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Realistic Robot Carp Created: First Robot Fish With Autonomous 3-D Movement in Asia
June 26, 2013 Scientists have developed a robot fish that mimics the movements of a carp. This robot which is essentially an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) is ready for applications, as it can be programmed ... > full story -
Robo-Pets May Contribute to Quality of Life for Those With Dementia
June 24, 2013 Robotic animals can help to improve the quality of life for people with dementia, according to new ... > full story -
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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 -
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Autophaser Improves Sample Analysis in Areas Such as Cancer, Alzheimer's and Oil Spills
June 20, 2013 A new software package allows researchers to vastly improve the performance of one of the key tools used to analyse medical and environmental ... > full story -
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 -
DNA Constructs Antenna for Solar Energy
June 19, 2013 Researchers have found an effective solution for collecting sunlight for artificial photosynthesis. By combining self-assembling DNA molecules with simple dye molecules, the researchers have created ... > full story -
People Attribute Minds to Robots, Corpses That Are Targets of Harm
June 17, 2013 As Descartes famously noted, there's no way to really know that another person has a mind -- every mind we observe is, in a sense, a mind we create. Now, new research suggests that victimization may ... > full story -
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 -
How Diving Mammals Evolved Underwater Endurance
June 13, 2013 Scientists have shed new light on how diving mammals, such as the sperm whale, have evolved to survive for long periods underwater without ... > full story -
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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