Robot
Leather clad robots will only pogo to punk rock
By: Davey Winder
A computational neuroscientist and a punk performance artist have built three robots which, courtesy of neural networking and some adaptive resonance theory, have learned to love the musical genre and show their appreciation through the magic of dance...
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By: Davey Winder
A computational neuroscientist and a punk performance artist have built three robots which, courtesy of neural networking and some adaptive resonance theory, have learned to love the musical genre and show their appreciation through the magic of dance...
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Linux powered robot can play clarinet
By: Davey Winder
The University of New South Wales, in conjunction with NICTA, has won first place in an international technology competition. With a Linux powered robot that can play the clarinet. The team beat off stiff competition from a Dutch guitar playing robot and Finnish robot pianist to win the Artemis Orchestra competition.
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By: Davey Winder
The University of New South Wales, in conjunction with NICTA, has won first place in an international technology competition. With a Linux powered robot that can play the clarinet. The team beat off stiff competition from a Dutch guitar playing robot and Finnish robot pianist to win the Artemis Orchestra competition.
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I, Love Robot
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
No, it’s not an x-rated sequel to Isaac Asimov’s classic “I, Robot” series, but instead an article about David Levy’s new book, ‘Love and Sex with Robots’.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
No, it’s not an x-rated sequel to Isaac Asimov’s classic “I, Robot” series, but instead an article about David Levy’s new book, ‘Love and Sex with Robots’.
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GRAIL: New NASA robotic mission to explore inside of Moon
By: William Atkins
The NASA Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission, consisting to twin orbiting spacecraft, will be launched in 2011 to explore the interior structure of the Moon.
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By: William Atkins
The NASA Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission, consisting to twin orbiting spacecraft, will be launched in 2011 to explore the interior structure of the Moon.
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The robots are coming - to a store near you!
By: Stuart Corner
GPS, giant plasma TVs and other electronic entertainment devices have been selling like hot cakes this Christmas, but in a few years time personal robots could be all the rage.
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By: Stuart Corner
GPS, giant plasma TVs and other electronic entertainment devices have been selling like hot cakes this Christmas, but in a few years time personal robots could be all the rage.
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Google Talkabout speaks to me with new chat bots
By: Stan Beer
Remember those sci-fi movies and books where humans and interplanetary aliens interact and speak to each other using electronic helmet translating devices? If not, then maybe you're too young but anyway Google has taken the first step towards making on the fly real-time dual-language conversations a reality.
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By: Stan Beer
Remember those sci-fi movies and books where humans and interplanetary aliens interact and speak to each other using electronic helmet translating devices? If not, then maybe you're too young but anyway Google has taken the first step towards making on the fly real-time dual-language conversations a reality.
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Where oh where is the comet?
By: William Atkins
That’s what they said when NASA scientists decided to send their Deep Impact spacecraft to Comet 85P/Boethin. When they looked again for the comet, it was no where to be found. So, Deep Impact was re-direced to Comet Hartley 2.
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By: William Atkins
That’s what they said when NASA scientists decided to send their Deep Impact spacecraft to Comet 85P/Boethin. When they looked again for the comet, it was no where to be found. So, Deep Impact was re-direced to Comet Hartley 2.
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Mars rover Spirit makes important “life” find, now scrambling for its own life
By: William Atkins
NASA scientists report that Mars Exploration Rover Spirit found ground on Mars earlier in 2007 that shows evidence of possible past microbial life. However, now, Spirit only has until Christmas to find a sunny spot to recharge its batteries in preparation for Martian winter.
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By: William Atkins
NASA scientists report that Mars Exploration Rover Spirit found ground on Mars earlier in 2007 that shows evidence of possible past microbial life. However, now, Spirit only has until Christmas to find a sunny spot to recharge its batteries in preparation for Martian winter.
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Flirty bot passes for human
By: Stephen Withers
New software designed to conduct flirtatious conversations is good enough to fool people into thinking they are chatting with a human, a security company has warned.
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By: Stephen Withers
New software designed to conduct flirtatious conversations is good enough to fool people into thinking they are chatting with a human, a security company has warned.
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UFOs flying around Saturn have been identified
By: William Atkins
Scientists have finally explained unusual looking unidentified-flying-saucer-shaped objects within the rings of the planet Saturn. Luckily, the objects don't contain little green men.
