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ROBOT THAT LEARNS FROM ITS MISTAKES
Robots of the future which can think for themselves and behave more like humans are a step closer to becoming reality thanks to research being carried out at Staffordshire University. Alex Kleiner, a German postgraduate student studying for an MSc in Computer Science, has developed a software package that uses a system of punishments and rewards... view more... (2000-07-10)
Rensselaer Researcher To Showcase New Solar Underwater Robot Technology at Exhibition on State-of-the-Art U.S. Robotic Vehicles
A new solar-powered underwater robot technology developed for undersea observation and water monitoring will be showcased at a Sept. 16 workshop on leading-edge robotics to be held at the National Science Foundation (NSF) in Arlington, Va. view more (2005-09-07)
Turnaround in Robot Sales to UK Companies Shows Some Economic Optimism
Figures announced by the University of Warwick based British Automation and Robot Association (BARA) show some signs of an increase in investment in automation by UK companies. After a run of six quarters where robot sales in the UK had been reduced from similar figures from the previous year, finally quarter four figures in 2002 show an increase.... view more... (2003-01-14)
Robotic clam digs in mudflats
To design a lightweight anchor that can dig itself in to hold small underwater submersibles, Anette (Peko) Hosoi of MIT borrowed techniques from one of nature's best diggers -- the razor clam. view more (2009-11-23)
Robot Easily Finds Its Way Around
New technology from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm is teaching a household robot a more efficient way to get around a house, for example. The method was recently awarded a prize for the best contribution among 500 others at IROS, one of the world's largest robot conferences. Philipp Althaus describes the concept in his... view more... (2003-11-20)
A robot for building planes
Fatronik Technological Centre has put the finishing touches to the development of a portable climbing robot capable of carrying out precision operations and originally designed for the aeronautics sector. view more (2005-04-13)
Robotic surgeon to team up with doctors, astronauts on NASA mission
This week Raven, the mobile surgical robot developed by the University of Washington, leaves for the depths of the Atlantic Ocean. The UW will participate in NASA's mission to submerge a surgeon and robotic gear in a simulated spaceship. view more (2007-04-19)
A round home robot aids the elderly
Rollo, the home robot, has been developed by the Laboratories of Automation Technology, Information and Computer Systems in Automation and Control Engineering of the Helsinki University of Technology for seven years and is presently being adapted for home care and independent living at home. Rollo is part of the "Turning Well-Being Technology... view more... (2002-05-03)
The First Robot Librarian Is Born At The University Jaume I
A team of researchers from the Intelligent Robotics Laboratory at the University Jaume I (UJI) in Castell'łn, Spain, has created the first automat capable of performing the tasks usually carried out by a library clerk. The robot uses speech-recognition to identify the book that is being requested, then determines its location, goes to the shelf,... view more... (2004-07-01)
Robot learns to fly
EMBARGOED UNTIL WEDNESDAY 14 AUGUST 2002 19:00 BST UK CONTACT - Claire Bowles, New Scientist Press Office, London: Tel: +44(0)20 7331 2751 or email claire.bowles@rbi.co.uk view more (2002-08-14)
The web site of a European research project on underwater cultural heritage now opened
Within the European Community Culture 2000 Programme, six European countries run in 2002-2004 the first co-operation project on underwater cultural heritage. The main organizer of the project is The Maritime Museum of Finland. The English web site of the project has now been opened. view more (2002-07-02)
A biomimetic jumping microrobot
Researchers from the Laboratory of Intelligent Systems at EPFL are unveiling a novel, grasshopper-inspired jumping robot at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation May 21 in Pasadena, California. The robot weighs a miniscule 7 grams, and can jump 1.4 meters, or more than 27 times its body size -- ten times farther for its size... view more... (2008-05-22)
World's first "robot scientist" proves a major success in the lab
A "robot scientist" that generates hypotheses about the function of particular genes in baker's yeast - and then designs and carries out experiments to test them - has been developed by a team of British scientists, according to new research published in the journal Nature today [15 January 2004]. "This research is very exciting as we have given... view more... (2004-01-12)
Virtual robot outlines damaged heart muscle
In a joint project with the STW Technology Foundation, medical information technologists from Leiden have developed a virtual robot which meticulously scans the heart muscle using images of the heart. The contours detector reduces the work of specialists and does not affect the patients. The research group will present the results in the middle of... view more... (2002-05-23)
Quickplacer, the fastest robot in the world
Fatronik has launched the most rapid robot in the world at the BIEMH (International Machine-Tool Biennial) in Bilbao. view more (2006-03-15)
Researcher designs robot that jumps like a grasshopper
The first robot that can jump like a grasshopper and roll like a ball could play a key role in future space exploration. view more (2008-12-05)
Dismay at Collapse In UK Manufacturers Investment In Automation
The British Automation and Robot Association (BARA) based at the University of Warwick is greatly concerned with UN figures just published that show In 2002, robot investment in the United Kingdom plummeted by 61%. Across the world as a whole robot orders in first half of 2003 were up by 26% - The UK however lags behind with proportionally less... view more... (2003-10-22)
A helping hand- robot for the disabled
The Shadow Robot Company, a robotics R&D company based in North London, has received a NESTA (the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) Invention and Innovation award of £75,000, to develop a robot that can perform a wide variety of tasks for disabled people. view more (2002-08-08)
Science museum displays new type of self-evolving robot
Nature have today reported that a new type of robot has been developed that can evolve with minimal human intervention. American robot experts have bred generations of robots within computers – the best robots that evolve are then built by the computer. These robots will be displayed in the Science Museum’s new exhibition –... view more... (2000-08-31)
The second humanoid robot in France
The HOAP3 humanoid robot has just arrived at the Laboratory for Computer Science, Robotics and Microelectronics of Montpellier (LIRMM - CNRS - University of Montpellier 2). view more (2007-02-14)
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