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October 03, 2016

Deakin builds world-first robotic surgical system with sense of touch
Geelong, Australia (SPX) Sep 30, 2016
A world-first Deakin University innovation will give surgeons the sense of touch while they drive a robot to conduct keyhole surgery via a computer. The HeroSurg robot is a major breakthrough to current technology, which now limits robotic surgery to the sense of sight, and means laparoscopic, or keyhole/micro surgery, will be safer and more accurate than ever before by reducing trauma and lowering risk of blood loss and infection. The innovation, the brainchild of Deakin's Institute for Intellige ... read more

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Rosetta's comet adventure in numbers Europe's ground-breaking quest to unravel the Solar System's mysteries concludes Friday with the Rosetta comet chaser crashlanding onto the cosmic wanderer's rocky surface. ... more		One-eyed robot learns to see in weightlessness A small drone taught itself to judge distances using only one eye during trials aboard the International Space Station, ESA-backed researchers have reported. Although humans can effortlessly estimat ... more		Tech titans join to study artificial intelligence Major technology firms have joined forces in a partnership on artificial intelligence, aiming to cooperate on "best practices" on using the technology "to benefit people and society." ... more
				Rosetta: The end of a space odyssey Europe's trailblazing deep-space comet exploration for clues to the origins of the Solar System ends Friday with the Rosetta orbiter joining robot lab Philae on the iceball's dusty surface for eternity. ... more		Rosetta: How to end the fairytale Once upon a time, two intrepid space adventurers called Rosetta and Philae set out from Earth to explore a comet far, far away. ... more

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Pacamor Kubar Bearings awarded contract to support Mars 2020 Mission Pacamor Kubar Bearings (PKB), a Troy, NY manufacturer of ball bearings for aerospace and defense systems, was recently awarded a contract by Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) to supply critical hardwa ... more		JPL seeks robotic spacecraft development for Asteroid Redirect Mission NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, has issued a request for proposal (RFP) seeking design, development and build of the robotic spacecraft that will capture a multi-ton astero ... more		South Korea deems building nuclear submarine at home 'reasonable' The threat of space terrorism is no longer science fiction, but we're ill-prepared to combat it Putin says Russia considers resuming nuclear tests after Trump comments		Servosila Robotic Arms product line is launched by Servosila Servosila, a robotics technology company, announced a launch of a new line of robotic arm manipulators specifically targeted at mobile robotics market. "Servosila Robotic Arms are the first ma ... more
				Team of robots learns to work together, without colliding When roboticists create behaviors for teams of robots, they first build algorithms that focus on the intended task. Then they wrap safety behaviors around those primary algorithms to keep the machin ... more		Stanford-hosted study examines how AI might affect urban life in 2030 A panel of academic and industrial thinkers has looked ahead to 2030 to forecast how advances in artificial intelligence (AI) might affect life in a typical North American city - in areas as diverse ... more

6th Annual Modular Construction Summit for Oil and Gas Agenda - December 7-9 - Houston

Nuclear Plant Digitalization Conference - Nov 15-16 - Charlotte NC USA

Third European Rover Challenge Kicks Off in Poland A small town of Jasionka, near Rzeszow, Poland will serve as a battleground of red-brown sand and dust for Mars rovers trying to complete numerous complex tasks. The event, known as the European Rov ... more		Industrial Robots: Rethinking the Status Quo Long known as the collective mecca of cutting-edge industrial robot technology, Japanese manufacturers are now welcoming a newcomer from outside the ranks. Sumitomo Heavy Industries (SHI) hopes that ... more		South Korea deems building nuclear submarine at home 'reasonable' The threat of space terrorism is no longer science fiction, but we're ill-prepared to combat it Putin says Russia considers resuming nuclear tests after Trump comments		Scientists attempt to teach robots human values A pair of artificial intelligence experts from Cornell University have joined a nationwide effort to ensure the nightmare science fiction scenarios - the ones involving corrupted human-killing computers - don't become a reality. ... more
'Materials that compute' advances as Pitt engineers demonstrate pattern recognition The potential to develop "materials that compute" has taken another leap at the University of Pittsburgh's Swanson School of Engineering, where researchers for the first time have demonstrated that ... more		Missing comet lander Philae spotted at last: ESA Europe's Rosetta spacecraft has finally spotted its tiny lander Philae, thought to be lost forever, stuck in a ditch on the surface of a comet hurtling through space, ground controllers said Monday. ... more		Laundry-folding washing machine: eye-catching gizmos at IFA fair From curved televisions and futuristic virtual reality headsets to intelligent kitchens, Berlin's mega consumer electronics show offers a mind-boggling array of the latest in high-tech gizmos. ... more		Researchers unveil ciliated microbots Scientists in South Korea have created microbots that move and function like single cells. ... more

	The evolution and future of automation The world's oldest board game still has a few moves to play. Go, a game of strategy and instinct considered more difficult to master than chess, was created roughly in the same era as the written wo ... more		Stretchy supercapacitors power wearable electronics A future of soft robots that wash your dishes or smart T-shirts that power your cell phone may depend on the development of stretchy power sources. But traditional batteries are thick and rigid - no ... more

Pay to protect: Brazil pitches new forest fund at COP30

UV light holds promise for energy-efficient desalination

Cooling polymer coating enables energy-free rooftop water collection

Where does AlphaGo go		Science set to upstage fiction with Fantastic Voyage		The first autonomous, entirely soft robot		China unveils 2020 Mars rover concept: report		Air Pressure Makes Lifting a Breeze
'New port of call' installed at space station		From Solo Cup to an asteroid: NASA's newest space mission		NASA Space Robotics Challenge Prepares Robots for the Journey to Mars		Natural scale caterpillar soft robot is powered and controlled with light		NASA Asteroid Redirect Mission Completes Design Milestone

Legions of nanorobots target cancerous tumors with precision

NASA to map Asteroid Bennu from the ground up

Brain-machine interfaces trigger partial neurological recovery in chronic paraplegics

Curiosity Has Disproved 'Old Idea of Mars as a Simple Basaltic Planet'

Transmitting energy in soft materials

CSRA explores human-machine interaction for Air Force

China's Midea grabs near-95% stake in German firm Kuka

First wave-propelled robot swims, crawls and climbs using a single, small motor

New robot overcomes obstacles

Farewell Philae: Earth severs link with silent comet probe

New remote-controlled microrobots for medical operations

SSL to provide robotic arms to DARPA for satellite servicing

Hey robot, shimmy like a centipede

NASA Mars Rover Can Choose Laser Targets on Its Own

SpaceX cargo ship arrives at space station

Minimalist swimming microrobots

Researchers build a crawling robot from sea slug parts and a 3-D printed body

Artificial muscle for soft robotics: Low voltage, high hopes

China's Midea snares near-86 percent stake in Germany's Kuka

Researchers design minimalist microrobots for tiny tasks

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