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January 28, 2015

Canadian students design robotic sailboat for Atlantic challenge
Vancouver, Canada (XNA) Jan 28, 2015
Crossing the Atlantic Ocean by an unmanned sailing boat? Yes, this is a dream of a group of students from the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver in west Canada. They've designed a robotic sailboat that will become the first unmanned vessel to cross the Atlantic Ocean. They plan to launch the so-called "Sailbot" off the coast of Newfoundland in the far east of Canada this summer from where it will sail the North Atlantic for roughly two weeks before hopefully completing a 2,500-kilom ... read more

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NASA's CATS Installed on ISS by Robotic Handoff On Jan. 22, 2015, robotic flight controllers successfully installed NASA's Cloud Aerosol Transport System (CATS) aboard the International Space Station through a robotic handoff - the first time one ... more		Privacy is dead, Davos hears Imagine a world where mosquito-sized robots fly around stealing samples of your DNA. Or where a department store knows from your buying habits that you're pregnant even before your family does. ... more		Scientists find translucent fish living under Antarctic ice shelf It shouldn't be all that surprising at this point - living organisms defying the odds, that is. Life continues to turn up in the oddest places. This time, it's a fish scrounging out a lonely, frigid existence some 2,500 feet under the surface of Antarctica in a tiny wedge of seawater surrounded by ice. ... more
				UNL drillers help make new Antarctic discoveries Using a hot-water drill and an underwater robotic vehicle designed, built and operated by a University of Nebraska-Lincoln engineering team, scientists have made new discoveries about Antarctica's g ... more		Upgraded Atlas ready to go wireless at next DARPA Robotics Challenge A total of $3.5 million in prizes will now be awarded to the top three finishers in the DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC), the final event of which will be held June 5-6, 2015, at Fairplex in Pomona, C ... more

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Artificial intelligence future wows Davos elite From the robot that washes your clothes to the robot that marks homework: the future world of artificial intelligence wowed the Davos elite Thursday, but the rosy picture came with a warning. ... more		This robot has the mind of a worm Scientists working on the ragtag research operation known as Open Worm are blazing the path toward real artificial intelligence - artificial worm intelligence, that is. Everyone's got to start somewhere. ... 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		Musk donates $10M to keep Artificial Intelligence friendly American entrepreneur Elon Musk has announced that he would contribute $10 million to the Future of Life Institute (FLI) for a global research program aimed at ensuring that artificial intelligence ... more
				US Air Force moves to stem shortage of drone pilots Facing a shortage of drone pilots, the US Air Force said Thursday it will increase pay for those who operate the robotic planes and draw on airmen from the reserves to fill the gap. ... more		Europe comet mission deserves Nobel: space chief A European mission that made the first landing on a comet deserves the Nobel prize, the head of the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Friday. ... more

Robots learn to use tools by watching YouTube videos Imagine having a personal robot prepare your breakfast every morning. Now, imagine that this robot didn't need any help figuring out how to make the perfect omelet, because it learned all the necess ... more		Fresh supplies and experiments for Samantha Yesterday, ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti and NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore captured the Dragon spacecraft with its supplies and new experiments for the six astronauts living 400 km above our p ... 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		Vision system for household robots For household robots ever to be practical, they'll need to be able to recognize the objects they're supposed to manipulate. But while object recognition is one of the most widely studied topics in a ... more
The 'human' side of robots at electronics show She stood on the floor of the Consumer Electronics Show, carried on conversations, blinked her eyes and sang a convincing rendition of "Take Me Home, Country Roads." ... more		From Rovers to Self-Driving Cars NASA's Ames Research Center and Nissan North America have signed a Reimbursable Umbrella Space Act Agreement and the first annex to that agreement. The umbrella agreement allows for partnerships in ... more		NASA Robot Plunges Into Volcano to Explore Fissure 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 ... more		Consumer tech show spotlights gadgets for healthy living From bracelets that measure body fat to robots that coach children through chemotherapy, the Consumer Electronics Show brimmed with gadgets promising prescriptions for healthier lives. ... more

	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

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