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Watch “NASA 360: Points Beyond – After the Challenge” on YouTube
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Real Life Pixar Robotic Lamp
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Liquid metal used to create wires that stretch eight times original length – Electronic Products
Electronic Products by Jeffery Bausch Have you ever gone to plug something in but found yourself an inch or two short of the outlet? This may soon be an inconvenience of the past thanks to some outside-the-wire thinking by researchers … Continue reading
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March of the Machines – 60 Minutes – CBS News
Preview: March of the Machines January 11, 2013 6:00 AM Steve Kroft reports on technological advances, especially robotics, that are revolutionizing the workplace, but not necessarily creating jobs. Watch Kroft’s report on Sunday, Jan. 13 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50138761n … Continue reading
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MAKE | Mindstorms Robotic Hand
From MAKE by John Baichtal Jan 4, 2013 The hand holds 4 NXT motors to control the fingers and thumb. The 4 fingers are controlled by the 2 outside motors, that are attached to the index finger and pinky. All … Continue reading
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Researchers, Hobbyists Developing Flying Grasping Robots – IEEE Spectrum
From IEEE Specturm Date: Dec 20, 2012 By: Evan Ackerman Last week, we brought you a bunch of different videos of aerial grasping robots, including robots from DARPA, UPenn, and Yale. Perhaps in response (or just because it’s really freakin’ … Continue reading
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DARPA LS3 quadruped plays follow the leader through mud puddles and more
From GizMag By Ben Coxworth September 11, 2012 Fans of freaky-looking robots will already be familiar with DARPA’s quadruped Legged Squad Support System, or LS3 (although it’s also known as Big Dog by its builder, Boston Dynamics). Yesterday, two prototypes … Continue reading
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Hackable Lego Robot Runs Linux
Here is a link to a more detailed description of the new Lego NXT Hackable Lego Robot Runs Linux
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Lego Announces Mindstorms EV3, a More ‘Hackable’ Robotics Kit
From: IEEE Spectrum POSTED BY: Erico Guizzo and Stephen Cass / Mon, January 07, 2013 One of the best robotics kits is now even better. Lego is unveiling its new Mindstorms EV3 kit today at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), … Continue reading
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