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Military robots to pick out human targets on battlefield? – Robotic ...

Military robots to pick out human targets on battlefield? – Robotic ... | Science News | Scoop.it
NEW YORK: The use of drones to kill suspected terrorists is controversial, but so long as a human being decides whether to fire the missile, it is not a radical shift in how humanity wages war. Since the first archer fired the first ...

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Rostock: an amazing delta robot 3D printer prototype (video)

Rostock: an amazing delta robot 3D printer prototype (video) | Science News | Scoop.it

"Thingiverse user Johann is working on a new delta robot 3D printer prototype called Rostock. Johann's Rostock 3D printer is 30 inches (77 cm) tall, and the build volume is 8x8x16 inches (20x20x40 cm)."


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TELEPRESENCE ROBOTS INVADE HOSPITALS – “DOCTORS CAN BE ANYWHERE, ANYTIME”

iRobot and InTouch Health Introduce the RP-VITA, a new telemedicine robot.
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University of Miami Presents Robocane

Robocanes is a five member team of robots that can learn from experience, make split-second decisions and communicate with one another.
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[VIDEO] Mind controlled android robot

Mind controlled android robot - CNRS-AIST Joint Robotics Laboratory and the CNRS-LIRMM Interactive Digital Human group http://www.diginfo.tv/v/12-0199-d-en.p...
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Bio-Bots: Cells power biological machines [video]

Bio-Bots: Cells power biological machines [video] | Science News | Scoop.it

They’re soft, biocompatible, about 7 millimeters long – and, incredibly, able to walk by themselves. Miniature “bio-bots” developed at the University of Illinois are making tracks in synthetic biology.


More: http://news.illinois.edu/news/12/1115bio-bots_RashidBashir.html

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Mind-controlled robot avatars inch towards reality

Mind-controlled robot avatars inch towards reality | Science News | Scoop.it
The software necessary for mind-controlled robot avatars is being developed by an international team of researchers in Japan.
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Robots get around by mimicking primates

Robots get around by mimicking primates | Science News | Scoop.it
Robots that visualise their surroundings like primates do can step out into uncharted territory...
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[VIDEO] Robotic wheelchair from Chiba Tech turns wheels into legs and climbs over steps #DigInfo

Robotic wheelchair from Chiba Tech turns wheels into legs and climbs over steps #DigInfo

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Japanese Robo-Fish Looks and Acts Like the Real Thing, Needs No Maintenance

Japanese Robo-Fish Looks and Acts Like the Real Thing, Needs No Maintenance | Science News | Scoop.it
Robo-Fish, the robotic pet fish created by Takara Tomy A.R.T.S.looks and moves just like real exotic fish do.
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Visions Of The Future: Carl Rinsch Creates Robot Dogs Remotely Controlled By Humans

Visions Of The Future: Carl Rinsch Creates Robot Dogs Remotely Controlled By Humans | Science News | Scoop.it

What do you get when you mix Lady Gaga-esque/Steampunk fashion, Thriller-inspired dance music, a futuristic interface for controlling racing robotic greyhounds, and heavy product placement for vodka? Just the latest work by Carl Erik Rinsch, a commercial director who has mastered the art of storytelling with strong images, minimal use of words, and immersive, engaging style.

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[VIDEO] Robot chefs taking over China's noodle bars

A Chinese restaurateur in Beijing has invented a robot chef to make sliced noodles. The robotic noodle expert is taking China's noodle bars by storm.
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NextGen Soft Robots Mimic Octopus & Squids

NextGen Soft Robots Mimic Octopus & Squids | Science News | Scoop.it
In 2011, a team of Harvard University researchers led by George Whitesides, broke new engineering ground when they developed soft, silicone-based robots inspired by creatures like starfish and squid.* Now they’ve developed a system — again,...
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Japanese Robot Has Muscles And Bones

Japanese Robot Has Muscles And Bones | Science News | Scoop.it
Researchers from the University of Tokyo revealed their most human like robot at the 2012 Humanoid conference,

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Tony Sacksteder's curator insight, December 13, 2012 11:55 PM

Comparable to Festo's effort.

