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December 07, 2016

NASA awards contract for refueling mission spacecraft
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 06, 2016
NASA has awarded the Restore-L Spacecraft Bus and Support Services contract to Space Systems/Loral of Palo Alto, California. Restore-L is a robotic spacecraft equipped with the tools, technologies and techniques needed to service satellites currently in orbit. The contract has a firm-fixed-price and includes a three-year core period and a two-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity portion. The total maximum value of the contract is $127 million. Space Systems/Loral will provide spacecr ... read more

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TeamIndus signs contract with ISRO for lunar mission Domestic space technology startup TeamIndus on Thursday signed a first-of-its-kind contract with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to send a TeamIndus robot to the Moon. TeamIndus will l ... more		Orbital ATK to develop critical technology for in-orbit assembly Orbital ATK has begun a public-private partnership with NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) to establish a Commercial Infrastructure for Robotic Assembly and Services (CIRAS) in space ... more		What do Netflix, Google and planetary systems have in common? Machine learning is a powerful tool used for a variety of tasks in modern life, from fraud detection and sorting spam in Google, to making movie recommendations on Netflix. Now a team of researchers ... more
				China criticises US decision to block Aixtron deal China Monday criticised a US decision to block a Chinese company's purchase of German semiconductor equipment maker Aixtron, saying business should not be politicised. ... more		US moves to block Chinese purchase of German tech firm Aixtron US President Barack Obama on Friday moved to block a Chinese company's purchase of German semiconductor equipment maker Aixtron by rejecting the inclusion of Aixtron's US business in the deal. ... more

Wall-jumping robot is most vertically agile ever built Roboticists at UC Berkeley have designed a small robot that can leap into the air and then spring off a wall, or perform multiple vertical jumps in a row, resulting in the highest robotic vertical j ... more		DARPA Creating Industry Government Group for Safe Operation of Space Robotics Recent technological advances have made the longstanding dream of on-orbit robotic servicing of satellites a near-term possibility. The potential advantages of that unprecedented capability are enor ... 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		From Monterey Bay to Europa If you think operating a robot in space is hard, try doing it in the ocean. Saltwater can corrode your robot and block its radio signals. Kelp forests can tangle it up, and you might not get it back ... 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		NASA scientists working to develop 'intelligent' underwater drones Scientists from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory are working to improve submersible technologies by bolstering the artificial intelligence that helps underwater robots execute scientific missions. ... more

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

Develop commercial strategies for the global deployment of SMRs and Advanced Reactors

Metallic Glass Gears Make for Graceful Robots Throw a baseball, and you might say it's all in the wrist. For robots, it's all in the gears. Gears are essential for precision robotics. They allow limbs to turn smoothly and stop on command; low-q ... more		It takes less than a second to tell humans from androids It can be hard to tell the difference between humans and androids in such sci-fi TV shows as "Westworld." But in real life, beyond our screens, the human brain takes less than a second to tell betwe ... 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		Designing Agile Human-Machine Teams Modern military operations are dynamic and complex-requiring, for example, that infantry squads carry out their missions simultaneously in the 3-dimensional physical world, the cyber domain, and acr ... 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		Radar of the Future: Russian Army to Get Advanced Stealth Drone Hunter 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 Pyatk ... more		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		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

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

Report confirms scientific benefits of NASA's Asteroid Redirect Mission		Researchers question if banning of 'killer robots' actually will stop robots from killing		Researchers use acoustic waves to move fluids at the nanoscale		International engineering team develop self-powered mobile polymers		Scientists come up with light-driven motors to power nanorobots of the future
Bottlebrush polymers make dielectric elastomers viable for use in devices		Artificial-intelligence system surfs web to improve its performance		Crowd workers help robot keep conversation fresh		Scientists develop a semiconductor nanocomposite material that moves in response to light		Chemists develop world's first light-seeking synthetic Nanorobot

'Bots' step up for 2016 election news coverage

Prototype Capture System, Mock Asteroid Help Simulate Mission Sequence

US warned against Chinese takeover of German firm: report

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

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