Category: Robots

Robot gives rare glimpse under Antarctic sea ice

An underwater robot has captured a rare glimpse beneath the Antarctic sea ice, revealing a colourful world filled with coconut-shaped sponges, dandelion-like worms, pink algae and spidery starfish. This undated screen grab taken from handout video received from the Australian Antarctic Division on December 21, 2016 shows a rare glimpse beneath the Antarctic sea ice, revealing a colourful world The Australian Antarctic Division took footage on a camera attached to a Remotely Operated Vehicle sent down by scientists through a small hole drilled in the ice as they recorded the acidity, oxygen, salinity and temperature of the seawater.

Four short links: 20 December 2016

Ingestible Origami Robot — The researchers tested about a dozen different possibilities for the structural material before settling on the type of dried pig intestine used in sausage casings. “We spent a lot of time at Asian markets and the Chinatown market looking for materials.”

Four short links: 20 December 2016

Ingestible Origami Robot — The researchers tested about a dozen different possibilities for the structural material before settling on the type of dried pig intestine used in sausage casings. “We spent a lot of time at Asian markets and the Chinatown market looking for materials.”

LG Electronics to unveil service aid robot and new OLED at CES

South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. will unveil its self-developed guide robot at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to showcase its prowess in converging artificially intelligence and Internet of Things. LG which has been grooming and applying computer deep learning technologies on home appliances will deploy guide and cleaning robots at the Incheon International Airport from next year, a company official said.

NASA’s far-flung space robots keep findings signs of water

Robotic explorers have found signs of long-lost water on Mars and extensive ice still present on the dwarf planet Ceres – evidence that water truly is almost everywhere we look. The results were announced last week at the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union – the world’s largest gathering of Earth and space scientists.

Gen-next toys may be controlled by your thoughts

Some of the most popular toys on the children’s list to Santa on Christmas eve like remote-operated cars, helicopters and toy robots may soon be controlled via a headset using the power of thoughts, scientists say. Researchers from the University of Warwick in the UK have developed a technology which allows electronic devices to be activated using electrical impulses from brain waves, by connecting our thoughts to computerised systems.

Tape-Head Robot Listens to the Floor

We were just starting to wonder exactly what we’re going to do with our old collection of cassette tapes, and then along comes art robotics to the rescue! Russian tech artist [::vtol::] came up with another unique device to make us smile . This time, it’s a small remote-controlled, two-wheeled robot.

Scalextric could start making thought-controlled cars

Scientists said the next generation of Scalextric sets, remote controlled cars and helicopters, along with toy robots, will be mind controlled. They say the must-have gifts of the future will come with sensors in headsets that receive ‘brain waves’ and feed them into electrical circuits.

Scientific kids tackle wild hog population dilemma

In a hut tucked away in the woods of northwestern Pike County, a group of young scientists is studying ways to stop a threat of nationwide proportions – wild hogs. The children – Nicholas Davis, 11, Daniel Holifield, 10, sister Sarah, 11, and Seth Russell, 10 – are members of FIRST Lego League.

Able Were We Before We Became Abel:

OUR AUTOMATED FUTURE : How long will it be before you lose your job to a robot? Economic history suggests that this basic pattern will continue, and that the jobs eliminated by Watson and his ilk will be balanced by those created in enterprises yet to be imagined–but not without a good deal of suffering. If nearly half the occupations in the U.S. are “potentially automatable,” and if this could play out within “a decade or two,” then we are looking at economic disruption on an unparalleled scale.

Medical Robotics Market Forecasted to grow at a CAGR of 21.43% during 2016 – ” 2021F

DALLAS, TEXAS, UNITED STATES, December 16, 2016 / EINPresswire.com / — A comprehensive research report titled “Global Medical Robotics Market : Analysis By Region, By Country ” created through extensive primary research and secondary research, presents the analysis of the global Medical Robot market and has been segmented By Robot ; By Region and By Country . Market for medical robots is growing steadily on account of the rising number old people, neurological related diseases, such as stroke, etc.

The Navy’s New Robot Boats Swarm the Enemy on Their Own

Autonomous vehicles have infiltrated much of the military, from airborne surveillance to all manner of ground-based operations. But the Navy remains a mostly human-controlled operation – with the demand for robotic tech focused on conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, it simply hasn’t trickled down to aquatic operations yet.

Magic Leap: Our Product Is Not Over-Hyped

Rony Abovitz, CEO of the secretive virtual reality startup Magic Leap, took to Twitter on Thursday to defend claims that his company is overhyping its flagship product, a powerful VR headset indistinguishable from everyday sunglasses. In a series of often-humorous tweets, Abovitz hinted that his company had experienced issues with early prototypes, but refuted a report from The Information this week that claimed Magic Leap may have “oversold” what its headset can do.

Trump Has Already Betrayed The Working Class

They voted for him in droves. In a remarkable political shift, the white working class who have seen their wages decline over decades thanks to shameless pandering to Wall Street and big business by both political parties, finally gave up on the Democrats and threw their lot in with billionaire businessman Donald Trump.

Spacewalking astronauts upgrade station with new batteries

NASA reported that all three lithium-ion batteries were up and running, a successful start to the space agency’s long-term effort to upgrade the aging solar power system. Before venturing out, Commander Shane Kimbrough and Peggy Whitson got a hand from a robot that took care of most of the grunt work – Dextre, a hulking machine with 11-foot arms.

News Spotlight — Genre Books and Media: a column by Sandy Auden

Two exciting new series begin for science fiction and fantasy fans alike: Tony Ballantyne introduces us to the robot infested planet of Penrose as it descends into war in Twisted Metal ; and Juliet McKenna takes us behind the scenes of Irons in the Fire as rebellion causes chaos in the dukedoms of Lescar. Tony Ballantyne’s science fiction stories are always thoughtful, layered and fun.