Trends in Robotics
Cracking open R2-D2
added Fri Dec 21 11:26 2007 ET from CNET
Hasbro's replica droid was pretty fun to play with, so TechRepublic decided to dissect him.
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Japan robot prize goes to mechanical arm
added Fri Dec 21 11:24 2007 ET from MSNBC
A mechanical arm that can grab 120 items a minute from a conveyor belt won Japan's Robot of the Year award.
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Tiny Living Machines
added Fri Dec 21 11:22 2007 ET from Technology Review
Devices made of heart tissue could screen drugs and power implantable robots.
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Robotic Roaches Mess with Real Bugs' Minds
added Sun Nov 25 21:18 2007 ET from Scientific American
A handful of artificially intelligent cockroaches alter the instincts of their natural brethren, shedding light on pack mentality.
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EEG-Controlled Robot Arm
added Sun Nov 25 21:13 2007 ET from Technology News Daily
A new brain-computer interface might one day bring help to people with paralysis.
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Could Robots Become Your Toddler's New Best Friend?
added Sat Nov 10 10:15 2007 ET from Scientific American
The tots began to increasingly interact with the robot and treat it more like a peer than an object during the first 11 sessions.
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Mars rovers to go at least 2 more years
added Fri Nov 09 18:56 2007 ET from CNN
It is the fifth time the space agency has continued the activities of the solar-powered, six-wheel robots, which landed on opposite ends of the planet in 2004.
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SUV with mind of its own wins robot car race
added Mon Nov 05 11:57 2007 ET from Reuters
A souped-up Chevy Tahoe was declared the winner of a robot car race after it traveled without help from humans for six hours and 60 miles.
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Sex and marriage with robots? It could happen
added Sat Oct 13 21:54 2007 ET from MSNBC
Humans could marry robots within the century. And consummate those vows.
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A Land Rover That Drives Itself
added Sat Oct 13 21:53 2007 ET from Technology Review
MIT's robotic car is headed to California to compete in DARPA's upcoming Urban Challenge.
