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Robots Strike Fear in the Hearts of Fish: Anxious Zebrafish Help Researchers Understand How Alcohol Affects Fear
The latest in a series of
experiments testing the
ability of robots to
influence live animals shows
that bio-inspired robots can
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Station Astronauts Remotely Control Planetary Rover from Space
On June 17 and July 26, NASA
tested the Surface
Telerobotics exploration
concept, in which an
astronaut in an orbiting
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Molecular Robots Can Help Researchers Build More Targeted Therapeutics
Many drugs such as agents
for cancer or autoimmune
diseases have nasty side
effects because while they
kill disease-causing cells,
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Move Like an Octopus: Underwater Propulsion from a 3-D Printer
Octopods, which are also
known as octopuses or squid,
generally move along the
ocean floor with their eight
arms, they flee by swimming
head-first, in line with the
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- Robots Strike Fear in the Hearts of Fish: Anxious Zebrafish Help Researchers Understand How Alcohol Affects Fear
- Station Astronauts Remotely Control Planetary Rover from Space
- Molecular Robots Can Help Researchers Build More Targeted Therapeutics
- Move Like an Octopus: Underwater Propulsion from a 3-D Printer
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BPA and Chlorine Means Bad News: Modified Forms of Bisphenol A Found to Alter Hormone Signaling in New, Disturbing Ways
July 17, 2013 — The ubiquity of the endocrine-disrupting chemical bisphenol A led researchers to ask what it might be doing in publicly supplied, chlorinated drinking water. The answer: Chlorinated BPA has ... > full story -
Stroke Recovery Theories Challenged by New Studies Looking at Brain Lesions, Bionic Arms
July 10, 2013 — Stroke is the country's leading cause of disability, leaving millions with residual arm and leg weakness. However, efforts have usually focused on stroke prevention and acute care. Now, two new ... > full story -
NASA's Polar Robotic Ranger Passes First Greenland Test
July 8, 2013 — Defying 30 mph gusts and temperatures down to minus 22 F, NASA's new polar rover recently demonstrated in Greenland that it could operate completely autonomously in one of Earth's harshest ... > full story -
Robot Mom Would Beat Robot Butler in Popularity Contest
July 8, 2013 — If you tickle a robot, it may not laugh, but you may still consider it humanlike -- depending on its role in your life, reports an international group of ... > full story -
Realistic Robot Carp Created: First Robot Fish With Autonomous 3-D Movement in Asia
June 26, 2013 — Scientists have developed a robot fish that mimics the movements of a carp. This robot which is essentially an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) is ready for applications, as it can be programmed ... > full story -
Robo-Pets May Contribute to Quality of Life for Those With Dementia
June 24, 2013 — Robotic animals can help to improve the quality of life for people with dementia, according to new ... > full story -
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Fighting Infectious Disease the Modern Way With Robots
June 21, 2013 — Hospitals are synonymous with cleanliness and now an academic medical center is taking disinfection to futuristic levels. Nicknamed “little Joe” a 3-foot upright cylindrical robots ... > full story -
Brain Can Plan Actions Toward Things the Eye Doesn't See
June 19, 2013 — People can plan strategic movements to several different targets at the same time, even when they see far fewer targets than are actually present, according to a new ... > full story -
Cheetah-Cub: A Robot That Runs Like a Cat
June 17, 2013 — Thanks to its legs, whose design faithfully reproduces feline morphology, a four-legged "cheetah-cub robot" has the same advantages as its model: it is small, light and fast. Still in its ... > full story -
Repairing Turbines With the Help of Robots
June 13, 2013 — Compressor and turbine blades are important components in aircraft engines and gas turbines. When they become damaged, it is often cheaper to repair them than to buy replacements. Now there is a new ... > full story
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