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NASA Curiosity Rover Collects First Martian Bedrock Sample
February 9, 2013 — NASA's Curiosity rover has, for the first time, used a drill carried at the end of its robotic arm to bore into a flat, veiny rock on Mars and collect a sample from its interior. This is the first ... > full story -
Paralyzed Man Uses Thoughts Alone to Control Robot Arm, Touch Friend's Hand, After Seven Years
February 8, 2013 — Researchers have described how an electrode array on top of the brain enabled a 30-year-old man to control the movement of a character on a computer screen in three dimensions with just his thoughts. ... > full story -
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Insect Drives Robot to Track Down Smells
February 5, 2013 — A small, two-wheeled robot has been driven by a male silkmoth to track down the sex pheromone usually given off by a female mate. The robot has been used to characterize the silkmoth’s tracking ... > full story -
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System Uses Video Surveillance Cameras to Alert Security Agents of Dangerous Situations
February 4, 2013 — Researchers in Spain have developed an intelligent system that analyzes video surveillance camera images in real time, detects anomalous situations and alerts the nearest security agents in urgent ... > full story -
The Ecological Badminton Robot: Optimizing Energy Efficiency in Machine Design
January 30, 2013 — A robot to play with! A childhood's dream has now come true for researchers in Belgium. Wim Symens and his team pioneered the development of the first robot ever to play badminton. But this robot is ... > full story -
Engineers Solve a Biological Mystery and Boost Artificial Intelligence
January 30, 2013 — By simulating 25,000 generations of evolution within computers, engineering and robotics researchers have discovered why biological networks tend to be organized as modules -- a finding that will ... > full story -
Real Angry Birds 'Flip the Bird' Before a Fight: Biologists Use Robots to Study Attacks of Male Swamp Sparrows
January 29, 2013 — Male sparrows are capable of fighting to the death. But a new study shows that they often wave their wings wildly first in an attempt to avoid a dangerous ... > full story -
Mars Rover Curiosity Maneuver Prepares for Drilling
January 28, 2013 — NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has placed its drill onto a series of four locations on a Martian rock and pressed down on it with the rover's arm, in preparation for using the drill in coming ... > full story -
Lane-Swapping Helps Autonomous Vehicles Avoid Collisions
January 28, 2013 — Autonomous, driverless vehicles look set to hit the streets in the near future and become increasingly common, so UK researchers have investigated algorithms that could help developers include escape ... > full story -
Diet, Parental Behavior and Preschool Can Boost Children's IQ
January 25, 2013 — Supplementing children's diets with fish oil, enrolling them in quality preschool, and engaging them in interactive reading all turn out to be effective ways to raise a young child's intelligence, ... > full story
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