MILITARY TECH
Are Unmanned Fighters Ready for Combat?
January 29, 2009 05:40 AM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
At a muddy test track in Grand Prairie, Texas, 13 miles west of Dallas, the robot is winning. It has climbed on top of a sedan, its 2.5-ton bulk propped on the crumpled roof. The car never stood a chance.
Are Unmanned Fighters Ready for Combat?
January 29, 2009 05:40 AM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
At a muddy test track in Grand Prairie, Texas, 13 miles west of Dallas, the robot is winning. It has climbed on top of a sedan, its 2.5-ton bulk propped on the crumpled roof. The car never stood a chance.
MEDICAL ROBOTICS
Medical robotics expert explores the human-machine interface
January 29, 2009 05:33 AM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
Jacob Rosen is developing a wearable robotic "exoskeleton" that could enable a person to lift heavy objects with little effort. It's a bit like the robotic armor that has long been a staple of futuristic battle scenes in science fiction books and movies. But what excites Rosen is the device's potential to help people disabled by stroke or degenerative diseases.
Medical robotics expert explores the human-machine interface
January 29, 2009 05:33 AM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
Jacob Rosen is developing a wearable robotic "exoskeleton" that could enable a person to lift heavy objects with little effort. It's a bit like the robotic armor that has long been a staple of futuristic battle scenes in science fiction books and movies. But what excites Rosen is the device's potential to help people disabled by stroke or degenerative diseases.
ACADEMIC RESEARCH
Robots Show That Brain Activity Is Linked To Time As Well As Space
January 29, 2009 12:29 AM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
Humanoid robots have been used to show that that functional hierarchy in the brain is linked to time as well as space. Researchers from RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Japan, have created a new type of neural network model which adds to the previous literature that suggests neural activity is linked solely to spatial hierarchy within the animal brain.
Robots Show That Brain Activity Is Linked To Time As Well As Space
January 29, 2009 12:29 AM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
Humanoid robots have been used to show that that functional hierarchy in the brain is linked to time as well as space. Researchers from RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Japan, have created a new type of neural network model which adds to the previous literature that suggests neural activity is linked solely to spatial hierarchy within the animal brain.
ENTERTAINMENT TECH
New Musical Instrument Drums Up YouTube Hit
January 29, 2009 12:03 AM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
A video of a new musical instrument created by a Queen’s University Belfast student has attracted over one million hits on the internet. PhD student Peter Bennett (26) from Stevenage, England, made the video to demonstrate the BeatBearing - his electronic musical instrument that uses ball bearings to create different drum patterns.
New Musical Instrument Drums Up YouTube Hit
January 29, 2009 12:03 AM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
A video of a new musical instrument created by a Queen’s University Belfast student has attracted over one million hits on the internet. PhD student Peter Bennett (26) from Stevenage, England, made the video to demonstrate the BeatBearing - his electronic musical instrument that uses ball bearings to create different drum patterns.
MILITARY TECH
Robot Mine Sweeper Gets Help From Clue Game Strategies
January 28, 2009 12:22 AM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
A newly developed mathematical model that figures out the best strategy to win the popular board game CLUE© could some day help robot mine sweepers navigate strange surroundings to find hidden explosives.
Robot Mine Sweeper Gets Help From Clue Game Strategies
January 28, 2009 12:22 AM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
A newly developed mathematical model that figures out the best strategy to win the popular board game CLUE© could some day help robot mine sweepers navigate strange surroundings to find hidden explosives.
MEDICAL ROBOTICS
Bionic hand gives student new lease on life
January 21, 2009 04:35 AM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
A student who lost his left hand in a car accident has been fitted with the world's most advanced prosthetic limb. Evan Reynolds has been given a new lease of life by the fully functional artificial replacement. The sports biology student at University of the West of England (UWE), in Bristol, was the second person in Britain to be fitted with the advanced i-LIMB hand.
Bionic hand gives student new lease on life
January 21, 2009 04:35 AM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
A student who lost his left hand in a car accident has been fitted with the world's most advanced prosthetic limb. Evan Reynolds has been given a new lease of life by the fully functional artificial replacement. The sports biology student at University of the West of England (UWE), in Bristol, was the second person in Britain to be fitted with the advanced i-LIMB hand.
