Robotics

Humility and Hubris in Science and Technology

Terry Newell | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Hubris, Science, Robotics, Humility, Technology, Nanotechnology, Genetic Engineering, Science News
Terry Newell

In April, researchers discovered that the dysbindin-1 gene may be linked to general cognitive ability. This was reported in scientific journals but its potential impacts were not seriously discussed.

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Learning to Be a Borg

Peter Bentley | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Robotics, Brain Computer Interface, Robots, Brain-Controlled Robotics, Computer Technology, Technology, Computers, Brain Waves, Science News
Peter Bentley

There's nothing like a bit of brain control to make people excited. They want to bring the benefits of mind-control to everyone. No more tapping on keyboards or moving mice. But for those of us lucky enough to have full control of our limbs and senses -- let's use them.

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Virtual Exploration, Virtually Everywhere

Jim Bell | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Space, Oceanography, Robotics, Space Exploration, Mining, Uavs, Telerobotics, Science News
Jim Bell

What surprised me in the symposium, however, is how much telerobotics and telepresence is being used today, right here on our own planet, enabling people to survey, explore, mine, and even kill from great distances.

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WATCH: Creepy Robot Watches You Like Something From Your Nightmares

Huffington Post | Chris C. Anderson | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Video, Gestural Interactive Automation, Gia Robot, Robotics, Gia, Robots, Emotion Robot, Interactive Robot, Robot, Technology News

G.I.A. (Gestural Interactive Automation) wants to be your robot friend. Created by Daniel Jay Bertner, his GIA robot sculpture is anchored to a wall a...

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Prince Edward To See Much Changed At School For Low-Income Students Since Great-Great Grandfather

AP | KATHY MATHESON | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Prince Edward Visit Girard College, Stem, Royal Family, Philadelphia School, King Edward VIII, Boarding School, School Fundraising, Education, School Budget, Girard College, Prince Edward, British Royal Family, Autumn Adkin Graves, Robotics, Low Income Students, Prince of Wales, STEM Education, Video, Education News

PHILADELPHIA -- When the future King Edward VII visited Girard College in 1860, the boarding school for underprivileged students served about 860 whit...

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Space Wealth

Craig K. Comstock | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Steven Hawking, Robotics, Asteroid Mining, Planetary Resources, Space Wealth, Space Mining, Crandall, Technology News
Craig K. Comstock

As the current brouhaha about asteroid mining shows, visionaries may toil quietly until famous or rich people decide to enact an idea.

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WATCH: Creepy Robot Has Human-Like 'Bones, Joints, Tendons'

Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Eccerobot, Video, Cognitive Science, Robotics, Anthropomimetic, Slidepollajax, Robots, Artificial Intelligence, Engineering, Science News

We may not be able to build a human-like replicant just yet, but robotics engineers have managed to create a machine man that's far more realistic tha...

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WATCH: Menacing Military Robot Attempts Amazing Athletic Feats

Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Robot Climb Stairs, Video, Uncanny Valley, Boston Dynamics, Robot Stairs, Robotics, Petman, Robots, Bigdog, Darpa, Creepy Robots, Science News

In the event of a zombie apocalypse, popular lore suggests building a moat to protect yourself—in the case of a robot rebellion, climbing a flight o...

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WATCH: Amazing 'Smart Sand' Automatically 'Clones' Any Object

Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Singularity, Robotics, Smart Pebbles, Video, Smart Sand, Clone Objects, 3D Printer, Electrical Engineering, Science News

By: InnovationNewsDaily Staff Published: 04/02/2012 04:39 PM EDT on InnovationNewsDaily Two MIT researchers are working on creating "smart ...

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Amazing Aquatic Drones Make Record-Setting Ocean 'Swim'

Posted 03.15.2012

Read More: Liquid Robotics, Wave Glider, Video, Mariana Trench, Robotics, Wave Power, Pacific Ocean, Ocean Robot, Robot, Science News

By: InnovationNewsDaily Published: 03/13/2012 05:43 PM EDT on InnovationNewsDaily Oceangoing robots have broken a distance record by reaching Hawa...

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WATCH: Robotic Cheetah Breaks Land Speed Record

Posted 03.07.2012

Read More: Cheetah, Running Robot, Video, Robo-Cheetah, Weird Science, Boston Dynamics, Boston Dynamics Cheetah, Robotics, Battlefield Robots, Darpa, Speed Record, Robot, Science News

By: InnovationNewsDaily Staff Published: 03/05/2012 05:37 PM EST on InnovationNewsDaily A cheetah robot funded by the U.S. military has broken t...

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WATCH: Robots Can Apply For Driver's Licenses In Nevada

HuffPost Weird News | David Moye | Posted 03.02.2012

Read More: Google Robo-Cars, Weird Cars, Weird Science, Robot Driver's Licenses, Nevada, Maureen Aladin, Weird Nevada, Google Robot Car, Nevada Robotic Cars, Video, Weird Sciene, Robotics, Robot Driver's License, Weird Photos & Videos, Robots, Robot Drivers, Robot Prius, Weird News News

Nevada allows gambling, prostitution and, now, robot driver's licenses. As of March 1, the state allows robot researchers to apply for a special li...

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WATCH: Robotic Fish, Real One Play Follow The Leader

| Posted 03.02.2012

Read More: Robot Fish, Robotics, Fish School, Video, Swarm Robotics, Fish, Robot, Science News

Call it the swimming equivalent of hypermiling. A new study finds that fish will follow a robotic leader—but only if it makes their own journey easi...

