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Improving the human-robot connection

Posted in Hardware on 15th Apr, 2014
by Alex Muller

Researchers at the University of British Columbia enlisted the help of a human-friendly robot named Charlie to study the simple task of handing an object to a person.

NASA's Robonaut Legs Headed for International Space Station

Posted in Science on 13th Apr, 2014
by Alex Muller

NASA is sending a set of high-tech legs up to the International Space Station for Robonaut 2, the station's robotic crewmember.

Google invests in yet more robots

Posted in Hardware on 10th Apr, 2014
by Alex Muller

Google's investment arm has taken a financial stake in a robot-maker that is seeking to disrupt the service industry.

DARPA's shooting robots into space to build satellites

Posted in Hardware on 8th Apr, 2014
by Alex Muller

The purpose of Phoenix is to send robots into outer space with everything theyd need to build satellites. Then have those robots build said satellites.

Navy aim to predict weather three months in advance with robot subs

Posted in Science on 17th Mar, 2014
by Alex Muller

Within the next ten years, Navy scientists will be able to predict the weather up to 90 days in the future, which should handily best your local TV weatherman.