MEDICAL ROBOTICS
Busted Spine-Discs? Researchers Are Growing New Ones, Bioengineering Intervertebral Discs
January 18, 2009 04:19 PM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
Each year, 40 to 60 percent of American adults suffer from chronic back pain. For patients diagnosed with severe degenerative disc disease, neurosurgeons must perform surgery called discectomy — removing the IVD — followed by a fusion of the vertebrate bones to stabilize the spine. Even after all that effort, the patient's back will likely not feel the same as before their injury.
Busted Spine-Discs? Researchers Are Growing New Ones, Bioengineering Intervertebral Discs
January 18, 2009 04:19 PM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
Each year, 40 to 60 percent of American adults suffer from chronic back pain. For patients diagnosed with severe degenerative disc disease, neurosurgeons must perform surgery called discectomy — removing the IVD — followed by a fusion of the vertebrate bones to stabilize the spine. Even after all that effort, the patient's back will likely not feel the same as before their injury.
ACADEMIC RESEARCH
Carnegie Mellon Engineering Researchers To Create Speech Recognition In Silicon
January 18, 2009 07:59 AM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
Carnegie Mellon University's Rob A. Rutenbar is leading a national research team to develop a new, efficient silicon chip that may revolutionize the way humans communicate and have a significant impact on America's homeland security.
Carnegie Mellon Engineering Researchers To Create Speech Recognition In Silicon
January 18, 2009 07:59 AM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
Carnegie Mellon University's Rob A. Rutenbar is leading a national research team to develop a new, efficient silicon chip that may revolutionize the way humans communicate and have a significant impact on America's homeland security.
MEDICAL ROBOTICS
Scientists invent robot suit to help you Weed the Garden
January 14, 2009 01:45 AM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
With gardening becoming increasingly popular thanks to the credit crunch any help with the digging and weeding is to be welcomed. To that effect Japanese scientists have come up with a robot suit designed to help with tilling the soil. The only problem is it might give whoever's trying to put it on a bad back never mind what the neighbors will say.
Scientists invent robot suit to help you Weed the Garden
January 14, 2009 01:45 AM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
With gardening becoming increasingly popular thanks to the credit crunch any help with the digging and weeding is to be welcomed. To that effect Japanese scientists have come up with a robot suit designed to help with tilling the soil. The only problem is it might give whoever's trying to put it on a bad back never mind what the neighbors will say.
ENTERTAINMENT TECH
Robots Created That Develop And Display Emotions And Become Attached To Certain People
December 20, 2008 04:46 PM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
Robots that develop and display emotions as they interact with humans, and become attached to them, will be exhibited at the ICT’08 event organized by the European Commission in Lyon next week. Dr Lola Cañamero, of the University of Hertfordshire’s School of Computer Science, is co-ordinating a European project which is developing robots that are capable of growing emotionally, responding to humans and of expressing their own emotional states as they interact with people.
Robots Created That Develop And Display Emotions And Become Attached To Certain People
December 20, 2008 04:46 PM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
Robots that develop and display emotions as they interact with humans, and become attached to them, will be exhibited at the ICT’08 event organized by the European Commission in Lyon next week. Dr Lola Cañamero, of the University of Hertfordshire’s School of Computer Science, is co-ordinating a European project which is developing robots that are capable of growing emotionally, responding to humans and of expressing their own emotional states as they interact with people.
ACADEMIC RESEARCH
Robots Designed To Save Lives Of Construction Workers
December 20, 2008 04:38 PM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
The Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory (RoMeLa) of the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech won the grand prize at the 2008 International Capstone Design Fair with a trio of pole-climbing serpentine robots designed to take the place of construction workers tasked with dangerous jobs such as inspecting high-rises or underwater bridge piers.
The autonomous robots are designed to climb scaffolding and buildings by wrapping around a poll or beam and then rolling upward via an oscillating joint motion. Using built-in sensors and cameras, the robots would then inspect the structures or handle other dangerous tasks now done by humans, said Dennis Hong, director of Virginia Tech’s Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory and the faculty adviser on the project.