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By: William Atkins
Scientists have finally explained unusual looking unidentified-flying-saucer-shaped objects within the rings of the planet Saturn. Luckily, the objects don't contain little green men.
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Martian sand pile almost overtakes NASA Spirit rover
By: William Atkins
Over the past five months, the Mars Exploration Rover has been crossing the floor of Gusevy Crater, ascending the Columbia Hills, and moving around Home Plate. However, around the middle of November 2007, it got stuck in a pile of sand at the bottom of a depression.
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By: William Atkins
Over the past five months, the Mars Exploration Rover has been crossing the floor of Gusevy Crater, ascending the Columbia Hills, and moving around Home Plate. However, around the middle of November 2007, it got stuck in a pile of sand at the bottom of a depression.
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Moon looks picture-perfect to Chinese
By: William Atkins
The first Chinese image of the Moon's surface from its unmanned lunar orbiting Chang’e 1 spacecraft was revealed Monday, November 26, 2007.
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By: William Atkins
The first Chinese image of the Moon's surface from its unmanned lunar orbiting Chang’e 1 spacecraft was revealed Monday, November 26, 2007.
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Amateur astronomers wanted to take Venus pics
By: William Atkins
Scientists with the Venus Express mission are looking for images of the planet Venus taken by amateur and professional astronomers. Can you help?
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By: William Atkins
Scientists with the Venus Express mission are looking for images of the planet Venus taken by amateur and professional astronomers. Can you help?
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The Moon shines bright over the China sky
By: William Atkins
China’s first lunar spacecraft is now orbiting the Moon. Chinese mission controllers successfully performed two braking maneuvers on November 6, 2007 in order to place the Chang’e 1 lunar probe in a 3.5-hour orbit about the Moon.
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By: William Atkins
China’s first lunar spacecraft is now orbiting the Moon. Chinese mission controllers successfully performed two braking maneuvers on November 6, 2007 in order to place the Chang’e 1 lunar probe in a 3.5-hour orbit about the Moon.
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One physical stretch by an astronaut will lead to one long intellectual stretch for humankind
By: William Atkins
Without the successful NASA spacewalk conducted on Saturday, November 3, 2007, to repair a damaged solar array, future planned missions would have had to be halted. One man, one team, one community performed a makeshift operation to save the day and, in the process, to save the International Space Station.
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By: William Atkins
Without the successful NASA spacewalk conducted on Saturday, November 3, 2007, to repair a damaged solar array, future planned missions would have had to be halted. One man, one team, one community performed a makeshift operation to save the day and, in the process, to save the International Space Station.
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UPDATE: Tartan Racing wins 1st prize at DARPA Urban Challenge!
By: William Atkins
The DARPA Urban Challenge was held on November 3, 2007, at the former George Air Force Base in Victorville, California. The Carnegie Mellon University team, Tartan Racing, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, won the $2 million prize with its vehicle named “Boss.”
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By: William Atkins
The DARPA Urban Challenge was held on November 3, 2007, at the former George Air Force Base in Victorville, California. The Carnegie Mellon University team, Tartan Racing, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, won the $2 million prize with its vehicle named “Boss.”
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Three possible winners of driverless DARPA Urban Challenge
By: William Atkins
The DARPA Urban Challenge was held on November 3, 2007, at the closed George Air Force Base in Victorville, California. It is a driverless competition whose goal is to develop fully autonomous ground vehicles able to navigate on urban streets.
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By: William Atkins
The DARPA Urban Challenge was held on November 3, 2007, at the closed George Air Force Base in Victorville, California. It is a driverless competition whose goal is to develop fully autonomous ground vehicles able to navigate on urban streets.
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Video of Module 1 first flight at 2007 Wirefly X PRIZE Cup
By: William Atkins
Armadillo Aerospace made a successful flight out from the launch pad, but needed to return to win the $350,000 prize at the X PRIZE Cup in New Mexico. Unfortunately, the craft tipped over upon landing.
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By: William Atkins
Armadillo Aerospace made a successful flight out from the launch pad, but needed to return to win the $350,000 prize at the X PRIZE Cup in New Mexico. Unfortunately, the craft tipped over upon landing.
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