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To make a social robot, key is satisfying the human mind

autopost — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:42:12 +0000

Understanding the human mind is the key to social robotics, and researchers describe what we can expect from this field in the future.

More Info: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120203101153.htm

Kilobots are leaving the nest: Swarm of tiny, collaborative robots will be made available to researchers, educators, and enthusiasts

autopost — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:53:26 +0000

The Kilobots are coming. Computer scientists and engineers have developed and licensed technology that will make it easy to test collective algorithms on hundreds, or even thousands, of tiny robots.

More Info: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111122112020.htm

Mask-bot: A robot with a human face

autopost — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:40:45 +0000

Robotics researchers have developed an ingenious technical solution that gives robots a human face. By using a projector to beam the 3D image of a face onto the back of a plastic mask, and a computer to control voice and facial expressions, the researchers have succeeded in creating Mask-bot, a startlingly human-like plastic head.

More Info: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111107161758.htm

Is that a robot in your suitcase?

autopost — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 09:09:34 +0000

A flying robot as small as a dinner plate that can zoom to hard-to-reach places and a fleet of eco-friendly robotic farm-hands are just two of the exciting projects a robotics team in Australia is working on.

More Info: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111102093053.htm

Fast high precision eye-surgery robot developed

autopost — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 09:06:27 +0000

A researcher in The Netherlands has developed a smart eye-surgery robot that allows eye surgeons to operate with increased ease and greater precision on the retina and the vitreous humor of the eye. The system also extends the effective period during which ophthalmologists can carry out these intricate procedures.

More Info: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111027082753.htm

Robotic bug gets wings, sheds light on evolution of flight

autopost — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 08:35:52 +0000

When engineers outfitted a six-legged robotic bug with wings in an effort to improve its mobility, they unexpectedly shed some light on the evolution of flight. The wings nearly doubled the running speed of the 25-gram robot, but was that good enough for takeoff?

More Info: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111017214919.htm

Tree-dwelling animals were the first to fly, new research suggests

autopost — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 08:35:52 +0000

A six-legged, 25 gram robot has been fitted with flapping wings in order to gain an insight into the evolution of early birds and insects.

More Info: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111017214917.htm

Robotic telescope network with access via Internet to be built

autopost — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 08:35:52 +0000

Internauts will be able to connect to 17 telescopes on four continents to share observation time. A world network of robotic telescopes is to be developed as part of a European citizen science project that has just kicked off in Spain. The network, to which any citizen will be able to connect and share observation time, will offer free open access via the Internet.

More Info: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111011074641.htm

Goal to build more than 30 more KASPARs to help children with autism

autopost — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 08:35:52 +0000

Researchers in the UK have a goal to build over 30 more KASPAR robots to help children with autism.

More Info: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111011074632.htm

Robots learn to handle objects, understand new places

autopost — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 06:53:16 +0000

Infants spend their first few months learning to find their way around and manipulating objects, and they are very flexible about it: Cups can come in different shapes and sizes, but they all have handles. So do pitchers, so we pick them up the same way. Now researchers are teaching robots to manipulate objects and find their way around in new environments.

More Info: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110903143032.htm