Early we have seen a pair of robotic effort to explore the Arctic and Antarctica, but they were all operated distance learning - in contrast to the SnoMote a new message to Georgia Tech can navigate, around him - even ice and snow. Boxes for the mini-sled-based SnoMotes can negotiate with each other and "offer" to the sites to investigate, and the navigation through microscopic cracks in the rankings terrain ice. The robots are not in Antarctica, but they are apparently handling simulations very well, and it is expected that teams from 40 to 50 of the machines-$ 10000, on the ice, the collection of data for the climate change models. Make sure - and the next thing you know, Antarctica is the flashpoint of the Revolution.

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Meny different humanoid robots have already made known Vstone presence in Japan, and it seems that now they are making their way here with a little help people of Texas-based KumoTek. They just announced their new line of KT series X-robots (apparently identical to Vstone of Robovie-X), including 13 KT-engine X-Lite, the engine 17-KT-X, and the engine 20 KT X-Gladiator, all of which are apparently aimed at the entire market and the price range of $ 990 to $ 1490. Like its Vstone coutnerpart, KT-X measure about 13 inches high, and can be controlled through a wireless PS2, but apparently it comes with the added advantage of education KumoTek the Robot PETS (Robots Promoting education in science) education system, which the company hopes to contribute to students in a broad career in robotics or mechanical.

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Israeli company Urban Aeronautics has published the first of a series of test flights to the Panda introduces a new unmanned aerial vehicle prototype, bringing us closer to what could be the ultimate medivac.

The Urban Aeronautics, already the mule and the X-Hawk drone in large, can be configured to primarily supplies, medical evacuation, the benefit for maintenance, taxi, instead of high-rescue, and perhaps the cleaning of the discs .

The technology is based on the "classic, the first measure the beginning of the year 1960" that the website of the companies. This model is based on two electric motors and can carry about 3 pounds of payload, it's enough to provide an organ transplant. The company's patented calmly, "rotorless" Fancraft technology promises to eliminate the risks associated with the helicopter. And the fact that they have a stable steady flight near walls, slopes, the son and other electrical and is able to land in all security in the fixed soon Sites May could mean that you have something to the fact that this now neglected space between the roofs and the streets. Well, if it can only turn to solar energy.

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Things are good for the Phoenix lander, which touched down on Mars at 4:53 pm on Sunday, May 25. NASA nerds reported a nearly perfect landing, with only spacebot inclined quarter of degree. In fact, they are arguing that the landing was "much smoother than any simulation test or who has never been done." Lander from the North Pole-place is measured at -106 degrees Fahrenheit and full of life to preserving the ice. Phoenix on March cold for 90 days, sniffing the ground and the search for Martian frozen, whatever form they take May. Now that March Oddyssey - one of its main communications uplinks -- Has risen above the lander, we have our first images, one of whom is above.

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This is not a little, like a good tip robots in connection with the advertising by the heart poundin on a Sunday. For your examination, Panasonic robot offered a small 7-inch robot by AA batteries EVOLTA who like to pass on a seven-clock cable increase of more than 1700 vertical easy walk to the Grand Canyon. Fine, we Panasonic, hemorrhoids last EVOLTA all in one - you can now stop the lovable little robot in the risk to consider.

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Wow, Phoenix lander is mere hours away from touch down on Mars, and NASA's blowing this thing. Not only do I become a live video feed from their side, but apparently Mission Control ops are liveblogging touchdown and the resulting alien encouners / total boring rock digging. Festivities kick off at around 6:00 PM ET, prepare to be stunned faces.

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All robot-builders certainly don't have any shortage of kits to choose from these days, but this new self-descriptive ROBO Builder set looks to be a good deal more complete than most and, compared to the norm, is somewhat more reasonably priced. You can combine three different robots (known as Dino, Huno and Dogy) on the basis of the robot, which seemingly everyone can be programmed with various activities, or simply by a computer or on the remote control. You can also use your choice black or transparent kits, this last, in some offer much higher break-dancing skills. It is also much more expensive, with a cost of 660000 won ($ 630) compared to 450,000 ($ 430) for the basic version black.

