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| October 15, 2013 |
 Better robot vision Boston MA (SPX) Oct 08, 2013 - Object recognition is one of the most widely studied problems in computer vision. But a robot that manipulates objects in the world needs to do more than just recognize them; it also needs to understand their orientation. Is that mug right-side up or upside-down? And which direction is its handle facing? To improve robots' ability to gauge object orientation, Jared Glover, a graduate stude ... more |  |
Surprisingly simple scheme for self-assembling robots Boston MA (SPX) Oct 08, 2013 - In 2011, when an MIT senior named John Romanishin proposed a new design for modular robots to his robotics professor, Daniela Rus, she said, "That can't be done." Two years later, Rus showed her colleague Hod Lipson, a robotics researcher at Cornell University, a video of prototype robots, based on Romanishin's design, in action. "That can't be done," Lipson said. In November, Romani ... more |  |
 UMD Robotic Bird Harvests Solar Energy College Park MD (SPX) Oct 15, 2013 - Small robotic birds are showing lots of promise for tasks such as monitoring the environment and conducting surveillance. But one current drawback they have is the amount of time they are able to stay aloft. Because of the birds' light weight and small size, the tiny batteries used to power them deplete in just a few minutes. University of Maryland Professors S.K. Gupta and Hugh Bruck and ... more |  |
Northrop Grumman's CaMEL to Participate in Robotic Armed Live Fire Demo Fort Benning, GA (SPX) Oct 11, 2013 - Northrop Grumman has been selected to demonstrate its Carry-all Modular Equipment Landrover, called CaMEL, during the U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence Robotics Limited Demonstration Oct. 7-10 at Fort Benning, Ga. Northrop Grumman's CaMEL will participate in both parts of the center's 'robot rodeo:' A 'lighten-the-load' CaMEL configuration will traverse the Squad-Multipurpose Equipme ... more |  |
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Russia to launch first android robot to ISS Moscow (Voice of Russia) Oct 08, 2013 - A robot, model SAR-400 android, is destined for the International Space Station (ISS) as helpmate for Russian cosmonauts aboard. Scientists have started testing the first Russian robot designed to work in outer space. Russia is planning to send its first android robot, SAR-400, to assist Russian cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station. The robot is currently undergoing tests at t ... more |  |
Putting a face on a robot Atlanta GA (SPX) Oct 03, 2013 - What does the assistive robot of the future look like? It depends. A new study from the Georgia Institute of Technology finds that older and younger people have varying preferences about what they would want a personal robot to look like. And they change their minds based on what the robot is supposed to do. Participants were shown a series of photos portraying either robotic, human or mix ... more |  |
 NASA Wants Investigations for a Mars 2020 Rover Washington DC (SPX) Sep 30, 2013 - NASA has released its announcement of an open competition for the planetary community to submit proposals for the science and exploration technology instruments that would be carried aboard the agency's next Mars rover, scheduled for launch in July/August of 2020. The Mars 2020 rover will explore and assess Mars as a potential habitat for life, search for signs of past life, collect carefu ... more |  |
People prefer different robot faces depending on task assigned Atlanta (UPI) Oct 1, 2013 - People have varying opinions about what a personal robot should look like, and they change their minds based on what it is supposed to do, U.S. researchers say. In a study at the Georgia Institute of Technology, participants were shown photos of either robotic, human or mixed human-robot faces and asked to choose the one that they would prefer for a robot's appearance. While most ... more |  |
 China unveils its first and unnamed moon rover Beijing (XNA) Sep 30, 2013 - Chinese scientists described the country's first moon rover on Wednesday and invited the global public to come up with a name for it. Zhao Xiaojin, director of the aerospace department of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, depicted the lunar rover an orbiter adaptable to harsh environments; a highly efficient and integrated robot; and a high altitude "patrolman" carryi ... more |  |
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Mighty Eagle Improves Autonomous Landing Software With Successful Flight Huntsville AL (SPX) Sep 25, 2013 - The Mighty Eagle, a NASA robotic prototype lander managed out of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. successfully completed a test flight today as part of a series to help validate software from Moon Express, Inc. The flight also evaluated a new hazard avoidance system designed and developed at the Marshall Center. Under the terms of a Reimbursable Space Act Agreement s ... more |  |
 US Air Force converts F-16 fighters into drones Washington (AFP) Sept 25, 2013 - The US Air Force has test flown an F-16 fighter jet without a pilot on board for the first time, in the latest sign of the military's increasing reliance on drones. The robotic F-16 flew for 55 minutes with an empty cockpit from a base in Florida last week, as part of a program that will see the converted fighter jet used as a target for pilots in training, manufacturer Boeing said. "It ... more |  |
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Robotic Installation Technologies Changing Solar Energy Market Mountain View CA (SPX) Sep 20, 2013 - Based on its recent analysis of the solar energy market, Frost and Sullivan recognizes Alion Energy with the 2013 North American Frost and Sullivan Award for Price Performance Value Leadership. Alion Energy's robotic technologies deliver revolutionary installation and cleaning services at highly competitive prices, making the company the technology supplier of choice for building and maintenance ... more |  |
Future war: Arms industry shows off next-gen drones in London Moscow (Voice of Russia) Sep 17, 2013 - Reconnaissance gadgets and robotic warfare devices are getting smaller by the year, with James Bond like technology being offered to a wide range of buyers, from police forces to special military units. The market place for such technology has become Defence Security and Equipment International (DSEi) exhibition held at ExCel London. The international exhibition has established itse ... more |  |
 'Terminator' polymer that regenerates itself London, UK (SPX) Sep 17, 2013 - Scientists in Spain have reported the first self-healing polymer that spontaneously and independently repairs itself without any intervention. The new material could be used to improve the security and lifetime of plastic parts in everyday products such as electrical components, cars and even houses. The researchers have dubbed the material a 'Terminator' polymer in tribute to the shape-sh ... more |  |
Robots take over Coral Gables FL (SPX) Sep 16, 2013 - Recently, the global financial market experienced a series of computer glitches that abruptly brought operations to a halt. One reason for these "flash freezes" may be the sudden emergence of mobs of ultrafast robots, which trade on the global markets and operate at speeds beyond human capability, thus overwhelming the system. The appearance of this "ultrafast machine ecology" is documented in a ... more |  |
Upgrade to Mars rovers could aid discovery on more distant worlds Washington DC (SPX) Sep 13, 2013 - Smart as the Mars Curiosity mission has been about landing and finding its own way on a distant world, the rover is pretty brainless when it comes to doing the science that it was sent 567 million kilometers to carry out. That has to change if future rover missions are to make discoveries further out in the solar system, scientists say. The change has now begun with the development of a ne ... more |  |
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