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January 08, 2015

NASA Robot Plunges Into Volcano to Explore Fissure
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 08, 2015
Volcanoes have always fascinated Carolyn Parcheta. She remembers a pivotal moment watching a researcher take a lava sample on a science TV program video in 6th grade. "I said to myself, I'm going to do that some day," said Parcheta, now a NASA postdoctoral fellow based at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Exploring volcanoes is risky business. That's why Parcheta and her co-advisor, JPL robotics researcher Aaron Parness, are developing robots that can get into crevices wher ... read more

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Underwater drones map ice algae in Antarctica New robot technology leads Antarctic exploration into a new epoch. It is now possible to study the underside of sea ice across large distances and explore a world previously restricted to specially ... more		Astronaut feels the force In a milestone for space robotics, the International Space Station has hosted the first full run of ESA's experiment with a force-reflecting joystick. Think of the kind of tasks you can do wit ... more		DNA origami could lead to nano 'transformers' for biomedical applications If the new nano-machines built at The Ohio State University look familiar, it's because they were designed with full-size mechanical parts such as hinges and pistons in mind. The project is th ... more
				Comet probe in race against time to crown stellar feat Europe's deep-space robot lab Philae worked against the clock Friday, attempting to drill into a comet 510 million kilometres (320 million miles) from Earth to crown a historic exploration before its battery runs out. ... more		Comet probe 'may revive in March': French space chief A probe that made the first landing on a comet but fell silent when its battery ran down may revive with sunlight in March, France's space chief said Monday. ... more

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I, Tormentum Isaac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics and Zeroth Law from his 1950 novel "I, Robot" concern helping humans and not hurting them, but they do not cover robots playing basketball. To Megan Meehan, ins ... more		Gecko Grippers Get a Microgravity Test Flight There are no garbage trucks equipped to leave the atmosphere and pick up debris floating around the Earth. But what if we could send a robot to do the job? Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion ... 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		Tiny 'life detector' could sense alien movement: study European researchers said Monday they have devised the first tiny motion detector that could help find microscopic life forms on distant planets. ... more
				Risky Business In April 2013, NASA announced that it was in the early phases of planning a robotic mission to snag an asteroid and haul it into lunar orbit for study. At the time, NASA chief Charles Bolden said th ... more		NASA Glenn Research Center Completes Stirling Generator Researchers at NASA's Glenn Research Center recently assembled an engineering model Stirling power system using valuable assets that became available after the Advanced Stirling Radioisotope Generat ... more

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

QinetiQ North America refurbishing, modernizing Talon robots used by the military Robots used by U.S. military forces in Iraq and Afghanistan are being refurbished and modernized by QinetiQ North America under U.S. Army and Navy contracts. ... more		Pitt team publishes new findings from mind-controlled robot arm project In another demonstration that brain-computer interface technology has the potential to improve the function and quality of life of those unable to use their own arms, a woman with quadriplegia shape ... 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 idea for transporting spacecraft could ease trip to Mars Scientists say a new method, called ballistic capture, for transporting robotic rovers, satellites and astronaut-carrying spacecraft to Mars could save space agencies time and money. ... more
Robot named 'Athena' becomes first humanoid robot to pay for a seat on a flight A robot named "Athena" has officially become the first humanoid robot to pay for a seat on a flight. ... more		First steps for Hector the robot stick insect A research team at Bielefeld University has succeeded in teaching the only robot of its kind in the world how to walk. Its first steps have been recorded in a video. You can watch them in Bielefeld ... more		NASA Rover Finds Active and Ancient Organic Chemistry on Mars NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has measured a tenfold spike in methane, an organic chemical, in the atmosphere around it and detected other organic molecules in a rock-powder sample collected by the ro ... more		NASA, SpaceX reschedule next week's ISS resupply launch NASA announced Thursday that the launch of SpaceX's robotic Dragon capsule will be delayed three days. The International Space Station resupply mission was originally scheduled to blast off on Tuesday, December 16. But proceedings have been rescheduled for Friday, December 19. ... more

	Opportunity In No-Flash Mode: Kludge Ready To Radiate Persistent computer resets and "amnesia" events on NASA's Mars Exploration rover Opportunity that have occurred after reformatting the robot's flash memory have prompted a shift to a working mode th ... more		Early adoption of robotic surgery leads to organ preservation for kidney cancer patients Patients with operable kidney cancers were more likely to have a partial nephrectomy - the recommended treatment for localized tumors - when treated in hospitals that were early adopters of roboti ... 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

New 'electronic skin' for prosthetics, robotics detects pressure from different directions		Flash-Memory Reformat Planned		Two Robots, One Challenge, Endless Possibility		Engineer Applies Robot Control Theory to Improve Prosthetic Legs		Artificial intelligence: Hawking's fears stir debate
Finland Parliament Approves Nuclear Power Plant Construction With Russia		Mini Rovers Hold Big Promise for Community College Students		Hawking warns AI 'could spell end of human race'		Carnegie Mellon Unveils Lunar Rover "Andy"		Astrobiology Acupuncture: Collecting Data from Non-Planar Surfaces

An eel-lectrifying future for autonomous underwater robots

Within Rover's Reach at Mars Target Area 'Alexander Hills'

An alternative to 'Turing Test'

Underwater robot sheds new light on Antarctic sea ice

Can robots help stop the Ebola outbreak?

Schker-blop! The sound of a comet touchdown

Comet probe 'sniffed' organic molecules: early data

Elon Musk thinks robots could turn on us in the next five years

Several Drives Push Opportunity Over 41-Kilometer Mark

DARPA-Funded Inflatable Robotics Helps Spark Idea for Silver Screen Star

Triumphant comet probe sends last-gasp data from 'alien world'

Comet probe sends back drill experiment data in final hours

European probe lands on comet, fails to anchor

Comet lander 'working well', but may be on slope

Google takes over NASA airport in Silicon Valley

Moving cameras talk to each other to identify, track pedestrians

Mars Orbiter MAVEN Demonstrates Relay Prowess

Robotic underwater gliders observe melting Antarctic ice sheets

Robotic Ocean Gliders Aid Study of Melting Polar Ice

ATLAS walking robot does karate

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