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Two robots equipped with instruments designed to "listen" for the calls of baleen whales detected nine endangered North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of Maine last month. The robots reported the detections to shore-based researchers within hours of hearing the whales, demonstrating a new and powerful tool for managing interactions between whales and human activities.
Jan 9th, 2013
Read moreAt a noodle restaurant in Xiamen, a new chef repeatedly shaves dough into a boiling wok with efficiency and precision. A human simply wouldn't be able to keep up. The robot shaver, capable of making four bowls of noodles a minute, is also inexpensive.
Jan 8th, 2013
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With LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 you can turn your LEGO creations into live robots that follow your every command.
Jan 7th, 2013
Read moreNASA Television will broadcast the annual FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Kickoff event on Saturday, Jan. 5, starting at 10:30 a.m. EST from Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester. The event also will be streamed live on NASA's website.
Jan 4th, 2013
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A Japanese security company plans to rent out a private drone that takes off when intruder alarms are tripped and records footage of break-ins as they happen, a spokeswoman says.
Dec 27th, 2012
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With an eye toward enhanced safety and greater productivity, Johns Hopkins engineers have joined colleagues at four other universities in a project to create new ways for humans and robots to work together cooperatively.
Dec 27th, 2012
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Robotic technologies have the potential to help neurosurgeons perform precise, technically demanding operations, together with virtual reality environments to help them navigate through the brain.
Dec 21st, 2012
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US patent issued for 'sensor fabric for shape perception'.
Dec 20th, 2012
Read moreTesting shows advances in robot's autonomy, maneuverability and recovery.
Dec 20th, 2012
Read moreSmart automotive technologies that help drivers avoid collisions, navigate and improve fuel efficiency should make Europe's roads safer, ease congestion and reduce pollution. But just how beneficial are they? Potentially very, according to vehicle manufacturers, researchers, automotive suppliers and other stakeholders who answered that question in a landmark EU-funded project.
Dec 19th, 2012
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Research at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden and Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden has resulted in a new type of machine that sorts used batteries by means of artificial intelligence (AI).
Dec 19th, 2012
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Brain-computer interface technology and training programs allowed a woman with quadriplegia to intentionally move an arm, turn and bend a wrist, and close a hand for the first time in nine years.
Dec 17th, 2012
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Researchers have developed an elegant and powerful new microscale actuator that can flex like a tiny beckoning finger. Based on an oxide material that expands and contracts dramatically in response to a small temperature variation, the actuators are smaller than the width of a human hair and are promising for microfluidics, drug delivery, and artificial muscles.
Dec 17th, 2012
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The student competition, which began in May, attracted 147 teams from 22 countries who each submitted an entertaining, scientific video about space exploration and their proposed designs.
Dec 15th, 2012
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An innovative global observing system based on drifting sensors cycling from the surface to the ocean mid-depths is being celebrated by scientists today after reaching a major milestone - one million incredibly valuable ocean observations.
Dec 15th, 2012
Read moreIf one robot can accomplish a singular task, think how much more could be accomplished if you had hundreds of them.
Dec 14th, 2012
Read moreUC Santa Barbara computer scientists are changing the face of augmented reality by modeling user experience and adding dynamic crowdsourced data.
Dec 13th, 2012
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The next generation of military drones, unveiled by a leading US manufacturer, will not just carry a limited supply of rockets - but will likely be fitted with an ultra-light laser, capable of repeatedly destroying objects at the speed of light.
Dec 13th, 2012
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