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Exoskeleton of Advanced Design Promises New Degree of Independence for People With Paraplegia
October 30, 2012 — Engineers have developed a powered exoskeleton that enables people with severe spinal cord injuries to stand, walk, sit and climb stairs. Its light weight, compact size and modular design promise to ... > full story -
Hopping Robots Could Conserve Energy
October 29, 2012 — A new study shows that jumping can be more complicated than it might seem. In research that could extend the range of future rescue and exploration robots, scientists have found that hopping robots ... > full story -
'Beam Me to My Meeting:' Video Conferencing Much Improved
October 29, 2012 — Forget about crackly lines or blurry webcams. Video conferencing has just got a whole lot better. By combining robotics, video and a host of other sensor and display technologies, scientists can now ... > full story -
Robots in the Home: Will Older Adults Roll out the Welcome Mat?
October 25, 2012 — Robots have the potential to help older adults with daily activities that can become more challenging with age. But are people willing to use and accept the new technology? A new study indicates the ... > full story -
Biology-Friendly Robot Programming Language: Training Your Robot the PaR-PaR Way
October 23, 2012 — PaR-PaR, a simple high-level, biology-friendly, robot-programming language uses an object-oriented approach to make it easier to integrate robotic equipment into biological laboratories. Effective ... > full story -
NASA's Kennedy Space Center Supporting Effort to Develop Satellite Servicing Capabilities
October 19, 2012 — With satellites playing increasingly important roles in everyday life, NASA is developing the technology to build Earth-orbiting, roving "service stations" capable of extending the life of these ... > full story -
Robots That Perceive the World Like Humans
October 18, 2012 — Perceive first, act afterwards. The architecture of most of today’s robots is underpinned by this control strategy. The eSMCs project has set itself the aim of changing the paradigm and ... > full story -
Scientists to Research Robots of the Future
October 17, 2012 — Inspired by squishy, flexible creatures like the common caterpillar, researchers will develop soft-bodied robots that will be continuously deformable and capable of crumpling into small volumes. They ... > full story -
NASA's Ironman-Like Exoskeleton Could Give Astronauts, Paraplegics Improved Mobility and Strength
October 12, 2012 — Marvel Comic's fictional superhero, Ironman, uses a powered armor suit that allows him superhuman strength. While NASA's X1 robotic exoskeleton can't do what you see in the movies, the latest ... > full story -
Prototype of Lunar Water-Prospecting Robot to Search for Water Ice at Moon's Northern Pole
October 9, 2012 — A robotics technology company has completed assembly of a full-size prototype of Polaris, a solar-powered robot that will search for potentially rich deposits of water ice at the moon's poles. The ... > full story
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