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2017
CARNAC program to put robots in the pilot's seat
RE2 Robotics will leverage its robotic manipulation expertise, demonstrated in products like the Highly Dexterous Manipulation System (pictured), to develop a drop-in robotic system that can fly a plane like a human
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2017
Germ-Zapping Robot Can Completely Sanitize a Hospital Room Within 10 Minutes
A new robot is helping hospitals lower their risk of patient infections from deadly pathogens and multi drug resistant organisms.
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2017
New CubeSat propulsion system uses water as propellant
Most CubeSats don’t pack their own propulsion systems, instead hitchhiking into orbit aboard other satellite launches. Now, to make them more maneuverable, researchers have developed a system that would allow the mini satellites to safely propel themselve
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2017
Watch a Deep-Learning Bot Learn (and Fail) to Run
Deep learning taught this little guy to run, and they could teach real robots one day.
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2017
Pac-Man Like Microbots Can Capture and Transport Single Cells
A team of researchers developed a way to pre-program tiny structures to help transport things as small as one blood cell.
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2017
Fixed-wing drone lands on walls
We have seen fixed-wing drones pull off some impressive maneuvers, with versions that dive like a seabird, land like a perching bird and even using shape-shifting wings to soar through the air like one. But landing on and taking off from vertical surfaces
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2017
Autonomous wheelchairs arrive at Japanese airport
Passengers with limited mobility will soon be able to navigate airports
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2017
Ultra-thin material turns minor movements into electricity
In the future, we might overcome anxiety about a dying phone battery by doing a few star jumps. Researchers are developing an ultra-thin device that can generate electricity from motions as subtle as sitting down, opening up possibilities of clot
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2017
Hyperloop One passenger pod rides above the rails in first tube test
A few weeks back, Hyperloop One revealed a prototype of a pod that it hopes will eventually ferry passengers through near-vacuum tubes at around the speed of sound. Today, the company has announced the first successful tests of this futuristic capsule, in
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2017
MIT’s Cheetah 3 robot is built to save lives
MIT has created a new version of its famous Cheetah robot that is specially built for saving lives.
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