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Technique Helps Robotic Vehicles Find Their Way, Help Humans
May 14, 2013 — Engineers have developed a technique called LOBOT that provides accurate, real-time, 3-D positions in both indoor and outdoor ... > full story -
Sense of Touch Reproduced Through Prosthetic Hand
May 9, 2013 — Neurobiologists have shown how an organism can sense a tactile stimulus, in real time, through an artificial sensor for the first ... > full story -
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More Than a Good Eye: Robot Uses Arms, Location and More to Discover Objects
May 6, 2013 — A robot can struggle to discover objects in its surroundings when it relies on computer vision alone. But by taking advantage of all of the information available to it -- an object's location, size, ... > full story -
Hospital Surgical Volume Should Be Considered When Judging Value of Procedures
May 5, 2013 — The volume of cases performed at an institution each year has a direct effect on the outcome of surgical procedures, and should always be considered when looking at the benefits of a technique, ... > full story -
Robots Take Part in a Space Simulation
May 3, 2013 — The two robots Flobi and Nao worked full time for three weeks in an isolation study in Cologne. Scientists were studying how these intelligent assistance systems can help astronauts to keep fit ... > full story -
Robotic Insects Make First Controlled Flight
May 2, 2013 — In the very early hours of the morning, in a Harvard robotics laboratory last summer, an insect took flight. Half the size of a paperclip, weighing less than a tenth of a gram, it leaped a few ... > full story -
Seahorse's Armor Gives Engineers Insight Into Robotics Designs
May 1, 2013 — The tail of a seahorse can be compressed to about half its size before permanent damage occurs, engineers have found. The tail's flexibility is due to its structure, made up of bony, armored plates, ... > full story -
Talking Tissue Boxes and Other Smart Objects May Be Welcomed by Most People
May 1, 2013 — Just as people have embraced computers and smart phones, they may also give their blessing to talking tissue boxes and other smart objects, according to ... > full story -
How Would You Like Your Assistant -- Human or Robotic?
April 29, 2013 — More than half of healthcare providers interviewed for a new study said that if they were offered an assistant, they preferred it to be a robotic helper rather than a human. However, they don’t ... > full story -
FlipperBot: Sea Turtles and Flipper-Driven Robot Reveal Principles of Moving on Sand and Other Granular Media
April 23, 2013 — Based on a study of both hatchling sea turtles and "FlipperBot" -- a robot with flippers -- researchers have learned principles for how both robots and turtles move on granular surfaces such as ... > full story
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