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September 08, 2015

One small step for man as astronaut controls robot from space
Noordwijk, Netherlands (AFP) Sept 8, 2015
European experts have pulled off a major advance that might one day help build new worlds in space after an astronaut in the International Station Station remotely guided a robot on Earth by feel. Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen performed the breath-taking experiment in which he placed a peg into a very tight hole on Monday under the careful control of the European Space Agency. While orbiting some 400 kilometres (250 miles) above Earth, Mogensen took control of the Interact Centaur rover whic ... read more

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Russia Eyes Moon for Hi-Tech Lunar Base More than four decades after humans last walked on the moon, Russian space agency Roscosmos is sending a robotic spacecraft to the moon to scope out potential locations for a planned lunar base. ... more		For these 'cyborgs', keys are so yesterday Punching in security codes to deactivate the alarm at his store became a thing of the past for Jowan Oesterlund when he implanted a chip into his hand about 18 months ago. ... more		A house that runs itself? Samsung believes it's about time Imagine the alarm clock ringing on a typical Monday morning, except this time the curtains draw themselves back, the bathroom lights switch on automatically and you smell fresh coffee brewing. ... more
				Australian scientists sending robot after destructive starfish Scientists say the invasion of the crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) is responsible for as much as 40 percent of the decline in coral cover among Australia's Greet Barrier Reefs. That's why researchers at the Queensland University of Technology have put a special agent on the job - the COTSbot. ... more		Opportunity brushes a rock and conducts in-situ studies Opportunity is in 'Marathon Valley' on the west rim of Endeavour Crater exploring for phyllosilicate clay minerals. The rover is operating in persistent RAM mode (not using Flash for data storage). ... more

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Astronaut Andreas to try sub-millimetre precision task on Earth from orbit Early September will see the very first force-feedback-based teleoperation of a rover-based robotic arm system on Earth from the International Space Station, orbiting 400 km above our heads. Danish ... more		Middle School Students Write Code for Space Station "I wrote code for the International Space Station." Imagine being able to add that to your resume, even before you graduate middle school. During the Zero Robotics middle school finals on Aug. 14, m ... more		China tests AI satellite swarm for space-based computing NRO expands commercial multi-phenomenology surveillance awards Iran says US 'more realistic' on nuclear issue, as Guards begin drills in Hormuz Strait		Biophysicists take small step in quest for 'robot scientist' Biophysicists have taken another small step forward in the quest for an automated method to infer models describing a system's dynamics - a so-called robot scientist. Nature Communications published ... more
				Navy gives continued development approval for EOD robot A tactical explosive ordinance disposal robot being developed by the U.S. Navy has gotten Milestone B approval to enter an engineering and manufacturing phase. ... more		Drones used to track wildlife Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) and The University of Sydney have developed a world-first radio-tracking drone to locate radio-tagged wildlife. Lead researcher Dr Debbi ... more

Nuclear Operations and Maintenance Efficiency Summit USA 2015

3D-printed microscopic fish do more than swim Nanoengineers at the University of California, San Diego used an innovative 3D printing technology they developed to manufacture multipurpose fish-shaped microrobots - called microfish - that swim a ... more		Smooth robot movements reduce energy consumption by up to 40 percent By minimizing the acceleration of industrial robots, energy consumption can be reduced by up to 40 percent - while retaining the given production time. This is the result of a new optimization algor ... more		China tests AI satellite swarm for space-based computing NRO expands commercial multi-phenomenology surveillance awards Iran says US 'more realistic' on nuclear issue, as Guards begin drills in Hormuz Strait		Whiskey Delivered to Space Station - For Science Only Five types of Whiskey were delivered to the International Space Station (ISS). Not for a knees-up astronauts' party, as you might think, but for conducting a comprehensive study on how spirits mello ... more
Fisherman nets a spy device in S China Sea An underwater robot salvaged by a fisherman in South China Sea turned out to be a foreign spy device, CCTV reported. When Huang Yunlai from Hainan province found a one-meter-long, torpedo-like ... more		A brain-computer interface for controlling an exoskeleton Scientists working at Korea University, Korea, and TU Berlin, Germany have developed a brain-computer control interface for a lower limb exoskeleton by decoding specific signals from within the user ... more		Mars Rover Moves Onward After 'Marias Pass' Studies NASA's Curiosity Mars rover is driving toward the southwest after departing a region where for several weeks it investigated a geological contact zone and rocks that are unexpectedly high in silica ... more		Navy orders HazMat robots iRobot reports it is to deliver an undisclosed number of 110 FirstLook robots to the U.S. Navy for the investigation and manipulation of hazardous materials. ... more

	Russia to Send First Ever Robot-Cosmonaut to ISS A team of experts at the Russian Academy of Sciences' Space Research Institute are working on the prototype of a robot cosmonaut to help ISS crews during spacewalks. Russia is a world leader w ... more		Controlling the uncontrollable Instability in engineering is generally not a good thing. If you're building a skyscraper, minor instabilities could bring the whole structure crashing down in a fraction of a second. But what if a ... more

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Philae silver lining: robot lab shielded from sun		MIT engineers build, test bartending robots that work together		Mars Rovers and the Last Moonwalker to Invade Poland in September		Giving robots a more nimble grasp		Comet 67P, robot lab Philae's alien host, nears Sun
IBM acquires medical imaging firm to help Watson 'see'		Sandcastles inspire new nanoparticle binding technique		Object recognition for robots		Robotic maker system will build biggest composite rocket parts ever made		Robotic insect mimics Nature's extreme moves

Brain-controlled prosthesis nearly as good as one-finger typing

Bio-inspired robots jump on water

Boxfish shell inspires new materials for body armor and flexible electronics

Could 'Windbots' Someday Explore the Skies of Jupiter?

Tiny mechanical wrist gives new dexterity to needlescopic surgery

The growing fear of killer robot armies

No sci-fi joke: 'killer robots' strike fear into tech leaders

Software program recognises sketches more accurately than a human

Scientist develops model for robots with bacteria-controlled brains

Opportunity heading into Marathon Valley

Cost of USAF decoy systems reduced

US team beats Iranians in Robocup football final

Hitchhiking robot begins journey across U.S.

NASA Sets Sights on Robot-Built Moon Colony

Robot lab Philae 'silent', says concerned ground control

Pinterest CEO sees site's future in its 'catalog of ideas'

Robots under test for oil and gas rig duty

Hopping towards a better soft robot

3-D-printed robot is hard at heart, soft on the outside

Philae phones home for the eight time

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