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March 30, 2015

Artificial hand able to respond sensitively using smart metal wires
Saarbrucken, Germany (SPX) Mar 30, 2015
Engineers at Saarland University have taken a leaf out of nature's book by equipping an artificial hand with muscles made from shape-memory wire. The new technology enables the fabrication of flexible and lightweight robot hands for industrial applications and novel prosthetic devices. The muscle fibres are composed of bundles of ultrafine nickel-titanium alloy wires that are able to tense and flex. The material itself has sensory properties allowing the artificial hand to perform extremely precis ... read more

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Next Steps on Journey to Mars: Progress on Asteroid Initiative 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 s ... more		Winged drones look and move like real butterflies German robotics company Festo makes robots inspired by nature. Its newest invention, a winged drone, may be its most realistic yet. The eMotionButterflies look, fly and behave like real butterflies. ... more		Future US Navy: robotic sub-hunters, deepsea pods The robotic revolution that transformed warfare in the skies will soon extend to the deep sea, with underwater spy "satellites," drone-launching pods on the ocean floor and unmanned ships hunting submarines. ... more
				Tiny bio-robot is a germ suited-up with graphene quantum dots As nanotechnology makes possible a world of machines too tiny to see, researchers are finding ways to combine living organisms with nonliving machinery to solve a variety of problems. Like oth ... 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

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

Nuclear Decommissioning Conference Europe May 2015

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		'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		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		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		'Robo-advisor' growth hits Wall Street money managers When it comes to investment advice, would you trust a financial professional or a robot? ... 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		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		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

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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

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