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  Robotic Ants Successfully Mimic Real Colony Behavior

  March 29, 2013 — Scientists have successfully replicated the behavior of a colony of ants on the move with the use of miniature ... > full story
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  Swarming Robots Could Be the Servants of the Future

  March 28, 2013 — Swarms of robots acting together to carry out jobs could provide new opportunities for humans to harness the power of ... > full story
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  Large Robotic Jellyfish Could One Day Patrol Oceans

  March 28, 2013 — Researchers have unveiled Cyro, a life-like, autonomous robotic jellyfish the size and weight of a grown man, 5 foot 7 inches in length and weighing 170 ... > full story
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  Backpack Mapping System Captures Intelligence in Tough-to-Get-to Places

  March 26, 2013 — Engineers have developed a portable device -- carried in a backpack -- that can be used to automatically create maps in tight spaces where GPS is not readily available – such as in underground ... > full story
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  SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft Carrying NASA Cargo Ready for Return to Earth

  March 26, 2013 — More than three weeks after arriving at the International Space Station, the Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Dragon spacecraft is ready for the trip back to Earth, now scheduled for ... > full story
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  SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft Carrying NASA Cargo Ready for Return to Earth

  March 24, 2013 — More than three weeks after arriving at the International Space Station, the Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Dragon spacecraft is ready for the trip back to Earth, now scheduled for ... > full story
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  NASA's Kennedy Space Center Operations Helps Launch Pad of the Future Take Shape

  March 22, 2013 — The launch pad of the future is taking shape at NASA's Kennedy Space Center as the Ground Systems Development and Operations (GSDO) Program office, along with Center Operations, continues with ... > full story
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  Terradynamics: Technique Could Help Designers Predict How Legged Robots Will Move on Granular Surfaces

  March 21, 2013 — Using a combination of theory and experiment, researchers have developed a new approach for understanding and predicting how small legged robots -- and potentially also animals -- move on and ... > full story
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  Computerized Mannequin Changes Body Shape and Size

  March 21, 2013 — At its first glance, the mannequin ‘i.Dummy’ looks no different from an ordinary dummy but it is no plain stuff - this sophisticated mannequin can change its body shape and size or even ... > full story
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  Robot-Delivered Speech and Physical Therapy a Success

  March 20, 2013 — In one of the earliest experiments using a humanoid robot to deliver speech and physical therapy to a stroke patient, researchers saw notable speech and physical therapy gains and significant ... > full story

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