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Walking robots always surprised, but the "Flame" of the Delft University doctoral candidate Daan Hobbelen is what we love, a mega-breakthrough. In imitation, as the people under the Way Forward, was insanely robot is close to reality. Normally, the robots avid hiker energy proposals, but it is the first thing that an efficient and stable. Inside Flame are seven motors and a balance "organ" loaded with stability algorithms. By measuring each step, the robot fits the width position, speed and go on the road. In the end, the children, we are in search of the world's most advanced and efficient robot.

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Of course, he has before, but not by the idea of a robotic arm by a Wiimote less exciting, especially when the arm is actually felt. This ability is greatly facilitated by the fact that this new configuration was by a member of National Instruments, has exercised some of its LabVIEW and hardware specifically Bluetooth adapter to connect the poor to browse, a wrist (or Wiimote by the Buttons on the camera).

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Although proud of having everything that is not exactly that many characteristics such as robots, Grasshopper Bot inspired by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology is apparently enough to claim a robot, the top of the jump record, he could enter the hand to jump 27 times his own height. This was with the help of a machine, originally designed to handle the vibrations a pager unit, which in this case the winds of two metal springs, which ultimately liberate and in the spring Bot 5 cm high in the air. What if he did not have all the resources to manage itself, or even land on his feet just yet, the scientists behind the finally offered hope that some solar cells, sensors and a microprocessor, what they say could one day enable swarms of ' em explore in the disaster area, or even hop on their way to the surface of other planets.

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Almost all robots that we have seen recently have been targeted in carrying out human-like tasks or simply too adorable to scared, but SRI International wall-climbing robot is doing its best to save a little terror in the bot game, using something called "electro-accession" to cling to almost all building materials and climb with surprising speed. Electro-accession is relatively low, apparently power, and SRI researchers claim that bots can even climb walls are covered with dust or debris other.

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Of course, you can get a robot to mow lawns and nothing else, but what about those of us who hold for a humanoid robot that will put all our tools of the 20th century scrap ? Although this possibility is still quite out of the way, we can at least get a glimpse of our future possible on a comic-sized scale courtesy of the video after the break, which shows the Mega Dynamizer robot doing its thing with a reasonable efficiency - at least until he faces a doghouse. Of course, those who follow such things will recall that this is not the first time the family Dynamizer robots took on some decidedly man as activities, with a Mega Dynamizer his predecessors, having already proved its worth , Itself a relatively downhill skier.

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Although it is certainly not the first time that a robot surgeon, after the accession of new employees in a Canadian hospital, the history made, in Calgary. The doctors (human nature) have been able to use distance, an imaging and neuroArm remove a brain tumor in women of 21 years. Salué as the first procedure of this kind, the team has already taken a number of patients to receive surgery, hand and machine is given to his movements precise and delicate. Unfortunately for the poor, no wage increase (or extend holidays) is in sight.

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Most of the error-inspired robot to do a much better job of creeping us out, as he gave us the warm fuzzies, but this here Swashbot R / C robot from Crabfu is just too cute for words. It kind of looks like he in search of his little robot friends so they sing a song about slushies before nap while dragging a cinder block behind him. You know, cute.
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At first, we saw Asimo Honda conduct the Detroit Symphony, Toyota troubled team robots hopped a car with a bribe and liquidation bending and kicking a clear cry harmonic certain corporate thugs Japan. The group consists of a couple repurposed DJ robots and new partners Robots. While it is commendable, there is not enough ecstasy for us, not enough life, joy, kicks, darkness, music ... not enough night.
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We are not sure what now with the sudden outbreak of new EU and EC-funded robotics research, but we will not refuse the help, robotics kitchen, to say hello, then the cooperative by the people Robot Interaction System (CHRIS ) Project, the objective of a robot is able to safely work with the people. According to the researchers, this plan is "to develop the rules that we need, over the introduction of this high level of development in the service of the robots, in close cooperation with the People" and to this end have already built several prototypes and began to test the scenarios, like a robot how to react should a worker accidentally splashed water from the man with the warm soup, or, as the facial expressions and tones of voice. It is good for us - we are sure, an army deathbots can not cause damage to soup - but we will assure us of the population to chop, k?