Robots Designed To Save Lives Of Construction Workers
December 20, 2008 04:38 PM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
The Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory (RoMeLa) of the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech won the grand prize at the 2008 International Capstone Design Fair with a trio of pole-climbing serpentine robots designed to take the place of construction workers tasked with dangerous jobs such as inspecting high-rises or underwater bridge piers.
The autonomous robots are designed to climb scaffolding and buildings by wrapping around a poll or beam and then rolling upward via an oscillating joint motion. Using built-in sensors and cameras, the robots would then inspect the structures or handle other dangerous tasks now done by humans, said Dennis Hong, director of Virginia Tech’s Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory and the faculty adviser on the project.
ACADEMIC RESEARCH
Virtual Electrical Laboratory Lends A Helping Hand To Students With Disabilities
December 09, 2008 01:17 PM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
Engineers and scientists spend countless hours learning in the classroom and poring over academic journals, but nothing compares to the training they receive in the laboratory. Hands-on education allows them to experience the backbone of engineering and science--conducting experiments, testing hypotheses, learning from their mistakes, and reaching their own conclusions.
Virtual Electrical Laboratory Lends A Helping Hand To Students With Disabilities
December 09, 2008 01:17 PM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
Engineers and scientists spend countless hours learning in the classroom and poring over academic journals, but nothing compares to the training they receive in the laboratory. Hands-on education allows them to experience the backbone of engineering and science--conducting experiments, testing hypotheses, learning from their mistakes, and reaching their own conclusions.
ACADEMIC RESEARCH
Robots Learn To Predict Where Their Leader Is Going, And Follow Along
December 09, 2008 12:57 PM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
Whether driving on the highway or walking down the street, we pick up on both deliberate signals and unconscious cues to predict what other people are going to do and act accordingly. But robots have trouble following each other around, for example, when a leader turns a corner and disappears from sight.
Robots Learn To Predict Where Their Leader Is Going, And Follow Along
December 09, 2008 12:57 PM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
Whether driving on the highway or walking down the street, we pick up on both deliberate signals and unconscious cues to predict what other people are going to do and act accordingly. But robots have trouble following each other around, for example, when a leader turns a corner and disappears from sight.
MEDICAL ROBOTICS
Understanding Brain Tumor Growth Through Applying Weather Forecasting Technology
December 08, 2008 03:10 PM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
Researchers and students from St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center and Arizona State University's Math Department are applying weather forecast technology to model and track the growth patterns of brain tumors. The technology allows researchers to study various growth patterns of brain tumors and apply treatment parameters to determine the best option for patients. It will forecast how a patient's tumor may grow with different treatment scenarios, help physicians make a much more informed prognosis and be used as a patient consulting tool.
Understanding Brain Tumor Growth Through Applying Weather Forecasting Technology
December 08, 2008 03:10 PM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
Researchers and students from St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center and Arizona State University's Math Department are applying weather forecast technology to model and track the growth patterns of brain tumors. The technology allows researchers to study various growth patterns of brain tumors and apply treatment parameters to determine the best option for patients. It will forecast how a patient's tumor may grow with different treatment scenarios, help physicians make a much more informed prognosis and be used as a patient consulting tool.
SPACE EXPLORATION
Robot That Jumps Like A Grasshopper And Rolls Like A Ball Created For Space Exploration
December 06, 2008 06:28 PM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
The first robot that can jump like a grasshopper and roll like a ball could play a key role in future space exploration. The ‘Jollbot’ has been created by Rhodri Armour, a PhD student from the University of Bath. It’s hoped his creation, which can jump over obstacles and roll over smoother terrain, could be used for space exploration or land survey work in the future.
Robot That Jumps Like A Grasshopper And Rolls Like A Ball Created For Space Exploration
December 06, 2008 06:28 PM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
The first robot that can jump like a grasshopper and roll like a ball could play a key role in future space exploration. The ‘Jollbot’ has been created by Rhodri Armour, a PhD student from the University of Bath. It’s hoped his creation, which can jump over obstacles and roll over smoother terrain, could be used for space exploration or land survey work in the future.
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