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Scientists Developing Robotic Hand of the Future
June 29, 2011 — Researchers in Spain are working to create a robotic hand that can reproduce the abilities and movements of a human hand in order to achieve the optimal manipulation of ... > full story -
Precise Assembly of Engines
June 24, 2011 — In the automotive industry, combustion engines are still assembled mostly manually. Researchers from Germany are developing procedures and methods to automate assembly processes to continuously ... > full story -
How the Body Learns to Make Accurate Movements: In Motor Learning, It's Actions -- Not Intentions -- That Count
June 23, 2011 — Albert Einstein defined insanity as "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." Practicing the same task repetitively, though, tends to be the default procedure when ... > full story -
Evolution to the Rescue: Species May Adapt Quickly to Rapid Environmental Change, Yeast Study Shows
June 22, 2011 — Evolution is usually thought to be a slow process, something that happens over generations, thanks to adaptive mutations. But environmental change is happening very fast. So, according to a biology ... > full story -
Stretchable Electronics: Wireless Sensor Measures and Inputs Intense Body Movements to Computer
June 16, 2011 — Electronics that can be bent and stretched might sound like science fiction. But scientists have devised a wireless sensor that can stand to be stretched. For example, the sensor can measure ... > full story -
Robotic Mine Vehicles Successfully Reanimated by Engineering Students Using Industry Support
June 2, 2011 — Engineering students, with some help from regional industry, rebuilt and successfully tested autonomous robotic vehicles for eventual use in remote areas or underground mines where conditions are too ... > full story -
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Facelift Incision Offers Safe Option for Some Thyroid Patients
May 31, 2011 — A facelift incision and robotics can help surgeons safely remove a portion of a diseased thyroid from some patients without the characteristic neck scar. Surgeons developed the technique utilizing ... > full story -
Honing Household Helpers: Computer Scientists Work Toward Improving Robots’ Ability to Plan and Perform Complex Actions, Domestically and Elsewhere
May 26, 2011 — Imagine a robot able to retrieve a pile of laundry from the back of a cluttered closet, deliver it to a washing machine, start the cycle and then zip off to the kitchen to start preparing dinner. ... > full story -
Scientists Trick the Brain Into Experiencing Barbie-Doll Size
May 25, 2011 — Imagine shrinking to the size of a doll in your sleep. When you wake up, will you perceive yourself as tiny or the world as being populated by giants? Researchers may have found the answer. ... > full story -
Octopuses Make Some Pretty Good Moves
May 18, 2011 — In case you thought that octopuses were smart only in guessing the outcome of soccer matches (remember the late Paul the octopus in Germany who picked all the right winners in last year's world cup ... > full story
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