TechAndComputer (Aug. 6, 2010) Wielding two claws, a motor and a tail that swings like a grandfather clock's pendulum, a small robot named ROCR ("rocker") scrambles up a carpeted, 8-foot wall in just over 15 seconds -- the first such robot designed to climb efficiently and move like human rock climbers or apes swinging through trees.
"While this robot eventually can be used for inspection, maintenance and surveillance, probably the greatest...
TechAndComputer (Aug. 6, 2010) Wielding two claws, a motor and a tail that swings like a grandfather clock's pendulum, a small robot named ROCR ("rocker") scrambles up a carpeted, 8-foot wall in just over 15 seconds -- the first such robot designed to climb efficiently and move like human...
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- 05 August 2010
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Out of the gait: Robot ranger sets untethered 'walking' record at 14.3 miles
- 22 July 2010
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TechAndComputer (July 23, 2010) The loneliness of the long-distance robot: A Cornell University robot named Ranger walked 14.3 miles in about 11 hours, setting an unofficial world record at Cornell's Barton Hall early on July 6. A human -- armed with nothing more than a standard remote control for toys -- steered the untethered robot.
Ranger navigated 108.5 times around the indoor track in Cornell's Barton Hall -- about 212 meters per lap, and...
TechAndComputer (July 23, 2010) The...
Ranger navigated 108.5 times around the indoor track in Cornell's Barton Hall -- about 212 meters per lap, and...
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Next generation surgical robots: Where's the doctor?
- 20 July 2010
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TechAndComputer (July 20, 2010) As physician-guided robots routinely operate on patients at most major hospitals, the next generation robot could eliminate a surprising element from that scenario -- the doctor.
Feasibility studies conducted by Duke University bioengineers have demonstrated that a robot -- without any human assistance -- can locate a man-made, or phantom, lesion in simulated human organs, guide a device to the lesion and take...
TechAndComputer (July 20, 2010) As...
Feasibility studies conducted by Duke University bioengineers have demonstrated that a robot -- without any human assistance -- can locate a man-made, or phantom, lesion in simulated human organs, guide a device to the lesion and take...
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Researchers use robot to determine how human strangers develop trust
- 07 July 2010
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TechAndComputer (July 10, 2010) What can a wide-eyed, talking robot teach us about trust?
A lot, according to Northeastern psychology professor David DeSteno, and his colleagues, who are conducting innovative research to determine how humans decide to trust strangers -- and if those decisions are accurate.
The interdisciplinary research project, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), is being conducted in collaboration with Cynthia...
TechAndComputer (July 10, 2010) What...
A lot, according to Northeastern psychology professor David DeSteno, and his colleagues, who are conducting innovative research to determine how humans decide to trust strangers -- and if those decisions are accurate.
The interdisciplinary research project, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), is being conducted in collaboration with Cynthia...
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Thermal-powered, insect-like robot crawls into microrobot contenders' ring
- 02 July 2010
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TechAndComputer (July 6, 2010) Robotic cars attracted attention last decade with a 100-mile driverless race across the desert competing for a $1 million prize put up by the U.S. government.
The past few years have given rise to a growing number of microrobots, miniaturized mobile machines designed to perform specific tasks. And though spectators might need magnifying glasses to see the action, some think the time has come for a microrobotics...
TechAndComputer (July 6, 2010) Robotic...
The past few years have given rise to a growing number of microrobots, miniaturized mobile machines designed to perform specific tasks. And though spectators might need magnifying glasses to see the action, some think the time has come for a microrobotics...
TechAndComputer (July 6, 2010) Robotic...