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November 24, 2016

Radar of the Future: Russian Army to Get Advanced Stealth Drone Hunter
Moscow (Sputnik) Nov 25, 2016
The Zavod Electromash plant in the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod has created a unique stealth robotic system capable of detecting unmanned aerial vehicles, Zavod Electromash spokesman Valery Pyatkin told Sputnik. In an interview with Sputnik, Valery Pyatkin, spokesman for the Nizhny Novgorod-based Zavod Electromash plant, said that they had developed an advanced stealth robotic system capable of detecting reconnaissance and attack drones. The mobile optical-radar, non-emitting complex is due to ... read more

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Nylon fibers made to flex like muscles Artificial muscles - materials that contract and expand somewhat like muscle fibers do - can have many applications, from robotics to components in the automobile and aviation industries. Now, MIT r ... more		New standard helps optical trackers follow moving objects precisely Throwing a perfect strike in virtual bowling doesn't require your gaming system to precisely track the position and orientation of your swinging arm. But if you're operating a robotic forklift aroun ... more		Micro-bubbles make big impact The quest to develop a wireless micro-robot for biomedical applications requires a small-scale "motor" that can be wirelessly powered through biological media. While magnetic fields can be used to p ... more
				Researchers create living bio-hybrid system One of the biggest challenges in cognitive or rehabilitation neurosciences is the ability to design a functional hybrid system that can connect and exchange information between biological systems, l ... more		New AI algorithm taught by humans learns beyond its training "Hey Siri, how's my hair?" Your smartphone may soon be able to give you an honest answer, thanks to a new machine learning algorithm designed by U of T Engineering researchers Parham Aarabi and Wenz ... more

NASA field test focuses on science of lava terrains, like Early Mars Was Mars home to microbial life? Is it today? What can it teach us about life elsewhere in the cosmos or how life began on Earth? What clues will we discover about Earth's past, present and future? ... more		Report confirms scientific benefits of NASA's Asteroid Redirect Mission A new report provides expert findings from a special action team on how elements of the Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM) can address decadal science objectives and help close Strategic Knowledge Gaps ... more		AI powered SAR imagery analysis tool launched by SATIM and ICEYE Ghosts of the Deep: China's AJX-002 XLUUV and the Geopolitics of Undersea Power Global Invacom unveils XRJ transceiver for government and defense satcom		Researchers question if banning of 'killer robots' actually will stop robots from killing A University at Buffalo research team has published a paper that implies that the rush to ban and demonize autonomous weapons or "killer robots" may be a temporary solution, but the actual problem i ... more
				Researchers use acoustic waves to move fluids at the nanoscale A team of mechanical engineers at the University of California San Diego has successfully used acoustic waves to move fluids through small channels at the nanoscale. The breakthrough is a first step ... more		International engineering team develop self-powered mobile polymers One of the impediments to developing miniaturized, "squishy" robots is the need for an internal power source that overcomes the power-to-weight ratio for efficient movement. An international group i ... more

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

Scientists come up with light-driven motors to power nanorobots of the future Scientists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ICP RAS), and Chuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry o ... more		Bottlebrush polymers make dielectric elastomers viable for use in devices A multi-institutional research team has developed a new electroactive polymer material that can change shape and size when exposed to a relatively small electric field. The advance overcomes two lon ... more		AI powered SAR imagery analysis tool launched by SATIM and ICEYE Ghosts of the Deep: China's AJX-002 XLUUV and the Geopolitics of Undersea Power Global Invacom unveils XRJ transceiver for government and defense satcom		Crowd workers help robot keep conversation fresh People can find a hundred ways to say the same thing, which poses a challenge to robots that are expected to keep up their end of conversations. A Disney Research team's solution is to devise an aut ... more
Artificial-intelligence system surfs web to improve its performance Of the vast wealth of information unlocked by the Internet, most is plain text. The data necessary to answer myriad questions - about, say, the correlations between the industrial use of certain che ... more		Scientists develop a semiconductor nanocomposite material that moves in response to light A research team at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has developed a revolutionary, light-activated semiconductor nanocomposite material that can be used in a variety of applications, including ... more		Chemists develop world's first light-seeking synthetic Nanorobot A team of researchers led by Dr Jinyao Tang of the Department of Chemistry, the University of Hong Kong, has developed the world's first light-seeking synthetic Nano robot. With size comparable to a ... more		'Bots' step up for 2016 election news coverage If you're reading about the US election, some of that news is likely to come to you from a "bot." ... more

	Prototype Capture System, Mock Asteroid Help Simulate Mission Sequence A prototype of the Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM) robotic capture module system is tested with a mock asteroid boulder in its clutches at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. ... more		US warned against Chinese takeover of German firm: report The German government withdrew its approval for a Chinese firm to purchase Aixtron, which makes semiconductor equipment, after the US secret services raised security concerns, a German media report said Wednesday. ... more

New fabrication method expands material options for quantum devices

Nuclearn secures $10.5 million to expand AI platform for nuclear operations

China penalises popular app Xiaohongshu over content

Robotic tutors for primary school children		Bio-inspired lower-limb 'wearing robotic exoskeleton' for human gait rehab		Robotic cleaning technique could automate neuroscience research		Scientists simplify model for human behavior in automation		Germany stalls Chinese takeover of tech firm Aixtron
Rover Conducting Science Investigations at 'Spirit Mount'		Orbital cargo ship arrives at space station		In a first, brain computer interface helps paralyzed man feel again		New mobile robot to support agri-tech experiments in the field		Euro-Russian craft enters Mars orbit, but lander's fate unknown

Stephen Hawking opens British artificial intelligence hub

Scientists simulate a space mission in Mars-analogue Utah desert

DARPA Helps Paralyzed Man Feel Again Using a Brain-Controlled Robotic Arm

Computers should be named on patents as inventors, for creativity to flourish

Soft robots that mimic human muscles

Anyone can chat with the White House... through a bot

Robot customs officers debut in South China ports

Tech giants race for edge in artificial intelligence

Omnidirectional mobile robot has just 2 moving parts

Opportunity at First Science Spot of its 10th Extended Mission

Raytheon developing interface for DARPA's ground vehicle program

New NIST test bed makes the 'digital thread' accessible

NASA flight program tests Mars Lander vision system

Your next nurse could be a robot

First demonstration of brain-inspired device to power artificial systems

Scientists unveil first tetherless hopping robot

Mini "Pepper" robots start new jobs in Taiwan

Motion-directed robots on a micro scale

Students team up with NASA for space coms and navigation

QinetiQ, Milrem debut Titan unmanned ground vehicle

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