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  Miami (AFP) Jan 23, 2018 Two US astronauts floated outside the International Space Station on Tuesday for a seven-hour, 24-minute spacewalk to repair the orbiting outpost's aging robotic arm, NASA said. During what NASA commentator Rob Navias described as a "textbook" spacewalk, NASA flight engineers Mark Vande Hei and Scott Tingle replaced a faulty latching end on the 57-foot (17-meter) Canadian-made robotic arm, called Canadarm2. The arm is used to grasp incoming cargo ships and to move items around outside the space ... read more |
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New robot can help treat rare birth defectSheffield UK (SPX) Jan 23, 2018 Researchers at the University of Sheffield and Boston's Children Hospital, Harvard Medical School have created a robot that can be implanted into the body to aid the treatment of oesophageal atresia ... more  
'Job-killing' robots, AI under scrutiny in DavosDavos, Switzerland (AFP) Jan 26, 2018 "Artificial intelligence and robots will kill many jobs." ... more 
AI, virtual reality make inroads in tourism sectorMadrid (AFP) Jan 21, 2018 A hotel room automatically adjusting to the tastes of each guest, virtual reality headsets as brochures: the tourism sector is starting to embrace new technologies, hoping to benefit from lucrative personal data. ... more 
Dutch robots help make cheese, 'smell' the rosesDelft, Netherlands (AFP) Jan 25, 2018 It might be one small move for a robot, but it could prove an important step for Dutch cheesemakers. Moonlander, invented by students, is here to help take the hard work out of curds and whey. ... more |
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Feedback enhances brainwave control of a novel hand-exoskeletonLausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Jan 25, 2018 An extremely lightweight and portable hand exoskeleton may one day help the physically impaired with daily living. These are the hopes of EPFL scientist Luca Randazzo who is developing the exoskelet ... more 
A miniaturized origami-inspired robot combines micrometer precision with high speedBoston MA (SPX) Jan 19, 2018 Because of their high precision and speed, Delta robots are deployed in many industrial processes, including pick-and-place assemblies, machining, welding and food packaging. Starting with the first ... more  
China spots four oil slicks from sunken tankerBeijing (AFP) Jan 18, 2018 The spill from a sunken Iranian tanker off China's east coast has spawned four oil slicks as authorities prepared to send robots to the wreckage to assess the environmental damage. ... more 
Potential brain-machine interface for hand paralysisWashington DC (SPX) Jan 16, 2018 A brain-machine interface that combines brain stimulation with a robotic device controlling hand movement increases the output of pathways connecting the brain and spinal cord, according to a study ... more 
Army scientists improve human-agent teaming by making AI agents more transparentAdelphi MD (SPX) Jan 15, 2018 U.S. Army Research Laboratory scientists developed ways to improve collaboration between humans and artificially intelligent agents in two projects recently completed for the Autonomy Research Pilot ... more 
Stingray soft robot could lead to bio-inspired roboticsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 15, 2018 UCLA bioengineering professor Ali Khademhosseini has led the development of a tissue-based soft robot that mimics the biomechanics of a stingray. The new technology could lead to advances in bio-ins ... more  
NASA team first to demonstrate x-ray navigation in spaceGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 15, 2018 In a technology first, a team of NASA engineers has demonstrated fully autonomous X-ray navigation in space - a capability that could revolutionize NASA's ability in the future to pilot robotic spac ... more |
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 Old dog, new tricks: Sony unleashes 'intelligent' robot pet  
Robotic weeders: to a farm near you?Washington DC (SPX) Jan 11, 2018 The future of weeding is here, and it comes in the form of a robot. The growing popularity of robotic weeders for specialty crops has grown partly out of necessity, says Steven Fennimore, an extensi ... more 
Artificial muscles power up with new gel-based roboticsMatsumoto, Japan (SPX) Jan 11, 2018 Scientists are one step closer to artificial muscles. Orthotics have come a long way since their initial wood and strap designs, yet innovation lapsed when it came to compensating for muscle power-- ... more 
New 'emotional' robots aim to read human feelingsLas Vegas (AFP) Jan 11, 2018 The robot called Forpheus does more than play a mean game of table tennis. It can read body language to gauge its opponent's ability, and offer advice and encouragement. ... more |
