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November 07, 2015

Amnesia Event Slows Down Opportunity Robotic Arm Work
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 07, 2015
Opportunity is within 'Marathon Valley' on the west rim of Endeavour Crater. The plan ahead was for Opportunity to use the robotic arm to place the Alpha Particle X-ray spectrometer down on a target for a week while the project conducted a weeklong test and readout of Flash memory. However, a Deep Space Network problem prevented the rover's plan from being radiated, so the rover executed run out plans on Sols 4184 and 4185 (Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, 2015). On Sol 4186 (Nov. 2, 2015), command ... read more

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Robotic Eyes to Assist Satellite Repairs in Orbit NASA is developing and demonstrating technologies to service and repair satellites in distant orbits. Robotic spacecraft - likely operated with joysticks by technicians on the ground - would carry o ... more		Chances 'fair' for Philae contact: ground controllers Chances are "fair" for renewed contact with Europe's robot lab Philae, hurtling through space perched on a comet, a ground controller said Tuesday, four months after the tiny lander fell silent. ... more		How sensorimotor intelligence may develop It is fascinating to observe a robot exploring its physical possibilities and surroundings, and subsequently developing different self-taught behaviors without any instructions. In their paper publi ... more
				Robot's influent speaking just to get attention from you Communication in human dialogue is based on one another's words and body language. We can sense whether the other person is distracted, and we change the course of our conversation and our actions t ... more		'Spring-mass' technology heralds the future of walking robots A study by engineers at Oregon State University suggests that they have achieved the most realistic robotic implementation of human walking dynamics that has ever been done, which may ultimately all ... more

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Dive of the RoboBee In 1939, a Russian engineer proposed a "flying submarine" - a vehicle that can seamlessly transition from air to water and back again. While it may sound like something out of a James Bond film, eng ... more		Exploring the seas, thanks to space An underwater robot initially built to help astronauts train for life in weightlessness is now being tested in the Mediterranean Sea. One day, robots like this may carry out sophisticated missions o ... more		SDA expands Tracking Layer satellite awards and related missile defense contracts Space Systems Command activates System Delta 80 for assured space access Rheinmetall ICEYE Space Solutions to provide SAR reconnaissance data to German military		Can ballet bugs help us build better robots When it's time to design new robots, sometimes the best inspiration can come from Mother Nature. Take, for example, her creepy, but incredibly athletic spider crickets. Johns Hopkins engineering stu ... more
				NASA's Next Sample Return Robot Challenge Open for Registration Registration is open for the fifth running of NASA Centennial Challenges' Sample Return Robot Challenge, which will take place in June and September 2016. To win a share of the $1.5 million prize pu ... more		The Martian Astrobiologist Mars has been a focus of astrobiology and exobiology research since the early days of NASA. Even before the invention of the telescope, Mars captured the imagination of scientists and philosophers w ... more

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First movie of stellar-surface evolution beyond our Solar System Astronomers from the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP), present for the first time a movie that shows the evolution of stellar spots on a star other than our Sun. The long-term, highl ... more		Google invests in Chinese artificial intelligence firm Google has taken a stake in a Chinese artificial intelligence startup which is aiming to develop smart wearable technologies, the companies said Tuesday. ... more		SDA expands Tracking Layer satellite awards and related missile defense contracts Space Systems Command activates System Delta 80 for assured space access Rheinmetall ICEYE Space Solutions to provide SAR reconnaissance data to German military		Friendly robot Pepper makes European debut in France A humanoid robot name Pepper designed as an upbeat companion made its European debut on Tuesday helping shoppers with wine, and more, in a major shop in France. ... more
Back to the Future: Truth is stranger than sci-fi When Marty McFly and "Doc" Brown burst into 2015 in a time machine, straight from the year 1985, they encounter a brave new world of garbage-fuelled flying cars, self-tying shoes and robot waiters. ... more		Robots are learning to fall with grace Robots aren't yet perfect. As they learn new skills, they're likely to be even less perfect. For this reason and others, it's important for robots to learn to fall and fail gracefully. ... more		Robotic Laser Astronomy on the Rise The world's first robotic laser adaptive optics system, developed by a team led by University of Hawaii at Manoa astronomer Christoph Baranec, will soon find a new home at the venerable 2.1-meter (8 ... more		More-flexible machine learning Machine learning, which is the basis for most commercial artificial-intelligence systems, is intrinsically probabilistic. An object-recognition algorithm asked to classify a particular image, for in ... more

	Psychic robot will know what you really meant to do What if software could steer a car back on track if the driver swerves on ice? Or guide a prosthesis to help a shaky stroke patient smoothly lift a cup? Bioengineers at the University of Illinois at ... more		Bio-inspired robotic finger looks, feels and works like the real thing Most robotic parts used today are rigid, have a limited range of motion and don't really look lifelike. Inspired by both nature and biology, a scientist from Florida Atlantic University has designed ... more

Redesigned carbon framework boosts battery safety and power

Molecular catalyst switches between hydrogen and oxygen production

Project Pele microreactor reaches key milestone with first TRISO fuel delivery

U.S. Navy orders new robots, servicing		Gulf Stream ring water intrudes onto continental shelf like 'Pinocchio's nose'		Space startup confirms plans for robotic moon landings		Search for Mars life stymied by contamination threat		MIT's egg-clutching robot has soft but steady hands
Embedded optical sensors could make robotic hands more dexterous		Russian scientist hope to get rocket fuel, water, oxygen from Lunar ice		Patching up X-37B		Impact produced comet's rubber duck shape: study		Printing lightweight, flexible, and functional materials

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How social cues influence human-robot interaction

Marines experiment with robot capabilities

Opportunity Continues Search for Clay Minerals On Mars

Expect Martian Colonies to Build Themselves First

Marines send robotic dog into simulated combat

Robots help to map England's only deep-water Marine Conservation Zone

Supervising two rovers from space

Researchers develop 'instruction manual' for futuristic metallic glass

Team Continues to Operate Rover in RAM Mode

Super-stretchable metallic conductors for flexible electronics

Neurotechnology Provides Near-Natural Sense of Touch

US military develops prosthetic hand that can 'feel'

Canada Dominates European Rover Challenge 2015

One small step for man as astronaut controls robot from space

'Hedgehog' Robots Hop, Tumble in Microgravity

JAXA and UNOOSA to Offer Small Satellite Deployment Opportunity

Slam dunk for Andreas in space controlling rover on ground

For these 'cyborgs', keys are so yesterday

Russia Eyes Moon for Hi-Tech Lunar Base

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