(Phys.org)—Cornell researchers have created an autonomous flying robot that is as smart as a bird when it comes to maneuvering around obstacles.

Electronics - Robotics

Nov 01, 2012 5 / 5 (6) 1 |

Forget about crackly lines or blurry webcams. Video conferencing has just got a whole lot better. By combining robotics, video and a host of other sensor and display technologies, European scientists can now virtually 'beam' ...

Electronics - Robotics

Oct 29, 2012 3.7 / 5 (3) 0 |

A robot to play with! A childhood's dream has now come true for researchers at the Flanders' Mechatronics Technology Centre (FMTC) in Belgium. Wim Symens and his team pioneered the development of the first robot ever to play ...

Electronics - Robotics

Jan 30, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

Microbiologists who study wild marine microbes, as opposed to the lab-grown variety, face enormous challenges in getting a clear picture of the daily activities of their subjects. But a team of scientists ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Jan 22, 2013 not rated yet 0 |

A Japanese security company plans to rent out a private drone that takes off when intruder alarms are tripped and records footage of break-ins as they happen, a spokeswoman said on Thursday.

Electronics - Robotics

Dec 27, 2012 4 / 5 (6) 3

(Phys.org) —NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has returned to active status and is on track to resume science investigations, following two days in a precautionary standby status, "safe mode."

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Mar 20, 2013 5 / 5 (5) 4 |

(Phys.org)—Tiny coral reef wrasses can swim as fast as some of the swiftest fish in the ocean – but using only half as much energy to do so, Australian scientists working on the Great Barrier Reef have found.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Jan 15, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

(AP)—An unmanned Dragon freighter left the International Space Station on Sunday with a stash of precious medical samples and aimed for a Pacific splashdown to end the first official shipment under a billion-dollar contract ...

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Oct 28, 2012 4.3 / 5 (4) 2

A new study shows that jumping can be much more complicated than it might seem. In research that could extend the range of future rescue and exploration robots, scientists have found that hopping robots could ...

Electronics - Robotics

Oct 29, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0 |

The Canadian Space Agency is well known for its robotics but they've recently expanded from robotic arms to building prototypes for five new rovers, designed for future lunar and Mars missions. They range ...

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Oct 30, 2012 5 / 5 (5) 0 |

Teaching a robot a new trick is a challenge. You can't reward it with treats and it doesn't respond to approval or disappointment in your voice. For researchers in the biological sciences, however, the future ...

Electronics - Robotics

Oct 23, 2012 4.3 / 5 (4) 1 |

Hollywood-style robots able to shoot people without permission from their human handlers are a real possibility and must be banned before governments start deploying them, campaigners warned Monday.

Electronics - Robotics

Nov 19, 2012 3.7 / 5 (12) 53

A small humanoid robot that can talk will be sent into space to provide conversational company for a Japanese astronaut on a six-month mission, according to new plans.

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Nov 30, 2012 3.8 / 5 (4) 4

(Phys.org)—Researchers at Georgia Tech's Georgia Robots and InTelligent Systems (GRITS) Laboratory have succeeded in programming a swarm of very tiny robots to figure out for themselves how to go about ...

Electronics - Robotics

Nov 26, 2012 3.7 / 5 (3) 1 |

(Phys.org)—Recent announcements on the Raspberry Pi site had two items on the topic of cameras, with the November 23 announcement of a camera board demo of the upcoming Raspberry Pi camera module and on ...

Electronics - Hardware

Nov 26, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 1 |