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How Robots Could Change Life - The BigDog Can Carry Your Load

How Robots Could Change Life - The BigDog Can Carry Your Load | Science News | Scoop.it
Meet BigDog - a rough, all-terrain robot that can carry a huge load.

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(Tiny) Reconfigurable Robots at MIT

MINI SHAPE-SHIFTING ROBOTS THAT FOLD INTO DIFFERENT CONFIGURATIONS DEVELOPED AT MIT
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Leap forward in brain-controlled computer cursors: New algorithm greatly improves speed and accuracy

Leap forward in brain-controlled computer cursors: New algorithm greatly improves speed and accuracy | Science News | Scoop.it
Researchers have designed the fastest, most accurate algorithm yet for brain-implantable prosthetic systems that can help disabled people maneuver computer cursors with their thoughts.
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Experts Say 'Sexbots' Will Eliminate STIs, Provide Life-Lengthening Orgasms

Experts Say 'Sexbots' Will Eliminate STIs, Provide Life-Lengthening Orgasms | Science News | Scoop.it
Futurists are theorizing that robots will be cultivated to give humans life-extending orgasms, and some suggest that the scenario could be here as early as 2050.
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1 Million Robots To Replace 1 Million Human Jobs At Foxconn? First Robots Have Arrived.

1 Million Robots To Replace 1 Million Human Jobs At Foxconn?  First Robots Have Arrived. | Science News | Scoop.it

Foxconn, the Chinese electronics manufacturer that builds numerous mobile devices and gaming consoles, has been in the media lately because of labor issues, complaints over working conditions, rumored riots, and even suicides, all occurring in the past few years as demand for smartphones and tablets is skyrocketing.

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CHARLI Robot Gangnam Style

The CHARLI series humanoid robot is developed as a research platform to study bipedal walking and autonomous behaviors for humanoid robots. It is designed to be ultra light weight (under 15 kgs) for safety and low cost. As the next generation of the CHARLI series humanoid robots, CHARLI-2 improves stability and speed in walking, intelligence and autonomy, and soccer playing skills. CHARLI-L2 is also designed to participate in the autonomous robot soccer competition, RoboCup, in the Adult size league.

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RoboBees: Design Poses Intriguing Engineering, Computer Science Challenges

RoboBees: Design Poses Intriguing Engineering, Computer Science Challenges | Science News | Scoop.it
These tiny, flying ‘bots’ could one day help with search and rescue, weather mapping...
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Forget Robo-Cop, Here Comes Robo-Security Guard

Forget Robo-Cop, Here Comes Robo-Security Guard | Science News | Scoop.it

The security robot from Vigilant Robots doesn’t get tired, doesn’t get bored, doesn’t constantly check Facebook while guarding a company’s assets. What Vigilus did do was perform so well it took home the ‘Security’s Best’ award at this year’s American Society for Industrial Security conference.

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Robot To Go Looking For Water On The Moon

Robot To Go Looking For Water On The Moon | Science News | Scoop.it

Astrobotic Technology, a Carnegie Mellon University spinoff company, has created a full-size prototype of Polaris, a robot designed to search for ice at the moon's poles

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These $10 Robots Will Change Robotics Education

These $10 Robots Will Change Robotics Education | Science News | Scoop.it
Ken Goldberg and Ayorkor Korsah asked if a $10 robot could change education in Africa. Now, with the conclusion of their African Robotics Network's design challenge, we're starting to see the robots that could.
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A Robot Drill For Mars Will Be NASA's Next Interplanetary Mission

A Robot Drill For Mars Will Be NASA's Next Interplanetary Mission | Science News | Scoop.it
Still no sailing on Titan's methane lakes...
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