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November 23, 2015

NASA awards two robots to university groups for upgrades
Hampton VA (SPX) Nov 19, 2015
Humanoid robots will be helpful to astronauts on our journey to Mars, so NASA has awarded prototypes to two universities for advanced research and development work. NASA is interested in humanoid robots because they can help or even take the place of astronauts working in extreme space environments. Robots, like NASA's R5, could be used in future NASA missions either as precursor robots performing mission tasks before humans arrive or as human-assistive robots actively collaborating with the human ... read more

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Hair increases surface area for animals by 100 times Georgia Institute of Technology researchers combed through more than two dozen studies and did surface measurements for 27 mammals and insects to better understand how animals are able to clean them ... more		System helps novices design 3-D-printable robotic creatures Even a novice can design and build a customized walking robot using a 3-D printer and off-the-shelf servo motors with the help of a new design tool developed by Disney Research and Carnegie Mellon U ... more		Amnesia Event Slows Down Opportunity Robotic Arm Work 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 ... more
				Humans can empathize with robots Empathy is a basic human ability. We often feel empathy toward and console others in distress. Is it possible for us to emphasize with humanoid robots? Since robots are becoming increasingly popular ... more		One year after comet touchdown, what's next for Philae? A year ago on Thursday, the world held its collective breath as a European spacecraft dropped a tiny robot lab onto the surface of a comet hurtling towards the Sun. ... 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		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		Geopolitical instability and AI drive transformation in EO market 'Western tech dominance fading' at Lisbon's Web Summit European Response to Escalating Space Security Crisis		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		Geopolitical instability and AI drive transformation in EO market 'Western tech dominance fading' at Lisbon's Web Summit European Response to Escalating Space Security Crisis		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		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

	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

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Printing lightweight, flexible, and functional materials

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Marines experiment with robot capabilities

Opportunity Continues Search for Clay Minerals On Mars

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Marines send robotic dog into simulated combat

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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

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