's Building 41, a small, Roomba-like robot is trying to make up its mind. Standing in its path is an obstacle - a human pedestrian who's pacing back and forth. To get to the other side of the room, the robot has to first determine where the pedestrian is, then choose the optimal route to avoid a close encounter. As the robot considers its options, its "thoughts" are projected on the ground: A large pink dot appears to follow the pedestrian - a symbo ... read more

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				Google teams with Oxford to teach machines to think Google on Thursday announced a partnership with artificial intelligence teams at Oxford University to teach machines to think like people. ... more		US military's robot space plane lands back on Earth A top secret US robot space plane landed back on Earth on Friday after a 22-month orbit, officials said, although the craft's mission remains shrouded in mystery. ... more

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New TALON tactical robot makes debut A new man-transportable, tactical robot has been introduced into the military and law enforcement market by QinetiQ North America. ... more		Japan toymaker unveils tiny talking, singing humanoid Japanese toymaker Tomy on Wednesday unveiled a multi-talented humanoid robot, named "Robi jr.," which can converse using some 1,000 phrases and belt out about 50 songs, as well as move its limbs and head. ... more		'The war of tomorrow will begin in space': Macron UN watchdog calls on Iran to urgently allow 'long overdue' uranium stockpile verification How drones are altering contemporary warfare		An android opera: Japan's Shibuya plots new era of robot music Life and death, surveillance and privacy, humans and robots: Keiichiro Shibuya likes to unsettle and push boundaries in music. ... more
				Mind-controlled prosthetic arms that work in daily life are now a reality For the first time, robotic prostheses controlled via implanted neuromuscular interfaces have become a clinical reality. A novel osseointegrated (bone-anchored) implant system gives patients new opp ... more		NASA's New Winds Mission Installed, Gathers First Data NASA's newest Earth observing mission, the International Space Station-Rapid Scatterometer, or ISS-RapidScat, is collecting its first science data on ocean wind speeds and direction following its su ... more

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UA Planetary Scientists, Japanese to Trade Hard-Rock Stories In the fall of 2016, an Atlas-V rocket will pierce through the atmosphere and leave Earth's gravity behind. After the engine has burned up its fuel, the nose faring will open to release its payload, ... more		Alexander Gerst set for spacewalk ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst has spent four months in the relative safety of the International Space Station but on Tuesday he will venture into open space with NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman on a sev ... more		'The war of tomorrow will begin in space': Macron UN watchdog calls on Iran to urgently allow 'long overdue' uranium stockpile verification How drones are altering contemporary warfare		Wiseman and Gerst Complete First Spacewalk of Expedition 41 Astronauts Reid Wiseman of NASA and Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency completed the first of three Expedition 41 spacewalks at 2:43 p.m. EDT Tuesday. The spacewalkers worked outside the Q ... more
Pressing the accelerator on quantum robotics Quantum computing will allow for the creation of powerful computers, but also much smarter and more creative robots than conventional ones. This was the conclusion arrived at by researchers from Spa ... more		Expedition 41 Preps for First of Three October Spacewalks Astronauts Reid Wiseman of NASA and Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency will work outside the International Space Station for about 6-1/2 hours Tuesday. The spacewalkers will relocate a fai ... more		US Navy to deploy armed, robotic patrol boats The US Navy says it will soon use armed, robotic patrol boats with no sailors on board to escort and defend warships moving through sensitive sea lanes. ... more		New tool assesses skill development in robotic microsurgery, reports Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery A new standardized assessment provides a useful tool for tracking surgeons' progress as they develop the skills needed to perform robot-assisted microsurgery, reports a study in the October issue of ... more

	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		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

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