Robot Scientists Making Discoveries
Published on April 3, 2009 by
Good article on robots in the science lab at NewScientist.
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Tags: discovery, NewScientist, robot, scientist
Posted in Gadget, New tech, Video
Robot Discussion
Published on March 31, 2009 by
Respected news team gives a glimpse into what we can expect in the near future.
In The Know: Are We Giving The Robots That Run Our Society Too Much Power?
Make your own super-robot - Technology - News - Manchester Evening News
Published on March 25, 2009 by
Make your own super-robot - Technology - News - Manchester Evening News
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Robotic surgery
Published on October 16, 2008 by
ScienceDaily () — Robotic surgery is the use of robots in performing surgery. Three major advances aided by surgical robots have been remote surgery, minimally invasive surgery, and unmanned surgery. Major potential advantages of robotic surgery are precision and miniaturization. Further advantages are articulation beyond normal manipulation and three-dimensional magnification. Some surgical robots are autonomous, [...]
Tags: robot, ScienceDaily, surgeon
Posted in Gadget
iRobot - Changing Things
Published on October 8, 2008 by
From iRobot.com:
iRobot delivers innovative robots that are making a difference in people’s lives. From cleaning floors to disarming explosives, we constantly strive to find better ways to tackle dull, dirty and dangerous missions—with better results.
iRobot has been very successful putting the Roomba into homes. You may have one or know someone who does. More than [...]
Tags: iRobot, Negotiator, R-Gator, Ranger, robot, Roomba, Seaglider, SUGV, xBot
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New Robot Design Based On Pterodactyl
Published on October 5, 2008 by
“The next generation of airborne drones won’t just be small and silent, they’ll alter their wing shapes using morphing techniques to squeeze through confined spaces, dive between buildings, zoom under overpasses, land on apartment balconies, or sail along the coastline.“
Pterodactyl-inspired robot to master air, ground and sea
Science Centric (5 Oct 2008 21:40 GMT) - Palaeontologist [...]
Tags: flying, pterodactyl, pterodrone, robot, Texas Tech University
Posted in Gadget
Swallow The Surgeon
Published on September 8, 2008 by
This is the next generation after the pill cam. This gastrointestinal robot will be able to go to a precise area as directed by the doctor. It will take highly detailed photos of suspected trouble spots or even a biopsy inside your GI tract.
From Economist.com
Biomedicine: Tiny medical robots are being developed that could perform surgery [...]
Tags: Economist.com, gastrointestinal, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, robot, surgeon
Posted in New tech
Rat Brain in Robot
Published on August 13, 2008 by
Exclusive: A robot with a biological brain by ZDNet’s Roland Piquepaille — University of Reading scientists have developed a robot controlled by a biological brain formed from cultured neurons. And this is a world’s premiere. Other research teams have tried to control robots with ‘brains,’ but there was always a computer in the loop. [...]
Robots in the Military
Published on August 5, 2008 by
The U.S. Army plans to have 30 percent of its forces composed of robots by 2020. Part of this is a $127-billion project called ‘Future Combat Systems.’ “When the military says ‘robot’ they mean everything from self-driving trucks up to what you would conventionally think of as a robot,” said Bill Smart, codirector of [...]
No Waaay!….Waaaaay
Published on August 2, 2008 by
Believe it or not this picture was taken by a Lego Robot. See the full story at Gimodo by clicking here.
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