Robotics Research News

Posted February 22, 2012:

• Toxins from Diseased Brain Cells Make Diseases of the Brain Even Worse

Posted February 21, 2012:

• Seven Adult-Sized Humanoid Robots Together for First Time in the U.S.
• Robotic Dinosaurs on the Way for Next-Gen Paleontology

Posted February 20, 2012:

• High Definition Polarization Vision Discovered in Cuttlefish
• Never Forget Your Keys, Phone or Lipstick Ever Again

Posted February 17, 2012:

• A Robot Sketches Portraits
• 3-D Microscopy to Aid in Cell Analysis

Posted February 16, 2012:

• DNA Nanorobot Triggers Targeted Therapeutic Responses
• Robot Reconnoiters Uncharted Terrain
• New Robots Can Continuously Map Their Environment With Low-Cost Camera

Posted February 15, 2012:

• New 'Soft' Motor Made from Artificial Muscles
• In New Mass-Production Technique, Robotic Insects Spring to Life

Posted February 9, 2012:

• To Perform With Less Effort, Practice Beyond Perfection

Posted February 8, 2012:

• Lull in Ship Noise After Sept. 11 Attacks Eased Stress on Right Whales

Posted February 3, 2012:

• To Make a Social Robot, Key Is Satisfying the Human Mind
• Surface of Mars an Unlikely Place for Life After 600-Million-Year Drought, Say Scientists

Posted January 25, 2012:

• Chemists Synthesize Artificial Cell Membrane

Posted January 19, 2012:

• Speed Limit for Birds: Researchers Find Critical Speed Above Which Birds -- And Drones -- Are Sure to Crash
• Snakes Improve Search-and-Rescue Robots: New Design Uses Less Energy

Posted January 16, 2012:

• Broken Arm? Brain Shifts Quickly When Using a Sling or Cast

Posted January 12, 2012:

• 'Open-Source' Robotic Surgery Platform Going to Top Medical Research Labs

Posted January 10, 2012:

• World's Most Extreme Deep-Sea Vents Revealed: Deeper Than Any Seen Before, and Teeming With New Creatures

Posted January 9, 2012:

• NASA's James Webb Space Telescope: A Year of Achievement and Success
• 'Greeley Haven' Is Winter Workplace for Mars Rover

Posted January 6, 2012:

• Bycatch-22: Protecting Butterfish
• Mars Rover to Spend Winter at 'Greeley Haven'

Posted January 4, 2012:

• Leaping Lizards and Dinosaurs Inspire Robot Design

Posted December 21, 2011:

• Study Could Lead to a Treatment for Angelman Syndrome

Posted December 20, 2011:

• Sensing the Deep Ocean

Posted December 15, 2011:

• Robotic Therapy May Provide Lasting Gains for Immobilized Stroke Survivors

Posted December 13, 2011:

• Increased Arm Swing Asymmetry Is Early Sign of Parkinson's Disease

Posted December 12, 2011:

• Tapping the Brain Orchestra

Posted December 7, 2011:

• Why Aren't We Smarter Already? Evolutionary Limits on Cognition

Posted December 6, 2011:

• New Move to Use Robots for Stroke Rehabilitation

Posted November 25, 2011:

• Smart Phone Power Consumption Cut by More Than 70 Percent

Posted November 22, 2011:

• Robojelly Gets an Upgrade: Underwater Robot Learns to Swim More Like the Real Thing
• Kilobots Are Leaving the Nest: Swarm of Tiny, Collaborative Robots Will Be Made Available to Researchers, Educators, and Enthusiasts

Posted November 21, 2011:

• NASA Flies Robotic Lander Prototype to New Heights
• NASA Develops New Game-Changing Technology

Posted November 17, 2011:

• Smart Swarms of Bacteria Inspire Robotics: Adaptable Decision-Making Found in Bacteria Communities

Posted November 14, 2011:

• Robot Speeds Up Glass Development

Posted November 10, 2011:

• Whiskers Marked Milestone in Evolution of Mammals from Reptiles

Posted November 7, 2011:

• Mask-Bot: A Robot With a Human Face

Posted November 3, 2011:

• City Lights Could Reveal E.T. Civilization
• NASA Robotic Lander Test Flight Nov. 4 Will Aid in Future Lander Designs

Posted November 2, 2011:

• Is That a Robot in Your Suitcase?

Posted November 1, 2011:

• Spanish Researchers Design a New TV Remote Control

Posted October 31, 2011:

• Technical Aptitude: Do Women Score Lower Because They Just Aren't Interested?
• Gecko-Inspired Tank Robot Scales Walls

Posted October 28, 2011:

• Mapping the Formation of an Underwater Volcano

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