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ROBOTICS News, May 07, 2013

Video Friday: Robo Raven Attacked, Robot Love In the Air, and Superbowl of the ...
IEEE Spectrum
But it wasn't a "controlled flight," as its creators describe a video released this week. The littlerobot, half the size of a paperclip and only 10 grams, is made of composite structures and powered by piezoelectric actuators. In the video, it flaps ...
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New Haptic Technology for Surgical Robotics (w/video) - Medgadget
Medgadget.com
neo haptic device New Haptic Technology for Surgical Robotics (w/video) The technology behind surgical robotics has been progressing rapidly, offering high precision with 3D visualization and a host of other features that were only science fiction not ...
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Medgadget.com
Robots Develop Sense of Touch: Major Implications for Robotic Limbs (Video)
Science World Report
Robots can be clumsy. They knock things over accidentally and have to recalculate routes in order to avoid objects. Yet now, researchers have found a way to allow arobot to delicately reach through clutter in order to pick up an object. The new ...
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Robot Hand From iRobot Shows Its Stuff In New DARPA Video - Huffington Post
Huffington Post
As you can see in this new video released by DARPA -- the acronym stands for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency -- the device is strong enough to lift a 50-pound weight and sturdy enough to withstand a blow from a baseball bat. It can even ...
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Robotic Co-Therapist Helpful in Treating Autistic Children [VIDEO]
Counsel & Heal
Although robots are generally emotionless, researchers have constantly tried to make them better at caring for humans. Researchers from the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology announced that they created a ...
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DARPA Robot Hand: Three-Finger, Strong and Efficient Military Project [VIDEO]
Design & Trend
The Department of Defense has created a three-fingered robot hand that is strong and can perform a slew of tasks that include: picking up a 50-pound weight, using tweezers, turning a key in a door and surviving a baseball bat hit. The hand, and the ...
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Design & Trend
DARPA Three-Fingered Robot Hand Picks up Keys and Lifts Weights (Video)
Science World Report
Most robotic hands go for around $5,000. This new hand, in contrast, goes for around $3,000. The lower production costs associated with the hand could make it more widely available for robots. Want to see the robotic hand in action? Check out the video ...
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Seahorse's armor gives engineers insight into robotics designs (w/ video)
Phys.Org
Researchers are hoping to use a similar structure to create a flexible robotic arm equipped with muscles made out of polymer, which could be used in medical devices, underwater exploration and unmanned bomb detection and detonation. UC San Diego ...
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Teens Help Disabled Classmate Gain Independence With Robotic Locker Opener
TheBlaze.com
(Image: Livingston Daily Press and Argus video screenshot). “I think every high school student should be able to open their own locker,” occupational therapist for the Livingston ... Through trial and error and working with Torrance, the seniors, who ...
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Maythe fourth be with the bots (w/video) - Nanowerk
Nanowerk LLC
(Nanowerk News) As science-fiction fans around the world gear up to celebrate some of the most popular robots ever created on global Star Wars Day (otherwise known as May-the-fourth-be-with-you Day), CSIRO has released details about its latest crop of ...
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Robot Fly Mimics Insect Flight, Hovers With Ultrathin Wings (VIDEO)
Huffington Post
“This is a major engineering breakthrough, 15 years in the making,” says electrical engineer Ronald Fearing, who works on robotic flies at the University of California, Berkeley. The device uses layers of ultrathin materials that can make its wings ...
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Polycom Helps Healthcare Organizations Reduce Unnecessary ...
PYMNTS.com
AMERICAN TELEMEDICINE ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE – Helping healthcare organizations improve medical care, and supporting prevention and wellness initiatives with HD video collaboration, Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in open, ...
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Video: Japanese anime 'Robotics;Notes' stage play trailer - Digital Journal
DigitalJournal.com
Currently, there is a teaser commercial and a full-length behind-the-scenes production trailer for the stage play adaptation of Robotics;Notes. If you have played the visual novel (which the series was adapted from) and/or watched the anime series, you ...
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DARPA Unveils Robotic Hand Capable Of Using Tweezers [VIDEO]
Nature World News
The Department of Defense has unveiled a robotic hand with dexterity and strength far exceeding that of its claw-like predecessors. Born from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Autonomous Robotic Manipulation (ARM) program, ...
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Nature World News
Students test robots at TVA in Chattanooga (with video)
Chattanooga Times Free Press
The Tennessee Valley Authority welcomed 27 schools from Tennessee and Alabama to their downtown Chattanooga offices Tuesday to showcase their skills using robotics. Throughout the year, elementary, middle and high school students built robots as a ...
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Herb, the robot butler, uses arms, location and more to discover objects (w/video)
Nanowerk LLC
The Lifelong Robotic Object Discovery (LROD) process developed by the research team enabled a two-armed, mobile robot to use color video, a Kinect depth camera and non-visual information to discover more than 100 objects in a home-like laboratory,...
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Nanorobotics team is pioneering new medical technology (w/video) - Nanowerk
Nanowerk LLC
Nanorobotics team is pioneering new medical technology (w/video). (Nanowerk News) A team of engineering students is putting a twist on robotics, developing a nano-scalerobotics system that could lead to new medical therapies. The U of A Nanorobotics ...
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Nanowerk LLC
West Des Moines Robotics Team Judged Best in the World (Video)
Patch.com
West Des Moines Community Schools' robotics team, won the Inspire Award to bring home the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Robotics World Championship after competing against 128 teams representing 16 countries last weekend in St. Louis, the school ...
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Robot hand can pick up 50-pound weight, use tweezers
CBS News
These robotic hands are able to do so much that some researchers believe they won't only be good for dangerous defense missions, but will also serve to help people who need prosthetic hands. Watch the video below to see the robotic hand at work.
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Pioneering flight of 'Robo Raven' is major breakthrough for micro air vehicles ...
Nanowerk LLC
By 2010 the design had evolved over four successive models. The final bird in the series was able to carry a tiny video camera, could be launched from a ground robot, and could fly in winds up to 10 mph—important breakthroughs for robotic micro air ...
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DNews: The Plan to Stop Killer Robots! : Discovery News
Thirty years ago, "The Terminator" was science fiction. Today, many fear it's far too close to becoming reality. Anthony tells us about the effort underway to.
news.discovery.com/videos/the-plan-to-stop-killer-robots.htm
Flying Disc-throwing Robots Teach Kids Tech | Watch the video ...
Watch the video Flying Disc-throwing Robots Teach Kids Tech on Yahoo! News . Thousands of high school students from around the world have put their ...
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