Trends in Robotics
Building Robots Builds Scientists
added Fri Apr 13 09:03 2007 ET from Business Week
FIRST's Robotics Competition helps inspire middle and high school students to pursue careers in math and science.
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Propellers for Microrobots
added Fri Apr 13 09:00 2007 ET from Technology Review
In the long term, the nanopropellers could be used to propel autonomous biomedical microrobots as part of a smart drug delivery system.
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Robot-Based 3-D Test Rig
added Thu Apr 12 16:34 2007 ET from Technology News Daily
The robot arm can imitate the natural walking movements of a human being, and so, mounted on a treadmill, it walks and walks and walks.
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MRI-Compatible Robots
added Thu Apr 12 16:29 2007 ET from Technology Review
A new motor made of nonmagnetic and dielectric materials can power a robotic medical device inside an MRI scanner, significantly improving cancer diagnoses and treatments.
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Domo, Intelligent Robotic Helper
added Wed Apr 11 16:08 2007 ET from Technology News Daily
Robotic housekeeping is likely decades away from becoming reality, but a robot like Domo could help elderly or wheelchair-bound people with simple household tasks like putting away dishes.
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Float like a robot butterfly
added Wed Apr 11 16:06 2007 ET from New Scientist
If robotic insects do fly, Fearing believes they will quickly become cheap and commonplace.
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Baby steps for Dexter the robot
added Tue Apr 10 21:11 2007 ET from CNET
Start-up Anybots sees a day when robots will do many things that humans now do. For now, though, they're just working on staying upright.
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Splish, Splash, There's A Robot Cleaning My Pool
added Tue Apr 10 19:34 2007 ET from TechWeb
The strange splashing you might hear around swimming pools this summer may well be caused by iRobot's latest product, the iRobot Verro Pool Cleaning Robot.
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Robo-girls
added Fri Apr 06 14:21 2007 ET from IEEE Spectrum
While all-boy and coed teams have been the norm, this year's FIRST robotics competition has 19 all-girl teams.
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Robotic Braces Could Help Rewire Stroke Victims' Brains
added Fri Apr 06 14:15 2007 ET from TechWeb
Researchers reported an average of 23% improvement in arm function after testing the therapeutic device on patients.
