http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/matter_energy/robotics/ Robots and Artificial Intelligence. From babybots to surprisingly accomplished robots, read all the latest news and research in robotics here. Full-text, images, free. en-us Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:05:01 EDT Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:05:01 EDT 60 http://www.sciencedaily.com/images/logosmall.gif http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/matter_energy/robotics/ For more science articles, visit ScienceDaily. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081008203111.htm If mere texting, talking, e-mailing and snapping pictures on mobile devices aren't enough to satisfy your data cravings, now there's the prospect of accessing and displaying 3-D virtual reality simulations and animations on them. New information architecture from researchers in Offenburg, Germany puts 3-D visualizations in the palm of your hand to make this possible. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081008203111.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081009144333.htm A UC San Diego engineer has revealed a new mode of propulsion based on how water snails create ripples of slime to crawl upside down beneath the surface. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081009144333.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081001094342.htm The future is a foreign country, and nowhere is it more foreign that the designs thrown up by a surge in robotics research. The feverish imagination and creativity of European robot scientists has led to dozens of robot designs, some bizarre, some beautiful, but all are inspired. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081001094342.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081007132507.htm Scientists have made the first functional optical links embedded in a flexible substrate. The links include optical waveguides, light sources, and detectors. With this technique, it becomes possible to make foils that sense changes in pressure. Such sensing, skin-like foils could be used for monitoring irregular or moving surfaces, e.g. in robots, pliable machinery, or as an artificial skin. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081007132507.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081007102843.htm New lightweight and portable robot is designed to perforate holes in large-scale aeronautic components, such as aircraft wing spars, during their assembly stage. The main innovation that the robot brings is its mobility – enabling the aircraft component being worked on to be fixed to its tool holder while the robot moves over the part. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081007102843.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081002103649.htm Scientists have reached back in time 115 million years to one of the most successful flying creatures in Earth's history -- the pterodactyl -- to conjure a robotic spy plane with next-generation capabilities. Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081002103649.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081003190820.htm The National Science Foundation Office of Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) has announced 12 grants for fiscal year 2008, awarding a total of $23,779,056 over four years to 54 investigators representing 20 institutions. Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081003190820.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081002172253.htm Researchers are developing a new robotic system to service more than 8,000 satellites now orbiting the Earth, beyond the flight range of ground-based repair operations. Currently, when the high-flying celestial objects malfunction -- or simply run out of fuel -- they become "space junk" cluttering the cosmos. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081002172253.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080924085549.htm Robots can take any shape or form and with the explosion in European research and development for every imaginable robot application, there are dozens of completely different designs. Why, then, do we remain fascinated by humanoid robots? Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080924085549.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080926194617.htm A Decagon designed thermal and electrical conductivity probe is mounted on the robotic arm of NASA's Phoenix Scout Lander, helping in the search for water on Mars. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080926194617.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080924151013.htm The use of a robot to assist with the most commonly performed weight-loss surgery appears to significantly lower a patient's risk of developing a rare but serious complication, according to a study published in the Journal of Robotic Surgery. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 05:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080924151013.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080924085551.htm Observers like Bill Gates believe that by 2025 we could have robots in every home. In labs across Europe, researchers are creating designs that could become the robo-butler of the future. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080924085551.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080922185547.htm A new kind of autonomous wheelchair under development can learn all about the locations in a given building, and then take its occupant to a given place in response to a verbal command. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080922185547.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080916154924.htm A pressure pulse through a pipeline can locate plugs, saving oil companies lots of money. Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080916154924.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080908201841.htm Researchers have developed technology enabling robots to obey Asimov’s golden rules of robotics: to do no harm to humans and to obey them. Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080908201841.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080902171117.htm Stanford computer scientists have developed an artificial intelligence system that enables robotic helicopters to teach themselves to fly difficult stunts by watching other helicopters. The result is an autonomous helicopter than can perform a complete airshow of complex tricks on its own. The airshow is an important demonstration of "apprenticeship learning," in which robots learn by observing an expert, rather than by having software engineers write instructions from scratch. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080902171117.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080901140921.htm Researchers have developed a special dashboard computer to act as a single conduit for all devices emerging in modern cars – GPS, mobile, PDAs, intelligent car technologies. It should mean a better, more relaxed and even safer driving experience. