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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
• Huntington's Disease
  Brain Injury
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  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
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  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
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  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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  Firefighting Robot Paints 3-D Thermal Imaging Picture for Rescuers

  June 5, 2013 — Engineers have developed new image processing techniques for rapid exploration and characterization of structural fires by small Segway-like robotic vehicles. A sophisticated on-board software system ... > full story
• Asteroids, Comets and Meteors
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  Asteroids Provide Sustainable Resource, Study Finds

  May 30, 2013 — The prospects of a robotic manufacturing base operating off Earth is not as far-fetched as it used to be according to a study published by a team of NASA researchers. Because asteroids are loaded ... > full story
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  Mighty Eagle -- NASA's Robotic Prototype Lander -- Gets a New View

  May 30, 2013 — The Mighty Eagle, NASA's robotic prototype lander managed out of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, recently completed a test series to monitor its systems functionality after coming out of winter ... > full story
• Textiles and Clothing
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  Nanotechnology
   
  

  Hybrid Carbon Nanotube Yarn Muscle

  May 29, 2013 — Scientists have created a high capacity yarn muscle that does not require electrolytes or special packaging. It will have a big impact in the motor, biological and robot ... > full story
• Robotics
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  Beer-Pouring Robot Programmed to Anticipate Human Actions

  May 28, 2013 — Understanding when and where to pour a beer or knowing when to offer assistance opening a refrigerator door can be difficult for a robot because of the many variables it encounters while assessing ... > full story
• Robotics
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  Perfect Skin: More Touchy-Feely Robots

  May 24, 2013 — Robots could become a lot more 'sensitive' thanks to new artificial skins and sensor technologies. Leading to better robotic platforms that could one day be used in industry, hospitals and even at ... > full story

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