News tagged with prototype robot
5 more minutes? New clock answers resounding 'no'
(AP) -- There is no snooze button. If you unplug it, a battery takes over. As wake-up time approaches, you cannot reset the alarm time.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 10, 2012 |
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MIT scientists launch personalized robot project
Imagine going to a local store, picking out a design for a robot to help with some household chores, and having the device built within a matter of hours.
Apr 03, 2012 |
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The 'living' micro-robot that could detect diseases in humans
A tiny prototype robot that functions like a living creature is being developed which one day could be safely used to pinpoint diseases within the human body.
Mar 29, 2012 |
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In new mass-production technique, robotic insects spring to life
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new technique inspired by elegant pop-up books and origami will soon allow clones of robotic insects to be mass-produced by the sheet.
Feb 15, 2012 |
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Gumby-like flexible robot crawls in tight spaces (w/ video)
Harvard scientists have built a new type of flexible robot that is limber enough to wiggle and worm through tight spaces.
Nov 28, 2011 |
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NASA flies Robotic Lander prototype to new heights
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA successfully completed the final flight in a series of tests of a new robotic lander prototype at the Redstone Test Center’s propulsion test facility on the U.S. Army Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 22, 2011 |
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Mask-bot: A robot with a human face
Robotics researchers in Munich, Germany, have joined forces with Japanese scientists to develop an ingenious technical solution that gives robots a human face. By using a projector to beam the 3D image of ...
Nov 07, 2011 |
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Boston Dynamics unwraps military robot AlphaDog (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Boston Dynamics has taken the wraps off its newest prototype combat escort, AlphaDog, which was developed with funding from DARPA and the US Marine Corps. Waltham, Massachusetts-based Boston ...
Oct 03, 2011 |
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Panasonic unveils communication assistance robot "HOSPI-Rimo" and new models of hair-washing robot, "RoboticBed"
Panasonic Corporation today announced the development of an innovative communication assistance robot named "HOSPI-Rimo" and new models of its Hair-Washing Robot and RoboticBed. These robots are designed to ...
Sep 27, 2011 |
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The moaning mouth bot learns to sing (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Some of you may recall the moaning mouth bot. This bot, which is basically a disembodied mouth that first came to the public attention for making a series of moaning noises that were truly ...
Jul 13, 2011 |
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NASA's robotic lander takes flight (w/ video)
On Monday, June 13, the robotic lander mission team was poised and ready when the lander prototype in the adjacent building lifted itself off the ground and rose -- unrestrained -- higher and higher. Applause ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 22, 2011 |
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Ground-effect 'plane-train' flies inches above the ground (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- By building a robotic ground-effect vehicle that flies inches above the ground, researchers from Japan may be offering a glimpse into the future of high-speed rail. The researchers, led by ...
May 12, 2011 |
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iRobot planning an Android-based robot
(PhysOrg.com) -- iRobot is working on robots that have the brains of an Android tablet. The goal is an Android-based tablet that is able to see the world around it, hear input from humans, respond and think ...
May 12, 2011 |
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'Good-bye, blind spot' -- man and machine always in view
Particular care must be taken in a production hall where robots and men work together, where even minor carelessness could result in serious accidents or stop production. At the Hannover Messe trade fair that ...
Mar 22, 2011 |
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When the playroom is the computer
For all the work that's gone into developing educational media, even the most stimulating TV shows and video games leave kids stationary. Researchers at the MIT Media Laboratory are hoping to change that with ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Nov 22, 2010 |
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