News tagged with robot technology
Floating robots use GPS-enabled smartphones to track water flow
(Phys.org) -- A fleet of 100 floating robots took a trip down the Sacramento River today (Wednesday, May 9) in a field test organized by engineers at the University of California, Berkeley. The smartphone-equipped ...
May 10, 2012 |
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Robot guards being tested in South Korea
(Phys.org) -- South Korea, a nation with a self-proclaimed goal of being a leader in robotics technology has, through the Asian Forum of Corrections (AFC), begun testing the feasibility of using robots as ...
Apr 18, 2012 |
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Student-designed robots take on March Madness
(PhysOrg.com) -- Sixty-six national and international high school teams will take their robots to the courts this weekend to compete in the 21st season of the Los Angeles regional FIRST (For Inspiration and ...
Mar 16, 2012 |
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'Heavy Rain' game creator debuts high-tech 'Kara'
(AP) -- The future of performance-capture technology is right around the corner, and its name just might be "Kara."
Mar 08, 2012 |
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NRL designs robot for shipboard firefighting
(PhysOrg.com) -- In both war and peacetime scenarios, fire in the shipboard environment is serious and frequently results in excessive damage and high repair costs because the fire is not detected or controlled ...
Mar 08, 2012 |
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Weird and wonderful gadgets wow world's top IT fair
Water-powered clocks, eye-controlled arcade games and pole-dancing robots: this year's CeBIT tech fair, the world's biggest, showcased gadgets ranging from the useful to the downright nerdy.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 07, 2012 |
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Pole-dancing robots wow world's biggest high-tech fair
Of all the weird and wacky futuristic gadgets and inventions at this year's CeBIT, the world's biggest high-tech fair, few have turned heads like a pair of pole-dancing robots.
Mar 06, 2012 |
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Engineering research brings seven adult-sized humanoid robots together for first time in US
Seven adult-sized humanoid robots took the stage during Drexel University's celebration of National Engineers Week, in a first-of-its-kind assembly of robotic technology. A showcase event on Feb. 20 introduced all seven of ...
Feb 21, 2012 |
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Computer scientist developing intersections of the future with fully autonomous vehicles
Intersections of the future will not need stop lights or stop signs, but will look like a somewhat chaotic flow of driverless, autonomous cars slipping past one another as they are managed by a virtual traffic controller, ...
Feb 18, 2012 |
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NASA 'Smart SPHERES' tested successfully on international space station
(PhysOrg.com) -- In November, a free-flying robot on the International Space Station successfully gathered and delivered motion data to its astronaut handler for the first time via a new smartphone controller. ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 20, 2011 |
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Tokyo tech fair opens with robotic clapping of hands
From robotic hand-clapping arms to a device that could show tsunami alerts in the sky, Japanese technology researchers showcased their latest inventions in Tokyo Thursday.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Oct 20, 2011 |
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Robot car to cut jams & prangs
Robotic car technology being developed at Oxford University that interprets its surroundings and makes decisions about where to go could eliminate the agony and cost of traffic jams.
Oct 10, 2011 |
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Versatile robot rascals weigh in for battle
(PhysOrg.com) -- Defense technology company QinetiQ North America (QNA) has launched a ten-pound tyke of a robot that can operate in hostile military environments, doing reconnaissance before fighters come ...
Aug 20, 2011 |
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iMobot modular robot technology licensed
The University of California, Davis has signed an exclusive license agreement with Barobo, Inc. of West Sacramento, Calif., to commercialize the modular robot technology called "iMobot" – an Intelligent ...
Jul 12, 2011 |
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NASA's smartphone-powered satellite
In 1999, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor David Miller showed the movie, "Star Wars" to his students on their first day of class. Following the scene where Luke Skywalker spars with a ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 11, 2011 |
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