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July 22, 2015

Robot lab Philae 'silent', says concerned ground control
Paris (AFP) July 20, 2015
Europe's robot lab Philae has fallen "silent" on the surface of a comet zipping towards the Sun, said ground controllers Monday who fear it may have shifted out of radio contact. "The lander could have moved," the German Aerospace Center (DLR) said in a statement, adding: "even a slight change in its position could mean that its antennas are now obstructed". "It is also possible that one of the landers' two radio receiver units is damaged and that one of the transmitter units is not fully functi ... read more

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Collaborative Agreement to Advance Solar Arrays for Satellite Power Systems

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'Hello Earth': Comet probe Philae wakes up

Lander makes fresh contact from comet surface: agency

X-37B Still Largely Unexplained

Helping robots handle uncertainty

Using Minecraft to unboggle the robot mind

Breakthroughs in providing 'sensory feedback' from artificial limbs

Historic handshake between space and Earth

Robots compete in Fukushima-inspired US challenge

Robots can recover from damage in minutes

South Koreans triumph in US robot challenge

Insect mating behavior has lessons for drones

Job-sharing with nursing robot

Medical millirobots offer hope for less-invasive surgeries

Space Station remodelling

Helping robots put it all together

JPL's RoboSimian to compete in DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals

Robot masters new skills through trial and error

Disney develop 2-legged robot that walks like an animated character

Researchers develop intelligent handheld robots

Robotic bird takes flight from back of robot roach

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