News tagged with robotic devices
Robot monitors toxic red tides
A robotic device suspended under the ocean surface from a buoy off the New Hampshire coast is monitoring seawater for evidence of the red tide, clusters of microscopic plants that release toxins into fish ...
May 24, 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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DNA nanorobot triggers targeted therapeutic responses
Researchers at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University have developed a robotic device made from DNA that could potentially seek out specific cell targets within a complex ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Feb 16, 2012 |
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IAI’s military robot acts like barber in charity role
(PhysOrg.com) -- In robotics, three hands are better than one, in the form of a device that has been developed by Intelligent Automation Inc (IAI) for use as troop support. The Multi-Arm Unmanned Ground Vehicle ...
Mar 25, 2012 |
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Surfboard-sized drones crossing pacific to monitor sea surface
Hundreds of miles off the California coast, four drones about the size of surfboards and are tossing across the Pacific toward Hawaii, controlled by pilots on shore.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 18, 2012 |
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Robotic Devices Providing Home-Care Rehabilitation (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- A group of researchers, at Northeastern University, have developed several portable robotic devices to aid in the rehabilitation process of stroke victims. These devices are small enough for ...
Nov 13, 2009 |
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Quantum Tunnelling Composite Materials to Aid Next Generation Tactile Robotic Skin Development
Peratech Limited has been commissioned by the MIT Media Lab to develop a new type of electronic 'skin' that enables robotic devices to detect not only that they have been touched but also where and how hard ...
Feb 23, 2010 |
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Tiny micro air vehicles may someday explore and detect environmental hazards
Dr. Robert Wood of Harvard University is leading the way in what could become the next phase of high-performance micro air vehicles for the Air Force.
Sep 15, 2010 |
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Robot arm improves performance of brain-controlled device
The performance of a brain-machine interface designed to help paralyzed subjects move objects with their thoughts is improved with the addition of a robotic arm providing sensory feedback, a new study from ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 14, 2010 |
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AIDA Robot Aims To Change The Way We Interact With Our Car (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- MIT researchers and designers are developing the Affective Intelligent Driving Agent (AIDA) - a new in-car personal robot that aims to change the way we interact with our car. The project ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Nov 01, 2009 |
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Underwater robot probes depths for Istanbul quake clues
A state-of-the-art underwater robot called BOB may hold the key to protecting millions of people around Turkey's biggest city against a massive earthquake scientists say is all but inevitable.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 14, 2009 |
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Researchers unlock the 'sound of learning' by linking sensory and motor systems
Learning to talk also changes the way speech sounds are heard, according to a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by scientists at Haskins Laboratories, a Yale-affiliated resear ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 02, 2009 |
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MIT robotic therapy holds promise for cerebral palsy (w/Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Over the past few years, MIT engineers have successfully tested robotic devices to help stroke patients learn to control their arms and legs. Now, they’re building on that work to help children ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 20, 2009 |
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Controlling robotic arms is child's play
Move your arm and the robot imitates your movement. This type of intuitive handling is now possible thanks to a new input device that will simplify the control of industrial robots in the future. But that ...
May 13, 2011 |
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Robo-forklift keeps humans out of harm’s way
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers in MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) are working on a better way to handle supplies in a war zone: a semi-autonomous forklift that can be directed by people ...
Jan 14, 2009 |
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