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March 26, 2015

Next Steps on Journey to Mars: Progress on Asteroid Initiative
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 26, 2015
NASA Wednesday announced more details in its plan for its Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM), which in the mid-2020s will test a number of new capabilities needed for future human expeditions to deep space, including to Mars. NASA also announced it has increased the detection of near-Earth asteroids by 65 percent since launching its asteroid initiative three years ago. For ARM, a robotic spacecraft will capture a boulder from the surface of a near-Earth asteroid and move it into a stable orbit around ... read more

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NASA rover completes 11-year Mars marathon NASA's Opportunity Mars rover has become the first human-made vehicle to complete a marathon on another planet - a feat accomplished in a record time of no less than 11 years. ... more		Robot finds bodily posture may affect memory and learning An Indiana University cognitive scientist and collaborators have found that posture is critical in the early stages of acquiring new knowledge. The study, conducted by Linda Smith, a professor ... more		Snake robots learn to turn by following the lead of real sidewinders Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University who develop snake-like robots have picked up a few tricks from real sidewinder rattlesnakes on how to make rapid and even sharp turns with their undulating, ... more
				Robotic materials: Changing with the world around them Prosthetics with a realistic sense of touch. Bridges that detect and repair their own damage. Vehicles with camouflaging capabilities. Advances in materials science, distributed algorithms and ... more		Robotic SPACE Explorers Need Smarts to Survive If a robot plunges into the ocean of an icy moon, perhaps near Saturn or Jupiter, its main problem will be figuring out what to do next. Even at light speed, it takes hours for communications to pas ... more

Human 2 Mars Conference Mat 5-7 2015 - Washington DC

Nuclear Decommissioning Conference Europe May 2015

USAF funds sense-and-avoid technology development The U.S. Air Force reports it is providing nearly $1.5 million in SBIR funding for development and maturation of sense-and-avoid technology for remotely piloted aircraft. ... more		Chilly Philae still slumbering, says comet mission European space managers Friday ended an eight-day vigil for a wakeup call from the robot lander Philae, but remained hopeful the scout will revive as it rides on a comet nearing the Sun. ... 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		'Robo-advisor' growth hits Wall Street money managers When it comes to investment advice, would you trust a financial professional or a robot? ... more
				Liquid metal 'Terminator' robot inspires 3D printer A terrifying killer liquid metal robot from a blockbuster "Terminator" science fiction film has inspired what was heralded here as a revolution in 3D printing. ... more		Design your world - online robots, 3D printers at CeBIT Need a copy of your wedding ring, a new name tag for the dog, or a spare part for the washing machine? Just print it, is the message at the CeBIT IT fair in Germany. ... more

Anti-robot march held at SXSW At South by Southwest this weekend, the week-long event commonly known as SXSW featured an outburst of dissent. The target wasn't what one might expect - police brutality or border security. The demonstrators gathered to shout down robots. ... more		US loses contact with drone over Syria: officials The US military lost communication with a Predator drone over Syria on Tuesday and is looking into claims by state media in Damascus that the robotic aircraft was shot down, officials said. ... 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		Curiosity Rover Arm Delivers Rock Powder Sample NASA's Curiosity Mars rover used its robotic arm Wednesday, March 11, to sieve and deliver a rock-powder sample to an onboard instrument. The sample was collected last month before the team temporar ... more
Liquid Metal Robots Are Almost Here The Chinese researchers hope to create a non-rigid robot resembling the fictional T-1000 from Terminator 2, however, the robot would be used mostly to observe environmental changes or to deliver mat ... more		New preschool lesson teaches programming theories A new activity designed for preschoolers allows participants to program a robot named Dragonbot to respond to series of stimuli. What appears to be little more than having little ones put stickers on a piece of paper turns out to be world's first computer programming class for preschoolers. ... more		Comet mission in bid to contact dormant Philae probe Ground controllers will open a communications line Thursday with a robot lab perched on a comet zipping through space, hoping for signs it is alive, the European Space Agency (ESA) said Wednesday. ... more		Wake up Philae! The world awaits news Excitement mounted Thursday as scientists started listening for signs of life from robot lab Philae, hurtling through space perched on a comet some 460 million kilometres (285 million miles) from Earth. ... more

	Billionaire Teams Up with NASA to Mine the Moon Another player in the field of commercial space travel, a California-based company just made a major stride toward the creation of the first commercial robotic spacecraft to be sent to the moon. It' ... more		Dawn: We Have Arrived at Ceres Since its discovery in 1801, Ceres has been known as a planet, then as an asteroid, and later as a dwarf planet. Now, after a journey of 3.1 billion miles (4.9 billion kilometers) and 7.5 years, Daw ... more

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Amazon robotics lead casts doubt on eye-catching humanoids

'Western tech dominance fading' at Lisbon's Web Summit

Russian SAR-401 Space Robot Ready for the ISS		Kids and robots learn to write together		Testing to Diagnose Power Event in Mars Rover		25 teams to participate in DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals		Curiosity confirms methane in Mars' atmosphere
Curiosity Self-Portrait at 'Mojave' Site on Mount Sharp		Rise of the Machines: video gamers beware		Japan's Robear: Strength of a robot, face of a bear		NASA wants to send a submarine to Saturn's moon Titan		Europe destroys last space truck to ISS

HAPTIX Starts Work to Provide Prosthetic Hands with Sense of Touch

Talking Japanese space robot back on Earth

Europe tests space plane in step to strategic goal

SpaceX cargo craft returns to Earth

IBM brings Watson supercomputer to Japan via SoftBank

Octopus robot makes waves with ultra-fast propulsion

Tiny robotic 'hands' could improve cancer diagnostics, drug delivery

Human insights inspire solutions for household robots

Researchers determine how the brain controls robotic grasping tools

International partnership will develop first market ready sweet pepper harvesting robot

U.S. Navy unveils firefighting robot SAFFiR

Safe production in Industry 4.0

NASA planning Europa mission, Jupiter's potentially life-hosting moon

Robot acquires chef skills via YouTube instructional vids

Canadian students design robotic sailboat for Atlantic challenge

NASA's CATS Installed on ISS by Robotic Handoff

Privacy is dead, Davos hears

Scientists find translucent fish living under Antarctic ice shelf

UNL drillers help make new Antarctic discoveries

Upgraded Atlas ready to go wireless at next DARPA Robotics Challenge

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