News tagged with robotic dogs
Humans may be losers if technological nature replaces the real thing
There are Web cams focused on falcons, ferrets and fish, virtual tours of the Grand Canyon and Yosemite, and robotic dogs, seals and even dinosaurs. But what about the real deal: observing animals in their natural habitat, ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 01, 2009 |
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OUP research reveals children's imaginative language use
Innovative use of language, a firm grasp of technology, and a thirst for unusual words are just some of the findings revealed about how children use language according to new Oxford University Press (OUP) ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 29, 2012 |
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Scientists design indoor navigation system for blind
University of Nevada, Reno computer science engineering team Kostas Bekris and Eelke Folmer presented their indoor navigation system for people with visual impairments at two national conferences in the past ...
May 18, 2012 |
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Research team uses robot eye technology to help the blind
(Phys.org) -- A research team from Pierre and Marie Curie University in Paris have ported technology originally developed to help robots maneuver in real world environments to Braille enabled devices that help vision impaired ...
May 02, 2012 |
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Review: Wi-Fi bunny improves, still seeks purpose
(AP) -- Six years ago, a white plastic rabbit that was connected to my home Wi-Fi network read some news headlines and played a few songs. Colored lights on his belly lit up a few times throughout the day, ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 04, 2012 |
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'Portal 2,' 'Skyrim' win at Game Developers Choice
(AP) -- "Portal 2" leapt over the competition to win the most trophies at the Game Developers Choice Awards.
Mar 08, 2012 |
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Teach your robot well (Georgia Tech shows how)
Within a decade, personal robots could become as common in U.S. homes as any other major appliance, and many if not most of these machines will be able to perform innumerable tasks not explicitly imagined by their manufacturers. ...
Mar 08, 2012 |
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New robot 'Cheetah' breaks land-speed record
(PhysOrg.com) -- Up till now researchers at Boston Dynamics have demonstrated four legged robots that appear meant to carry heavy loads as they tromp through and over rough terrain (e.g. Alpha Dog and Petman, LS3). Now it appears they’ve taken a different approach in looking ...
Mar 06, 2012 |
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DARPA sets aside $7 million for 'Avatar' robot pals in battle
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced this week that it will be setting aside $7 million out of its $2 billion budget to work on a next-step robotics program called ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Feb 18, 2012 |
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Darpa's Legged Squad Support System (LS3) to lighten troops' load
Today’s dismounted warfighter can be saddled with more than 100 pounds of gear, resulting in physical strain, fatigue and degraded performance. Reducing the load on dismounted warfighters has become a ...
Feb 08, 2012 |
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Remote control pushed aside by gesture-sensitive devices
The remote control has never been much beloved. If it's not getting lost or running out of batteries, the device - and its inscrutable buttons - is confusing some family member or acting as a totem in an argument about what ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 25, 2012 |
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