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Rest assured, it is not the first or the last time you hear insects and mammals serve as a source of inspiration for the creatures robotic systems. Nevertheless, a recent MIT mechanical engineering course saw students craft bots that could handle "beaver-like tasks" such as "knocking down trees and gathering food in the form of street hockey balls" while fending off competitors in 45-second rounds. In addition, the EU funds SPARK company is looking for "development of a new architecture for mobile robot robot by the principles for the conduct of living creatures and based on the concept of self-organization." There is so much more material to your skin operating in the links below, just don't feed the mechs, okay?

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Stand Down Slowly, oh transport readers and the defenders of the meat, we get reports from Detroit that the handling of Stories ASIMO is not directly the human race to their misfortune. Instead, Yo-Yo Ma and that is safe, Detroit Symphony Orchestra concert of the compensation went smoothly, while the ASM a cool million dollars for the musical education of children Grosse Pointe. Of course, Honda-built robot was not as happy as he "entered" on his way back through the parking garage.

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Why is this child so happy? This is because it takes the constituency RINGBO robot by the horns! See its joy, as the cruises a set of time, an extravagant 2MPH? Hey, it has lasted only six hours to save costs. RINGBO by the Cor-like joysticks, and we can only hope that the front panel includes an infrared receiver - that is the parents about the time of joy, as they take the children to their direction. RINGBO by Airrobot this week Koreannovation Trade Show in New York, so we will not fail to bring our offspring, as he did for children aged 2-3 and up to 66lbs. We simply want to know two things: how, and you can cheat the 66lb weight limit? Maybe just a little? C'mon. You want your mind completely blown? Watch video bellow.

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Poker May as the "game of Champions" here in the U.S., but also in other parts of the world Mahjong holds this title. It is therefore hardly surprising that his own version of "Ideal" We have already mentioned.

"Automatic Mahjong Table" mixture tiles, which are channelled into a centre of unity, and miraculously students in the lines well stacked against every player. (See the video below.) There is even a laundry dryer, which is still in ras from the surface of the table, until a button is pressed, grow the action as a mixer.

Like so many products from Asia, but we recommend not on the basis printed. As Purple Pion Note the table describing the product says: "The support of English language."

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Maybe our challenges robo-talk about our respective stories: The Americans have the last years of intelligent vehicles drive through vast desert, but more in Europe, scientists and technicians are in the process of preparation for this autumn Microtransat that the machinery must be sailing on the Atlantic with only the wind and artificial intelligence. The race, as proof of a long-term concept of the Autonomous lake vessels scientists, the, uh, robots three months.

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At a Friday evening preview of the Roboexotica event in San Francisco, which will take place on Saturday, Simone Davalos' cocktail robot "El Espanol Baracho" is her special elixir to a Spanish coffee. Roboexotica, the target has taken place a decade in Vienna , Austria, and is visiting San Francisco, is an exhibition of robots to mix and serve cocktails.

SAN FRANCISCO - Since I was one of the first people to arrive Friday evening for a preview of this weekend's cocktail robot exhibition here, I went to the first drink.

David Calkins, one of the organisers of the San Francisco version of Roboexotica - an event that was held in Vienna, Austria, in a decade - had set his robots, Chapek, exactly, she was ready, asked me to say that Machine, what I wanted to drink.

This was, of course, Calkins had ended Chapek ready to go.

"Let's see whether it up and exploded," he said, "it has in the past."

He flicked a switch and Chapek was ready.

"Hey," he said, satisfied. "It was not so."

Chapek, named after Karel Capek, coined the term "robot" is a small robot with a mischievous face, wiry metal weapons, and an attached control box, where you say what kind of cocktail you want to mix it up and you.

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After what we have seen, the British army is enough warning to the work of its robotics. It appears to be mechanical are not enough, however, that the British Ministry of Defence has the first Grand Challenge, "the participants encouraged their ideas into prototypes for the army of machines may be in the urban environment." The six finalists were selected, each received around $ 600000 to build their contraptions, and August, we will see, without a stroller, analyse, a man of movements, car-driven, by remote control small camera and helicopters used appreciation for the missions. Better yet, these creations not only on certain propped glossy display - oh no, they take part in a simulation of the battle in Copeland Hill Down, with even more loot and an enviable trophy on the line.

