Trends in Robotics
Mars Rover Fatigue
added Thu Jun 14 07:01 2007 ET from Technology News Daily
Engineers have traced stalls in a shoulder joint on Opportunity's robotic arm to a broken electrical wire, likely damaged by greater temperature swings than other parts.
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Response Robot Evaluation Exercises 2007
added Tue Jun 12 16:37 2007 ET from Technology News Daily
A simulated structural collapse of a municipal building will allow responders to deploy robots to search for victims and assist human responders.
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It's like a Roomba for your lawn
added Fri Jun 08 21:39 2007 ET from CNET
Teenagers, persuade your parents to buy this lawnmower and you can get your weekend afternoons back.
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Robot acts like a toddler
added Fri Jun 08 17:13 2007 ET from CNN
A group of scientists in Japan have developed a robot to better understand child development.
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The Disembodied Professor
added Thu Jun 07 09:09 2007 ET from TechWeb
The Nursing Institute of West Central Ohio will use robots to allow nursing faculty to teach from remote locations.
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Battlefield 'Bear' robot to rescue fallen soldiers
added Wed Jun 06 19:20 2007 ET from New Scientist
The 1.8-metre-tall Battlefield Extraction-Assist Robot will be able to travel over bumpy terrain and squeeze through doorways while carrying an injured soldier in its arms.
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Maintaining Robots For The Battlefield
added Wed Jun 06 08:40 2007 ET from Technology News Daily
Despite the destruction, the remotely operated vehicle can be rebuilt and salvaged by Camp Victory's Joint Robotics Repair Facility.
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The pit crews behind DARPA's robot race
added Tue Jun 05 21:27 2007 ET from CNET
June is crucial for contestants because DARPA is making site visits, prequalification meetings to evaluate each team's viability to compete.
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Japanese robot likes sushi, fears president
added Tue Jun 05 08:18 2007 ET from Reuters
Kansei frowns when he hears the word "bomb", smiles at "sushi" and looks scared and disgusted when someone says "president".
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Japanese Robot Dances to iPod Music
added Thu May 31 17:49 2007 ET from Associated Press
Miuro twists and rolls to iPod tunes in an intricate dance based on complex mathematics, a technology developers said will one day enable robots to move about spontaneously instead of following preprogrammed motions.
