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November 08, 2014

Rosetta Races Toward Comet Touchdown
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 09, 2014
After sailing through space for more than 10 years, the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft is now less than a week shy of landing a robotic probe on a comet. The mission's Philae (fee-LAY) lander is scheduled to touch down on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 7:35 a.m PST/10:35 a.m. EST. A signal confirming the landing is expected about 8:02 a.m. PST/11:02 a.m. EST. If all goes as planned with this complex engineering feat, it will be the first-ever soft landing of a ... read more

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Penguin-bot is a happy feat for science Brazenly, the down-covered baby penguin lookalike rolls in on four wheels for a huddle with real-life chicks, right under the noses of adult birds which seem to pay it no heed. ... more		NASA Installs Giant Composite Material Research Robot Kathy Barnstorff It looks like something out of a "Transformers" movie - a huge robotic arm that moves and spins to pick up massive heads filled with spools of carbon fibers, then moves in preprogr ... more		NASA Team Advances Next-Generation 3D-Imaging Lidar Building, fixing, and refueling space-based assets or rendezvousing with a comet or asteroid will require a robotic vehicle and a super-precise, high-resolution 3-D imaging lidar that will generate ... more
				This robot makes you feel like a 'ghost' is in the room People don't really tend to see ghosts or guardian angels as much as "feel" them, and now researchers reporting in the Cell Press journal Current Biology think they know where that "feeling of a pre ... more		'Smart' living gets real as connectivity rates rise From robots that chop up your vegetables to detectors that measure how long you sleep, such "smart" appliances are becoming more and more a part of daily life, according to industry players. ... more

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To Agilkia... and beyond: Comet landing site is named Will space historians one day say "Agilkia" with the same awe as they utter "Tranquility Base," where in 1969 Man first walked on the Moon? ... more		'Nanomotor lithography' answers call for affordable, simpler device manufacturing What does it take to fabricate electronic and medical devices tinier than a fraction of a human hair? Nanoengineers at the University of California, San Diego recently invented a new method of litho ... 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		Hybrid fluid transmission enables light and swift robotic arms Engineers routinely face tradeoffs as they design robotic limbs - weight vs. speed, ease of control vs. fluidity. A new hybrid fluid transmission developed at Disney Research Pittsburgh promises to ... more
				Projecting a robot's intentions 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 fo ... more		Mars Odyssey Orbiter Watches Comet Fly Near The longest-lived robot ever sent to Mars came through its latest challenge in good health, reporting home on schedule after sheltering behind Mars from possible comet dust. NASA's Mars Odysse ... 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		'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		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		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

	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

Redesigned satellite battery set to advance LEO power systems

Adoption of dynamic control technology improves EV charging grid integration

Solar plant grid stability improves as Cordoba researchers deploy high-speed sensor system

Wiseman and Gerst Complete First Spacewalk of Expedition 41		Pressing the accelerator on quantum robotics		Expedition 41 Preps for First of Three October Spacewalks		US Navy to deploy armed, robotic patrol boats		New tool assesses skill development in robotic microsurgery, reports Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Soft robotics 'toolkit' features everything a robot-maker needs		Fingertip sensor gives robot unprecedented dexterity		Underwater robot for port security		Robot researcher combines nature to nurture 'superhuman' navigation		System designed to improve hand function lost to nerve damage

Taste-testing robots in Thailand to ensure local restaurants are doing country proud

Football-size underwater robot could protect American ports

Space agency sets Nov 12 date for comet landing

Blackout? Robots to the Rescue

New RFID technology helps robots find household objects

Boeing unit, Liquid Robotics to collaborate on maritime surveillance

Robot cheerleading squad showcases sensor technology

SpaceX cargo ship arrives at International Space Station

ISS Crew Trains to Capture Dragon

Cutting the cord on soft robots

NASA's Mars Curiosity rover reaches 'far frontier'

Top trends at IFA 2014, Europe's biggest gadget fair

iRobot supplying its PackBots to Canada

Robots do battle over Mars exploration

NASA's RapidScat: Some Assembly Required - in Space

Watch MIT's Atlas robot carry heavy objects

DARPA issues RFI for robotic space services for satellites

NASA Invites Public to Submit Messages for Asteroid Mission Time Capsule

Magal introducing RoboGuard security system in Israel

'Robo Brain' will teach robots everything from the Internet

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