Robotics News
Seaswarm: MIT unveils robots capable of cleaning up oil spills (w/ Video)
The Deepwater Horizon debacle has once again illustrated the difficulties we face when it comes to mopping oil spills. However, MIT thinks that it has found an answer to the problem: Tiny robots ...
Thu 26 Aug 10 from PhysOrg
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Scaling buildings like Spiderman could be a reality, scientists claim
Walking up the side of buildings like Spiderman could soon be a reality, scientists have claimed.
Thu 26 Aug 10 from Telegraph.co.uk
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A robot that identifies doors from their handles
The intelligent robots that appear in the movies have little relation to real life, although the tendency in current robotics to create machines that are as independent as possible is a fact. ...
Mon 16 Aug 10 from PhysOrg
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British inventor creates robot companion
A British inventor has created a robot companion that can conduct conversations, play music and control household appliances.
Fri 13 Aug 10 from Telegraph.co.uk
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New case series section in European Urology
In European Urology, the official journal of the European Association of Urology, a new section will be published as of the September issue: Case Series of the month. This series is dedicated ...
Thu 12 Aug 10 from Eurekalert
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Robot to explore mysterious tunnels in Great Pyramid
For 4,500 years, the Great Pyramid at Giza has enthralled, fascinated and ultimately frustrated everyone who has attempted to penetrate its secrets.
Sat 7 Aug 10 from The Independent
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Robots that develop emotions in interaction with humans
The first prototype robots capable of developing emotions as they interact with their human caregivers and expressing a whole range of emotions have been finalised by researchers.
Thu 12 Aug 10 from PhysOrg
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Robot climbs walls (w/ Video)
Wielding two claws, a motor and a tail that swings like a grandfather clock's pendulum, a small robot named ROCR ("rocker") scrambles up a carpeted, 8-foot wall in just over 15 seconds - the ...
Thu 5 Aug 10 from PhysOrg
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Shape-shifting robots (w/ Video)
By combining origami and electrical engineering, researchers at MIT and Harvard are working to develop the ultimate reconfigurable robot -- one that can turn into absolutely anything. The researchers ...
Thu 5 Aug 10 from PhysOrg
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Diving Robot Discovers Life in the Slow Lane
Scientists have found amazingly diverse microbial life in the world's deepest water-filled sinkhole, even down where sunlight can't reach. The discovery adds new insight into life`s ability ...
Thu 5 Aug 10 from PhysOrg
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