Robotics articles

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  Manchester surgeons use 3D imaging to aid robotic surgery

  By Adi Robertson on April 2, 2012 04:01 pm + 1 comments

  A team at the Manchester Royal Infirmary has become the first in the UK to use 3D projections in a Continue reading…

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  Boston Dynamics' Sand Flea robot can jump 30ft into the air

  By Jamie Keene on March 28, 2012 01:35 pm + 22 comments

  Boston Dynamics has developed a robot capable of jumping up to 30ft from a standstill, with enough Continue reading…

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  NASA and GM team up for Robonaut-inspired cyborg glove

  By Andrew Webster on March 13, 2012 04:07 pm + 11 comments

  NASA and GM are working together on a robotic glove that can help make working with your hands a Continue reading…

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  Autonomous robot's navigational skills are based on slime mold

  By Adi Robertson on March 9, 2012 05:36 pm + 6 comments

  Self-directing robots are common, but most commercial versions are given the equivalent of a central Continue reading…

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  Microsoft releases Robotics Developer Studio 4 with Kinect support

  By Adi Robertson on March 8, 2012 04:29 pm + 4 comments

  Microsoft's Robotics Developer Studio 4, a freely downloadable framework for robot programming and Continue reading…

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  Navy's firefighting robot being tested in 2013, can now toss grenades

  By Andrew Webster on March 8, 2012 01:29 pm + 15 comments

  We first caught a glimpse of the Navy's robot firefighter during our look at Virgina Tech's Robotics Continue reading…

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  DARPA-funded Cheetah robot breaks land speed record for bots with legs

  By Andrew Webster on March 5, 2012 01:31 pm + 49 comments

  Cheetahs are the fastest animals on land, and now DARPA's Cheetah robot has become the fastest robot Continue reading…

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  A simple robot design with precise four-wheeled control

  By Adi Robertson on February 29, 2012 05:26 pm + 16 comments

  There are hundreds of different ways to make robots move, but computer security expert Michal Continue reading…

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  Hercule exoskeleton can help a regular human carry up to 220 pounds

  By Bryan Bishop on February 22, 2012 07:02 am + 19 comments

  When the French General Directorate for Armament wanted to develop an exoskeleton to aid humans in Continue reading…

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  Flat-pack flying Mobee microbots inspired by origami

  By Sam Byford on February 20, 2012 03:40 am + 8 comments

  Harvard University engineers have devised an origami-inspired technique for rapidly fabricating and Continue reading…