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Digital assistants duel for dominance at major electronics showLas Vegas (AFP) Jan 9, 2018 Virtual aides battled to rule "smart homes" on the eve of the official opening of the Consumer Electronics show gadget gala here. ... more  
Opportunity Takes Images Over the Holiday PeriodPasadena CA (JPL) Jan 09, 2018 Opportunity is continuing her winter exploration of "Perseverance Valley" on the west rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover is positioned upstream of a fork in the flow channels. Over the holiday ... more  
Dragon space truck set for departure from Space StationWashington DC (SPX) Jan 09, 2018 After delivering more than 4,800 pounds of science and supplies to the International Space Station, a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft will depart the orbiting laboratory on Saturday, Jan. 13. NASA wi ... more 
Gadgets for kids still big at tech show despite concernsLas Vegas (AFP) Jan 12, 2018 The children's section at the giant Consumer Electronics Show this week touted "innovations that enable 21st century kids to learn and play smarter than ever. " ... more 
Virtual aide market a "wildfire" at CES gadget showLas Vegas (AFP) Jan 8, 2018 Voice-commanded virtual assistants packed into speakers and other devices will be a "game-changing" trend this year, Consumer Electronics Show researchers said Sunday. ... more 
Scientists teach robots how to respect personal spaceBeijing, China (SPX) Jan 02, 2018 Robots have a lot to learn about humans, including how to respect their personal space. Scientists at the Institute of Automatics of the National University of San Juan in Argentina are giving mobil ... more 
Machine learning will change jobsPittsburgh PA (SPX) Jan 02, 2018 Machine learning computer systems, which get better with experience, are poised to transform the economy much as steam engines and electricity have in the past. They can outperform people in a numbe ... more |
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 Robots and humans: How to improve physical interaction
Scientists design muscles for shape-shifting, cell-sized robotsWashington (UPI) Jan 4, 2018 Physicists at Cornell University have designed and built a muscle to power tiny cell-sized robots capable of conducting electricity, changing shape and sensing their environs. ... more  
NASA Invests in Concept Development for Missions to Comet and TitanHuntsville AL (SPX) Dec 21, 2017 NASA has selected two finalist concepts for a robotic mission planned to launch in the mid-2020s: a comet sample return mission and a drone-like rotorcraft that would explore potential landing sites ... more 
NASA picks finalists to explore comet, Saturn's moonWashington (AFP) Dec 21, 2017 NASA on Wednesday announced two finalists for billion-dollar robotic missions - one to explore a comet and another Saturn's moon Titan - with a launch by the winner planned in the 2020s. ... more |
 Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Jan 24, 2018 
All today's commercial drones use GPS, which works fine above building roofs and in high alti-tudes. But what, when the drones have to navigate autonomously at low altitude among tall buildings or in the dense, unstructured city streets with cars, cyclists or pedestrians suddenly crossing their way? Until now, commercial drones are not able to quickly react to such unforeseen events.
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 Moscow, Russia (SPX) Jan 24, 2018 
An international team consisting of Russian and German scientists has made a breakthrough in the creation of seemingly impossible materials. They have managed to create the world`s first quantum metamaterial which can be used as a control element in superconducting electrical circuits.
Metamaterials are substances whose properties are determined not so much by the atoms they consist of, bu ... more |
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Moscow, Russia (SPX) Jan 24, 2018
An international team consisting of Russian and German scientists has made a breakthrough in the creation of seemingly impossible materials. They have managed to create the world`s first quantum metamaterial which can be used as a control element in superconducting electrical circuits.
Metamaterials are substances whose properties are determined not so much by the atoms they consist of, bu ... more |
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 Herstal, Belgium (AFP) Jan 25, 2018 
Hundreds of thousands of sacks of powdered milk lie stacked on pallets in a warehouse on a nondescript industrial estate in eastern Belgium: part of a vast EU stockpile that is causing dairy producers sleepless nights.
The European Union, through its member states, bought up hundreds of millions of tonnes of powder from 2015 onwards in a bid to stabilise milk prices that were in freefall as ... more |
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