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WATCH: Amazing Robo-Copters Rock Spy Theme

Posted 03.01.2012

Read More: Helicopter, James Bond, Flying Robots, Video, Nano Quadrotors James Bond Theme, Viral Video, Grasp, Nano Quadrotors, University of Pennsylvania, James Bond Theme, Robotics, Robots, Science News

For such tiny devices, the autonomous drones known as "nano quadrotors" have made a very big splash. Not long ago we brought you video showing the tin...

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When Will Zoos Go Robotic?

Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Animal Cloning, Robot Zoo, Zoo Robot, Robotic Animals, Animal Robots, Zoo, Robotics, Zoology, Animals, Science News

By: InnovationNewsDaily Staff Published: 02/16/2012 11:38 PM EST on InnovationNewsDaily It's 2060, and you're planning to visit your grandkids...

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WATCH: Ball-Tossing Robot Shoots And...

Posted 02.16.2012

Read More: Robotic Arm, Cornell Robotics, Video, Creative Machines, Basketball Robot, Universal Jamming Gripper, Jeremy Lin, Robotics, Basketball, Robot Plays Basketball, Universal Gripper, Science News

It seems like everyone has a different theory for Jeremy Lin's meteoric rise to NBA fame, but recent research makes us think the secret of his success...

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Drone Attacks: When War Machines Work, and When They Don't

Todd Brewster | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Army Robotics, Drones Afghanistan, CIA Drones, Robotics, Big Dog Army Robot, Predator Drones, Drones Obama, Obama Drones, Politics News
Todd Brewster

New forms of weaponry give us a technical advantage that may be unbeatable on the battlefield, but even with such superiority the mission -- achieving a durable peace and a political result -- may remain elusive.

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WATCH: Scary 'Robo-Mule' Shows Tricks In Military Test

Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: ls3, Video, Military Technology, Big Dog, Boston Dynamics, Robo-Mule, Mule Robot, Robotics, Robot Mule, Bigdog, Darpa, Darpa Robot, ls3 Robot, Science News

By: InnovationNewsDaily Staff Published: 02/08/2012 12:00 PM EST on InnovationNewsDaily U.S. troops who carry as much as 100 pounds of gear coul...

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Art Fair Of The Future: Kinetica 2012

MutualArt | Posted 04.07.2012

Read More: Yaacov Agam, Electronic Arts, Art Meets Science, Light Art, Futuristic, Alexander Calder, Green Technology, Slidepollajax, New Media, Robotics, Kinetic Art, Kinetica-Art-Fair, Smarter Ideas, Arts News
MutualArt

Just one of the many stellar sights to behold at this year's Kinetica. "Liquid Space 6.0," by Daan Roosegarde, represented by Studio Roosegarde. ...

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New Robots' Icky Power Source Makes Them 'Self-Sustaining'

Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Human Waste Robot, Poop Powered Robot, Ecobot, Sustainable Robot, Clean Energy, Robotics, Ecobot-Iii, Bristol Robotics Laboratory, Space Robot, Robot, Video, Science News

By: Jeremy Hsu, InnovationNewsDaily Senior Writer Published: 02/03/2012 01:36 PM EST on InnovationNewsDaily Today's robots that fly, jump or roll ...

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WATCH: 11 Super-Creepy Almost-Human Robots

Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: Creepy Robot, Humanoid Robot, Computer Animation, Animatronic, Video, Android, 3D Animation, Uncanny Valley, Psychology, Robotics, Robot, Science News

Some humanoid robots now in development are so realistic that they make you wonder if some of your friends have circuit boards behind their faces. ...

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WATCH: Robots Playing Catch

| Peter Murray | Posted 03.29.2012

Read More: Dlr Robot, Video, Agile Justin, Rollin' Justin, Robotics, Dlr, Pitching Robot, Ball Throwing Robot, Robot, Science News

The gangly Agile Justin, ready to toss a ball to its robotic twin Rollin' Justin. Where was Agile Justin last year when we needed him to throw out th...

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How America Is Dumbing Down the Next Generation

Jacqueline Leo | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Smart Home, Smartphones, Robotics, Smart Car, Smarter Ideas, Artificial Intelligence, Technology News
Jacqueline Leo

My house and my car are getting smarter. After replacing a furnace, a water heater, a dishwasher, a car, and a coffee maker, I would give my house a B- on an IQ test. The problem is, the smarter our houses become, the more incompetent we become -- with impunity.

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Robot Snakes Could Save Your Life

Posted 01.20.2012

Read More: Video, Robot Technology, New Robots, Search and Rescue Technology, Robot Snakes, Robotics, Search and Rescue Robots, Robot Snakes Search and Rescue, Robots, Green-Technology, Green News

By Jeremy Hsu, InnovationNewsDaily Senior Writer: The German shepherd had sniffed his way through a 60-foot tunnel to reach the person trapped insi...

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Robobug Spies, First Responders: Coming Soon?

Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Robot Insect, Cockroach Spy, Video, Military, Cyborg Insect, Biochemistry, Cockroach, Robotics, Cyborg Cockroach, Insect Spy, Darpa, Science News

Some call them robobugs, others insect cyborgs. No matter what, scientists have been pushing hard to outfit bugs with tiny electronic sensors--saying ...

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