Robotics News
Chatty robots, flying alarm clocks at top high-tech fair
Robots that teach Chinese, computers controlled by moving the eyes and flying alarm clocks were among the weird and wonderful gadgets wowing crowds Wednesday at the world's top high-tech fair.
Wed 3 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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Japanese engineers develop flying chair
It's much, much more fun being old in Japan. While we get boring old wheelchairs, they get flying ones. read more
Fri 26 Feb 10 from TG Daily
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Quantum Tunnelling Composite Materials to Aid Next Generation Tactile Robotic Skin Development
Peratech Limited has been commissioned by the MIT Media Lab to develop a new type of electronic 'skin' that enables robotic devices to detect not only that they have been touched but also where ...
Tue 23 Feb 10 from PhysOrg
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Robot provides 3-D images of dangerous locations
(PhysOrg.com) -- Soldiers and first responders may soon have a better way to evaluate the interior of dangerous structures, thanks to a joint project between Missouri University of Science and ...
Fri 19 Feb 10 from PhysOrg
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PI Showcases its Latest 6-Axis Robotics Positioning System at MD+M West Show
Nanopositioning specialist PI exhibits its latest 6-axis robotics positioning system at the MD+M West show, the world's largest medical design + manufacturing event. The miniature hexapod ...
Wed 10 Feb 10 from AZoNano
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Robot to take starring roles in S.Korea plays
A South Korean-developed robot that played to acclaim in "Robot Princess and the Seven Dwarfs" is set for more leading theatre roles this year, a scientist said Wednesday.
Wed 10 Feb 10 from PhysOrg
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Student Builds Spider Robot From Spare Parts (w/ Video)
Picture a spider-like robot that teaches itself to walk, can adapt when damaged and watches its maker as he moves around the room. That might sound terrifying.
Tue 9 Feb 10 from PhysOrg
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Unmanned U.S. frigates to stalk submarines (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the U.S. the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is planning to introduce unmanned frigates for long missions shadowing diesel-electric submarines.
Thu 4 Feb 10 from PhysOrg
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Robots shed more light on evolution (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Swiss scientists have proposed that if robots could evolve through natural selection the result would be robots that would help each other, cooperate, and be capable of hunting. ...
Mon 1 Feb 10 from PhysOrg
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Manufacturing Competition Challenges University Teams to Stack a Better Pallet
NIST is seeking university teams to participate in a May 2010 Virtual Manufacturing Automation Competition to simulate an industrial robot performing a common but complex shop floor task--stacking ...
Tue 26 Jan 10 from Newswise
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