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Ever is the spirit tesla coils, your dinner, simply press the humanoid your own. It appears that the creature you see above, has been contracted, learning algorithms that allow it to repeat that the actions learn. Ensuring ask if anyone has denied that this entirely Critter just learn a segmentation of more than ham? Stay strong, the children - from video after the break.
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This may be the best way to provide drinks, because the "Flying Barstool".

Radio-controlled cooler can be a substitute poolside cabana boy and you will not even give it a reminder. We suggest that only sealed containers, but not any fruit flavor drinks, can easily spread their umbrellas.

There are other drawbacks: the cooler held just six drinks and a range of only 30 feet, according to geekalerts, so that your guests will have to stay at a reasonable near you like it or not, it. But if you take the team a beer for the Roomba-expected, the supply is limited, only the ability, your refrigerator.

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These little guys I thought: what is the least important of a gadget?

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We know that you love swarmed the millennium bug bot Although we do, of course, we are pleased to introduce the project BAE Systems mast other days. Fortunately, the military contracting companies do not simply stay in the photo, to intimidate the living daylights out of humanity, they also created a real cheesy, but deeply frightening to the video with them. A Glimpse of days to enjoy network control / shredding guitar for the future after the war, to break - not to say that we did not warn you.

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Most of the squirrels on our university campuses was a large-scale, super-smart small mammals were best dealt with by the alert, avoid, but it looks like New Hampshire, University Professor Sarah partan are taking the opposite approach, the use of Robot squirrel named as the "Rocky" interaction with the local rodents close. Rock is to control the wireless from a laptop computer, and can effectively move his tail and body to communicate with other squirrels, and squirrels play pre-recorded noise from the built-in speaker. The goal is to study how the animals communicate, it looks like a good rock - the local squirrels, seem to respond to him, just like any other. This is a very impressive to build, operate and transfer (or very weak, squirrels, depending on your point of view), but we are only waiting for partan and her team found an alarming fact: squirrels They are really learning.

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A village in England, the host, a robot cache to cache exercise next month, when 11 teams from the private companies and universities in the competition for "sniffer" elite shooters, bombs on the roadside, and other dangers by all Real-time images to a job in the command structure.

The Grand Challenge MOD, as it is called, is like the British Ministry of Defence with his counterparts from the United States DARPA challenges, with the exception of its robot soldiers, who are in competition, one against the other robots instead of cars.

The goal is to promote the development of small teams of robots capable of screening and to warn the troops in potentially dangerous surprises on the battlefield urban development. The robots must autonomously negotiate complex, an unknown terrain, and the space required to locate urban threats. The resulting points are depending on the number of threats discovered in an hour. The points will be lost if a team has on the remote control to its intention robot at any time.

A team Stellar Consortium, uses two drones with thermal, visual and radar sensors to monitor the village. The data are then used a small robot on the grounds.

The Swarm Systems Team covering eight batteries, GPS guidance, Frisbee-size, propeller-engine air vehicles (MAVs) called "Owl". These robots in the air and steady flight of birds, like the arrows at the same time communicate with another and a base station with Wi-Fi

The highest number of points team gets a shot at a lucrative contract MOD and a chance to see his system working in Afghanistan or in southern Iraq.

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You enjoy the small groups, the spider robot insectoids swarmed all over your house, car, or who » If you answered "Yes," you are going to love what BAE Systems is cooking. The company recently received the injection of 38 million U.S. dollars from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, to fund micro-autonomous systems and technology (mast) consortium, a group of scientists and researchers insists on the development of "autonomy, multi-functional small gathering of intelligence Collection of the robot can operate, can not enter or the risk to humans. " Of course, this note (and the accompanying photos directly from PUI) does not give you the impression that no matter who came up with this really like the minority report, but will not make you feel safe at night do not know swarm of metal Spiders are looking for you to do » No » Ah, strange.

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