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Robot Builds Brick Wall In New York City
A robot is currently
building a looping brick
wall right in the middle of
New York City. Over a period
of three weeks, passers-by
can watch the "Pike Loop"
installation in the making
... > full story
Scientists Create Robot Surrogate For Blind Persons In Testing Visual Prostheses
Scientists have created a
remote-controlled robot that
is able to simulate the
"visual" experience of a
blind person who has been
... > full story
Is My Robot Happy To See Me?
Scientists tested our
ability to interpret a
robot's "emotion" by reading
its expression to see if
there were any differences
between the ages. They found
that older adults showed
... > full story
Swimming Robot Makes Waves At Bath
Researchers have used nature
for inspiration in designing
a new type of swimming robot
which could bring a
breakthrough in submersible
technology. ... > full story
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Robotic Perception, On Purpose
November 5, 2009 — Researchers have developed technology that enables a robot to combine data from both sound and vision to create combined, purposeful perception. In the process, they have taken the field to a new ... > full story -
Illumination-Aware Imaging
October 19, 2009 — Conventional imaging systems incorporate a light source for illuminating an object and a separate sensing device for recording the light rays scattered by the object. By using lenses and software, ... > full story -
Findings About Veracity Of Peripheral Vision Could Lead To Better Robotic Eyes
October 18, 2009 — Psychology researchers have found that peripheral vision is most important for telling us what type of scene we're looking at. Examining how people take in scene information paves the way for ... > full story -
Older Adults Want Robots That Do More Than Vacuum, Researchers Find
October 16, 2009 — Researchers have discovered that, contrary to previous assumptions, older adults are more amenable than younger ones to having a robot "perform critical monitoring tasks that would require little ... > full story -
Household Robots Do Not Protect Users' Security And Privacy, Researchers Say
October 9, 2009 — Robots equipped with wireless and sensing capabilities are available for use in the home. But the safety and privacy risks of these devices are not yet adequately addressed, according to a new ... > full story -
Research Teams Successfully Operate Multiple Biomedical Robots From Numerous Locations
September 18, 2009 — Using a new software protocol called the Interoperable Telesurgical Protocol, nine research teams from universities and research institutes around the world recently collaborated on the first ... > full story -
Machines Can't Replicate Human Image Recognition, Yet
September 10, 2009 — While computers can replicate many aspects of human behavior, they do not possess our ability to recognize distorted images, according to a team of ... > full story -
Healthcare: The Road To Robotic Helpers
September 1, 2009 — Robots are whirring away in factories all over the world, building cars, phones and cookers. Yet they can do so much more. Robotics for healthcare has been tipped as the next big wave, according to a ... > full story -
'Plasmobot': Scientists To Design First Robot Using Mould
August 27, 2009 — Scientists in England are to design the first ever biological robot using mould. Researchers are developing the amorphous non-silicon biological robot, plasmobot, using plasmodium, the vegetative ... > full story -
Robot's Gentle Touch Aids Delicate Cancer Surgery
August 24, 2009 — Canadian researchers have created a touchy-feely robot that detects tougher tumor tissue for minimally invasive surgery with 40 percent more accuracy than a ... > full story
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