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080901140921.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080901090813.htm Long procedures require long fluoroscopy times with a serious amount of radiation for physician and personnel. The idea is that both the performance of procedures can be improved by robotic navigation systems and that the amount of complications can be reduced. At present two systems are extensively tested in cardiology: a robotic system that allows manipulating conventional catheters directly in the heart (Sensei, Hansen) and the Niobe (Stereotaxis) system that allows steering special magnetic catheters with the help of two large external magnets. Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080901090813.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080828220517.htm Researchers have come up with a control system that allows a robot to pick up on cues that the leader is about to turn, predict where it is going and follow it. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080828220517.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080825103537.htm For the first time in Michigan, a diseased kidney has been surgically removed at Henry Ford Hospital using highly sophisticated 3-D robotics through a single incision. Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080825103537.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080820081650.htm An international team of engineers is to develop mission-critical control software for future European robotic space missions, it has been announced. Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080820081650.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080818184251.htm Urologic surgeon have reported success using robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery to repair abnormal openings between the bladder and vagina known as fistulas. This type of fistula can result in frequent urinary tract infections and the leakage of urine from the vagina and can be mistaken for continence. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080818184251.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080813120749.htm Like a deep-sea bloodhound, Sentry -- the newest in an elite group of unmanned submersibles able to operate on their own in demanding and rugged environments -- has helped scientists pinpoint locations for two observation sites of a pioneering seafloor laboratory being planned off Washington and Oregon. Successful selection of the two sites is a crucial step in developing an extensive sensor network above and below the seafloor on the Juan de Fuca Plate. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080813120749.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080813102727.htm The first scientific mission with Sentry, a newly developed robot capable of diving as deep as 5,000 meters (3.1 miles) into the ocean, has been successfully completed. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080813102727.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080813175509.htm Researchers in the UK have developed a robot which is controlled by a biological brain formed from cultured neurons -- the first step to examine how memories manifest themselves in the brain, and how a brain stores specific pieces of data. The key aim is that eventually this will lead to a better understanding of development and of diseases and disorders which affect the brain such as Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, stoke and brain injury. Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080813175509.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080806194601.htm An algorithm for spam recognition inspired by the immune system will be presented at the first European conference on Artificial Life (ALIFE XI). Sat, 09 Aug 2008 14:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080806194601.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080807130913.htm Robots may be the solution for people with disabilities who are struggling to regain the use of their limbs. Sat, 09 Aug 2008 14:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080807130913.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080807082958.htm Today's growing third generation (3G) of mobile data services are only a taste of what is to come. Now, European researchers are paving the way to a world where ultra-fast internet access is available from every mobile device. Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080807082958.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080804190639.htm Researchers have uncovered new information about how we perceive fast moving, incoming objects -- such as tennis or cricket balls. The new research studies why the human brain has difficulty perceiving fast moving objects coming from straight ahead; something that should be a key survival skill. This has implications for understanding how sportspeople make decisions about playing a shot but could also be important for improving road safety and for the development of robotic vision systems. Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080804190639.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080805155626.htm A new low cost platform for swarm robotics research which makes it possible to produce robots for as little as £24 each is being presented at the first European conference on Artificial Life. Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080805155626.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080804190711.htm Robots in the military are no longer the stuff of science fiction. They have left the movie screen and entered the battlefield. Researchers report that the military goal is to have approximately 30% of the army be robotic forces by somewhere around 2020. Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080804190711.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080729075109.htm The field of robotics could be poised for a breakthrough, leading to a new generation of intelligent machines capable of taking on multiple tasks and moving out of the factory into the home and general workplace. The great success of robots so far has been in automating repetitive tasks in process control and assembly, yielding dramatic cuts in production, but the next step towards cognition and more human-like behaviour has proved elusive. It has been difficult to make robots that can truly learn and adapt to unexpected situations in the way humans can, while it has been equally challenging trying to develop a machine capable of moving smoothly like any animal. There is still no robot capable of walking properly without jerky slightly unbalanced movements. Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080729075109.