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World Premiere of Muscle and Nerve Controlled Arm Prosthesis
February 22, 2013 — Electrodes have been permanently implanted in nerves and muscles of an amputee to directly control an arm prosthesis, for the first time. The result allows natural control of an advanced robotic ... > full story -
Writing Without Keyboard: Handwriting Recognition on the Wrist
February 21, 2013 — Typing text messages on the mobile phone via the tiny soft keyboard is very cumbersome. How about simply writing it into the air! This idea drove the development of “airwriting” by ... > full story -
Insects Inspiring New Technology: Autonomous Navigation of Mobile Robots Based on Locust Vision
February 21, 2013 — The way in which the locust's distinctive visual system could be transferred into technology for state of the art vehicle collision sensors, surveillance technology and video games has been detailed ... > full story -
'Simplified' Brain Lets the iCub Robot Learn Language
February 19, 2013 — The iCub humanoid robot will now be able to understand what is being said to it and even anticipate the end of a ... > full story -
'Bionic Proteins': Nano-Machines Recreate Protein Activities
February 17, 2013 — Physicists have developed nano-machines which recreate principal activities of proteins. They present the first versatile and modular example of a fully artificial protein-mimetic model system. These ... > full story -
Robots With Lift: Researchers Use Combustible Gases to Power Leaping Machines
February 13, 2013 — Using small explosions produced by a mix of methane and oxygen, researchers have designed a soft robot that can leap as much as a foot in the air. That ability to jump could one day prove critical in ... > full story -
Precision of GPS in Cities Improved by 90 Percent
February 12, 2013 — Researchers have developed a new system which improves the ability of a GPS to determine a vehicle's position as compared to that of conventional GPS devices by up to 90 percent, and which can be ... > full story -
Humans and Robots Work Better Together Following Cross-Training; Swapping of Roles Improves Efficiency
February 11, 2013 — Spending a day in someone else's shoes can help us to learn what makes them tick. Now the same approach is being used to develop a better understanding between humans and robots, to enable them to ... > full story -
Birds Evolved Ultraviolet Vision Several Times
February 11, 2013 — Ultraviolet vision evolved at least eight times in birds from a common violet sensitive ancestor finds a new study. All of these are due to single nucleotide changes in the ... > full story -
Paralyzed Man Uses Thoughts Alone to Control Robot Arm, Touch Friend's Hand, After Seven Years
February 8, 2013 — Researchers have described how an electrode array on top of the brain enabled a 30-year-old man to control the movement of a character on a computer screen in three dimensions with just his thoughts. ... > full story
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