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A smart artificial hand for amputees merges user and robotic control
Scientists have successfully tested new neuroprosthetic technology that combines robotic control with users' voluntary control, opening avenues in the new interdisciplinary field of shared control for neuroprosthetic technologies. Read more here: http://bit.ly/2B5ePdG...
A robot conductor led a live orchestra performance
Just a month after humanoid robot Pepper conducted a Buddhist burial ceremony, a robo-contemporary has conducted the world-renowned Lucca Philharmonic orchestra alongside opera great Andrea Bocelli. Do robots need a heart to complete tasks of passion?...
This Robotic Mower Will Cut Your Lawn at Night
What would you give in exchange for a perfectly manicured lawn and get back some time on the weekend? Since robotic lawn mowers have hit the market, homeowners from all over the country have been eager to capitalize on the benefits offered by these new modern devices....
Companion Robots are Here, Just Don’t Fall in Love With Them
Interacting with Kuri, a robot set to hit the market in December, is at once fascinating, delightful, and puzzling. Kuri's creators call it a "companion robot," but this is no Furby. Kuri belongs to a new class of machines that actually are intelligent,...
Amazon Robotics Challenge 2017 won by Australian budget bot
The bot was designed from scratch to take part in 2017's Amazon Robotics Challenge and used a radically different design to past winners. Instead of building a robotic arm, the victors used a sliding mechanism that picked up products from above. The...
US Army wants helicopters to refuel at robotic pumps
Militaries regularly set up fueling stations at forward bases so that helicopters can get back to the fight as quickly as possible. However, requiring fuel crews creates huge risks and logistical headaches: you're sending people to a dangerous, isolated...
Girl Scouts can earn a bunch of new badges by building and programming robots
Pretty soon, the Girl Scouts may be as well known for prepping girls for careers in robotics and software coding as it is for its cookies. The American youth organization is expanding its STEM — science, technology, engineering and math — program. Soon the...
He brought Burundi’s first robotics team to the U.S. to inspire his country. Then, the teens disappeared.
Outside Bujumbura International Airport in the capital city of Burundi, six teenagers bound for Washington D.C. to compete in an international robotics competition locked hands with parents and relatives to pray one last time before boarding their flight....
How Did The Afghan All-Girl Team Do At The Robotics Competition?
At the last minute, the Afghan team did get visas. They waved their country's flag during the parade of nations at the event's opening ceremonies. And they showed off their robot. Like all the entries, it was designed to separate balls representing water...
Robots Are Replacing Workers Where You Shop
Wal-Mart and other large retailers, under pressure from Amazon, turn to technology to do workers’ rote tasks. More on this article...
Afghan Girls Eager to Start Robotics Competition
A girls robotics team from Afghanistan is now ready to take action in an international competition after facing visa issues. Teams from about 150 other countries are also competing in the event. More...
How do Isaac Asimov’s Laws of Robotics Hold up Today?
According to Asimov's laws, robots cannot harm humans or allow humans to be harmed. This law has been put to the test with multiple experiments; most outcomes didn't look too well. In one experiment, robots were told to save another robot if it got too...
Robotics Program Builds Functional R2-D2 Robots
What started as a project for a student at Idaho State University, turned into a dream for many Star Wars fans. It took eight weeks to construct the basic framework of the first R2-D2. Over the next two semesters, the students worked on the robot's...