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11/22/10 — Speaking in Moscow, the head of Russia’s Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), Anatoly Perminov, said the launch of an unmanned lander to Phobos, one of the moons of Mars, is scheduled for October 2011. The Phobos-Grunt spacecraft will be sent to the surface of Phobos, and then return to the…
11/12/10 — Few NASA projects in recent years have captured the public’s attention like the Mars rovers. Now researchers are hoping the chance to design a future rover may capture university students’ interest. NASA and the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) in Hampton, Va., have launched a new planetary rover engineering…
11/09/10 — About eight months before the NASA rover Curiosity touches down on Mars in August 2012, the mission’s science measurements will begin much closer to Earth. The Mars Science Laboratory mission’s Radiation Assessment Detector, or RAD, will monitor naturally occurring radiation that can be unhealthful if absorbed by living organisms.…
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11/01/10 — Evolution: With advances in battery and miniaturized motor technologies several multi rotor copters have been introduced, essentially based on hobbyist kits and equipped with a retail digital camera for basic aerial photography or video. Aging power grids and new wind parks are just two emerging markets that demand a sturdy…
10/04/10 — MassTLC is working with Partners HealthCare’s Connected Health Symposium to look at how Robotics is impacting healthcare and improving the lives of patients. This pre-symposium executive summit features a keynote by iRobot CEO Colin Angle and will explore a full range of robotics applications in healthcare from robotics in…
09/16/10 — The rover Curiosity, which NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory mission will place on Mars in August 2012, has been rolling over ramps in a clean room at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to test its mobility system. Curiosity uses the same type of six-wheel, rocker-bogie suspension system as previous Mars rovers,…
09/15/10 — What’s it like to explore the surfaces of other planets? Two scientists from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., are finding out by taking part in the annual Desert Research and Technology Studies, or Desert RATS, project here on Earth. They will travel to the Arizona desert,…
09/13/10 — Russian scientists say they’re preparing to test an unmanned lander for a 2011 mission to Phobos, one of the moons of Mars. The Phobos-Grunt spacecraft will land on the surface of Phobos, take soil samples and return them to Earth, RIA Novosti reported Friday. “The aim of the test…
09/02/10 — An unmanned aircraft system guided by satnav has been developed within ESA’s Business Incubation Centre to provide rapid monitoring of land areas and disaster zones. The planes have already helped Spanish farmers in Andalusia to fight land erosion. The German start-up company MAVinci has developed the new system that…
08/30/10 — The Roving Bat, a free-flying hybrid ROV and crawler designed and made by CSIP, a UK-based company specializing in the design, development, and manufacturing of remote-controlled robotic systems for hostile environments, was the subject of a documentary recently aired in Germany. ZDF Umwelt magazin, a German TV show focusing…
08/23/10 — Carnegie Mellon University spin-off Astrobotic Technology announces that Caterpillar Inc. is a sponsor of the first of Astrobotic’s robotic expeditions to the lunar surface, which will collect data for NASA and extend the Internet to the Moon for the first time. Astrobotic Technology, a Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) spin-off company…
08/23/10 — UC Irvine’s innovative Robotic Oncology Center offers minimally invasive treatment in multiple disciplines. In the ever-evolving battle against cancer, the surgical robot is gaining ground. UC Irvine Healthcare announced that it’s the first medical center on the West Coast and the only one in California to perform robotic thyroidectomies, which…
08/11/10 — Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab wins a $34.5M DARPA contract to test the Modular Prosthetic Limb (MPL) system, which was developed under DARPA’s Revolutionizing Prosthetics 2009 program, on human subjects using a brain-controlled interface. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded a contract for up to $34.5…
08/05/10 — SeaBotix, in cooperation with Tritech International and Marine Simulation LLC, have developed the first specially designed, rapid response underwater robotic rescue system. Until now remote operated technology has been used to recover drowning victims, not rescue. Improved medical studies have shown that a person experiencing near drowning in water up…
08/05/10 — Coretech Resources has contracted Sub-Atlantic Asia Pacific (AP) for a free-swimming, Super Mohawk inspection class ROV. Delivery is due in September. Singapore diving contractor Seatrax Singapore Pte Ltd, has contracted with subsea specialist Sub-Atlantic Asia Pacific to further strengthen its subsea services capability with their first Electric Work Class ROV.…
07/26/10 — Hydrogen powered unmanned airborne system designed to fly at altitudes of up to 65,000 feet for up to four days. The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] unveiled the hydrogen-powered Phantom Eye unmanned airborne system, a demonstrator that will stay aloft at 65,000 feet for up to four days. “Phantom Eye is…
07/26/10 — Humboldt University, Frackenpohl Poulheim and Bayer MaterialScience team up to produce Myon, a humanoid robot covered by advanced polycarbonate materials that create an attractive appearance and protect electronic systems. “Myon” is the first humanoid robot of its kind in the world whose body parts can be completely removed and reattached…
07/22/10 — Nicholas Roy, associate professor in MIT’s Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics and director of the Robust Robotics Group, discusses the challenges of incorporating unmanned aerial vehicles into commercial airspace. By Morgan Bettex In June, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) agreed to expand flights of unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, along…
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