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080717225057.htm A robot with empathy sounds like the stuff of sci-fi movies, but with the aid of neural networks researchers are developing robots in tune with our emotions. Feelix Growing is developing software empowering robots that can learn when a person is sad, happy or angry. Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080717225057.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080723114104.htm The dream of human-like robots is a step closer to reality with the recent creation of a human-like arm and hand controlled by an electronic 'brain' modeled on the human cerebellum. Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080723114104.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080722143659.htm Scientists studying interactions of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders with bubble-blowing robots confirm what has been widely reported anecdotally: that ASD children in many cases interact more easily with mechanical devices than with humans. The researchers are developing a "control architecture" which will tailor robot interactions to the specific needs of ASD children to help therapists treating their condition. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080722143659.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080715152306.htm Several snowmobiles navigated speedily over arctic ice and snow in Alaska's outback in late June. This scene might seem ordinary except that the recently unveiled snowmobiles are unmanned, autonomous, toy-size robots called SnoMotes -- the first prototype network of their kind envisioned to rove treacherous areas of the Arctic and Antarctic capturing more accurate measurements that will help scientists better understand what is causing the well-documented melting of ice in those regions. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080715152306.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080710113026.htm Who doesn't long for household help at times? Service robots will soon be able to relieve us of heavy, dirty, monotonous or irksome tasks. Research scientists have now presented a new generation of household robots, the "Care-O-bot 3." Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080710113026.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080708200658.htm When our PC goes on strike again we tend to curse it as if it was a human. The question is why and under what circumstances do we attribute human-like properties to machines and how are such processes manifest on a cortical level. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080708200658.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080707091915.htm Chemists in Japan report development of the world's first DNA molecule made almost entirely of artificial parts. The finding could lead to improvements in gene therapy, futuristic nano-sized computers, and other high-tech advances, they say.  Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080707091915.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080702172613.htm Researchers are developing a new in-car navigation system which informs motorists about traffic jams ahead and advises the driver of the best route for their journey before they reach the congestion. The 'Congestion Avoidance Dynamic Routing Engine' (CADRE) uses Artificial Intelligence to interpret live traffic information shared between vehicles fitted with a special GPS. Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080702172613.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080701113120.htm "TIGA," the new high-tech imaging center at the University of Heidelberg provides deep insights: a high-tech robot makes it possible for the first time to automatically reproduce and evaluate tissue slices only micromillimeters thick -- an important aid for researchers in understanding cancer or in following in detail the effect of treatment on cells and tissue. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080701113120.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080624123559.htm Industrial pipe systems are inaccessible and narrow. The pipes can be vertical and have junctions. Just as challenging, leakage points in the water system must be located, the condition of oil and gas pipelines must be checked and ventilation systems need to be cleaned. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080624123559.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080625073737.htm A computer science Ph.D. student can turn his face into a remote control that speeds and slows video playback. The proof-of-concept demonstration is part of a larger project to use automated facial expression recognition to make robots more effective teachers. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080625073737.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080624120000.htm Devices known as brain-machine interfaces could someday be used routinely to help paralyzed patients and amputees control prosthetic limbs with just their thoughts. Now researchers have taken the concept a step further, devising a way for computerized devices not only to translate brain signals into movement but also to evolve with the brain as it learns. Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080624120000.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080618114723.htm A research team is devising a robot that can get around by itself. Tartalo is able to identify different places and ask permission before going through a doorway. Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080618114723.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080619133111.htm The rapid convergence of social networks, mobile phones and global positioning technology has given engineers the ability to create something they call "virtual sticky notes," site-specific messages that people can leave for others to pick up on their mobile phones. Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080619133111.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080614081721.htm It is built in sparkling white and with a striking similarity to a real Formula 1 racer, but just a little bit smaller. Students of mechanical engineering at the D-MAVT recently unveiled their Formula student racer called "Maloja". Its preceding model "Albula" was present, too - converted into a hybrid racing car. In addition, a free-kick robot and a four-legged walking robot were presented. Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080614081721.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080612132840.htm University of Washington record-holding, ocean-observing robots that operate at sea for months at a time -- traveling thousands of miles at the behest of operators on land directing activities via a satellite phone network -- will be commercially produced by iRobot under a new licensing agreement. Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080612132840.htm