A small, two-wheeled robot has been driven by a male silkmoth to track down the sex pheromone usually given off by a female mate.

Electronics - Robotics

Feb 05, 2013 5 / 5 (5) 0 |

(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 |

When a robot is moving one of its limbs through free space, its behavior is well-described by a few simple equations. But as soon as it strikes something solid—when a walking robot's foot hits the ground, ...

Electronics - Robotics

Mar 21, 2013 5 / 5 (5) 1 |

Scientists have successfully replicated the behaviour of a colony of ants on the move with the use of miniature robots, as reported in the journal PLOS Computational Biology.

Electronics - Robotics

Mar 28, 2013 5 / 5 (5) 1 |

A research team led by Cornell University's Creative Machines Lab has created a computer algorithm that can be used to witness virtual creatures evolving their squishy, muscle-like features in order to teach ...

Technology - Computer Sciences

Apr 23, 2013 5 / 5 (5) 3

Lasers have long been able to do what traditional welding guns can. Nevertheless, many manufacturers did not dare employ the delicate technology in the raw environment of their assembly floors. At LASER 2013 (Hall C2, Booth ...

Technology - Engineering

Apr 29, 2013 5 / 5 (5) 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)—The FDA has approved RP-VITA from iRobot and InTouch Health. This is an autonomous medical robot which will be able to make its rounds of hospital corridors in the U.S. within the next few months. ...

Electronics - Robotics

Jan 25, 2013 4.8 / 5 (5) 0 |

Earlier this week, NASA announced the development of a mining robot called RASSOR: the Regolith Advanced Surface Systems Operations Robot. RASSOR has been designed to assist in extracting water, ice and fu ...

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Feb 01, 2013 4.8 / 5 (5) 23

(Phys.org) —As robotics has become an increasingly popular way to get kids and teens involved in the field of engineering, the robotics projects that the kids are doing have become more creative and sophisticated. ...

Electronics - Robotics

Mar 12, 2013 4 / 5 (6) 0 |

From the T-101 to Data from Star Trek, humans have been presented with the fictional dilemma of how we empathize with robots. Robots now infiltrate our lives, toys like Furbies or robot vacuum cleaners bring ...

Electronics - Robotics

Apr 23, 2013 4.8 / 5 (5) 4 |

(Phys.org)—Craig Lusk's job takes on many shapes.

Technology - Engineering

Nov 22, 2012 3.7 / 5 (6) 0 |

(Phys.org)—Researchers at CNRS-AIST Joint Robotics Laboratory in Japan have created a robotic system where a robot is controlled by a person's thoughts. A user of the system focuses their attention on a ...

Electronics - Robotics

Nov 14, 2012 4.2 / 5 (5) 0 |

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) is the only foreign university team (on Track B) competing for the prestigious U.S. Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) Robotics Challenge.

Electronics - Robotics

Nov 08, 2012 5 / 5 (4) 0

(Phys.org)—Engineers at Stanford's Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute have developed autonomous underwater vehicles that can photograph regions of ...

Technology - Engineering

Nov 27, 2012 5 / 5 (4) 0 |