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Harvard’s robotic insects fly for the first time

, May 2nd 2013 Discuss [1]

...for some and paranoia for others - robot insects, which are about the... week the first flight of robotic insects in a Harvard lab... grad student Pakpong Chirarattananon. The robot measured in at half the... first controlled flight of a robot as small as an insect...

Festo shows off BionicOpter robotic dragonfly in video demonstration

, Apr 1st 2013 Discuss [1]

Festo has created a fascinating robotic BionicOpter dragonfly that has a semi-...an appealing - and relatively difficult - subject for robotics. A dragonfly can move its two ...are adjustments for flight vibrations, and the robot is designed to be operational in...

Bank of Canada reveals polymer note decked out with robot arms

, Apr 30th 2013 Discuss [1]

... ever issued, but the lesser denomination also features Canada's awesome robot arms and was unveiled in part by Commander Chris Hadfield of...The $5 note features a picture of Canadarm2 and Dextre, robotic arms that were used in part to construct and further ...

Scientists create artificial skin capable of feeling

, Apr 26th 2013 Discuss [2]

... as scientists attempt to create robots that are able to assist... of situations. One thing that robots need to be able to... a step forward in allowing robots and other machines to mimic... technology could be used in robotics, human computer interfaces, and other...

Lego Mindstorms EV3 set to invade classrooms

, Apr 24th 2013 Discuss [1]

...Lego has announced that their new Mindstorms EV3 robotic sets will be set for classroom use... allow you to build different kinds of robots that you can control with an app... through the process of building a Mindstorms robot. Kits start at $340, and they're...

Apple in court over Siri patent infringment claim

, Mar 27th 2013 Discuss [11]

... says that Siri infringes on its "Xiao i Robot" software that it had patented back in 2004...on the iPhone 4S in 2011. The i Robot software does exactly the same thing as ...responding to the user's commands. Xiao i Robot, however, is available for both iOS and ...

Manned Mars missions in 20 years say space experts

, May 6th 2013 Discuss [6]

... NASA and the Jet Propulsion Lab used to deploy Curiosity, the robotic rover that has been drilling samples from the Martian surface. ... a little further, of course, though there'll likely be robotic missions before humans even leave Earth in order to test ...

Hexa drone is half-hexacopter, half-hexapod, 100% terrifying

, May 1st 2013 Discuss [0]

When the robots finally come to harvest us, they'll probably descend from the skies and then scuttle, spider-... horror of a six-bladed hexacopter and a 6-legged hexapod, the omnidirectional robot can either tackle terrain on-foot or take to the air to avoid ...

LearnFun and PlayFun defeat video games with computer knowledge

, Apr 15th 2013 Discuss [2]

... has presented a paper on the possibility of video games being beaten by robots. It's not quite that simple, but in essence, it's ... I know good and well I've sniped my own fair share of robots in Team Fortress 2 already. Bring on the Nintendo bots! PlayFun,...

Google I/O 2013 wrap-up: Expanding the Android Ecosystem

, May 18th 2013 Discuss [1]

... deal early, that is. This system is based on a choose-your-own-playlist system that also offers up smart selections from Google's robots - at the moment, it's both in-web and on Android, but not ready for iOS. This system is ready to roll for both...

Mars rover Opportunity breaks space driving distance record

, May 17th 2013 Discuss [0]

... 0.00028 miles per hour (roughly). Of course, 22 miles isn't long at all for us humans, but it's quite the trek for a robot. Based on these numbers, Curiosity hasn't even left the driveway yet. The new rover is just over a year old, but if NASA really ...

Angry Birds movie set for 2016 debut by Sony

, May 16th 2013 Discuss [0]

... He also served as vice president of production at Twentieth Century Fox Animation, and he also contributed to Horton Hears a Who and Robots, the former of which is a classic Dr. Seuss children's book. This will mark the first time that Angry Birds has ...
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