German robot practices hitting humans to ensure future safety
Roland Behrens, a German scientist, wants to teach robots how not to kill humans. But first, he needs to know how hard they can hit before causing any serious damage. According to a Bloomberg report, a...
View ArticleGetting pummelled by a robot
How hard can a robot hit a human before causing damage? That’s what German researchers are trying to find out. ......
View ArticleUK may ban homeopathy
Here’s why UK is seriously considering not spending $6 million a year on medicines they feel are of inferior quality British fans of homeopathic remedies may soon need to acquire their diluted...
View ArticleWhy the 'cute robots' don't work for Rodney Brooks
Rodney Brooks is a roboticist who despises cute, seal pup-eyed "companion robots". "Robots should work!" he shouts during an otherwise calm interview in the Boston headquarters of Rethink Robotics, the...
View ArticleWe Should Absolutely Let the Robots Drive
A Google robot car was pulled over in Mountain View for driving too slowly. Yes, you read that right. The self-driving car was driving so far under the speed limit that it had snarled traffic. The...
View ArticleWould YOU take a sucker punch from a robot? Engineers create machine that...
Engineers at the Fraunhofer IFF Institute in Madgeburg, Germany, have designed a robot that swings at the hands and arms of volunteers to see how hard it can hit before it begins to hurt. ......
View ArticleThe future of autos: fewer humans at the wheel
In the not-so-far-off future, teens won't bother getting driver's licenses, consumers will shun owning their own cars, and taxis will be replaced by "taxibots." That's the world described by speakers...
View ArticleA new voice: Scientists grow working human vocal cords from cells
Vocal cords that produce realistic sounds have been grown in the lab from human cells. The work marks a first step towards better treatments for patients who lose their voices to injury or disease....
View ArticleWorking vocal cords grown from human cells
Lab-grown tissue which produces realistic sounds marks a step forward for patients suffering from diseases or injuries which damage the voice...
View ArticleNASA Awards Space Robot R&D Projects to MIT, Northeastern
NASA on Tuesday announced it has awarded one R5 humanoid robot each to MIT and Northeastern University to conduct research on adapting them for use in space. The universities were selected from U.S....
View ArticleGlobal Robotics Market 2015-2019 - Increased adoption of Chinese robots
DUBLIN, Nov. 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/jfp4xv/global_robotics) has announced the addition of the "Global Robotics Market 2015-2019"...
View ArticleScienists want to help people speak again with these synthetic vocal chords
Science, you’ll never fail to amaze us! For the first time, human vocal chords have literally been grown out of two different cells, according to The Independent. These synthetic vocal chords can...
View ArticleThis robot kills weeds, and could end the need for herbicides on farms
The robots have learned how to kill. Thankfully, for now, that killing is confined to weeds in fields. A new robot from Bosch, the German company best known for making power tools and car parts, can...
View ArticleIf you have one of these 3 jobs, robots will never put you out of work
It's inevitable: Robots are becoming a bigger part of our lives as they become more advanced, which means some of us will soon be out of work. A 300-page report released by Merrill Lynch predicts 47%...
View ArticleThese robots can teach each other how to pick up anything
It’s surprisingly hard for robots to learn how to get a really good grip on unusual-shaped objects. But researchers are working on a clever way for robots to share their learning with other robots over...
View ArticleRobots put 15 million UK jobs at risk, warns Bank of England
Some fifteen million UK jobs are at risk of being taken over by robots in the coming decades, according to calculations by the Bank of England. Speaking to the Trades Union Congress in London the Bank...
View ArticleLooking for the right robot (Aalto University)
(Source: Aalto University) In service robotics development everything starts with the users, says Ville Kyrki, who leads the ROSE project. Like many developed countries, Finland is facing a major...
View ArticleGene Manipulation In Human Embryos Provokes Ethical Questions
A team of Chinese scientists raised eyebrows in April when they modified the genetic code of human embryos to correct the gene defect that causes the hereditary blood disease beta-thalassemia. Now,...
View ArticleThe rise of the robots shouldn’t make us fear for our jobs (Hays plc)
(Source: Hays plc) Robotics and technical innovation will not spell the end of many jobs as we know it, but will instead help make us more productive and create new types of work and jobs for the...
View ArticleAnt engineers build bridges for tomorrow's robots
Swarms of plucky army ants renowned for building "body bridges" can dismantle and rebuild their amazing structures within seconds, enabling them to span great distances. The discovery, captured on film...
View ArticleThe robots are coming (UNSW - The University of New South Wales)
(Source: UNSW - The University of New South Wales) Australia faces an artificially intelligent invasion in 2019, when hundreds of robots descend on Sydney to battle for coveted RoboCup world titles....
View ArticleDow Chemical Falls as EPA Withdraws Approval for Weedkiller
Dow Chemical Co. fell the most in almost two months after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency withdrew approval of the company’s Enlist Duo herbicide, citing new evidence that the chemical damages...
View ArticleScientists aim to fight malaria with genetically engineered mosquitoes
Watch out, malaria — scientists are coming for you with genetically engineered mosquitoes. A team of researchers has altered the DNA in mosquitoes so they can fight and kill the parasites that cause...
View ArticleRobogami: the future of robotics?
Scientists in Switzerland are developing a form of robot that resembles origami. They hope the design will make them cheaper and more versatile. The robots are a combination of multiple, foldable...
View ArticleWatch This Origami-Inspired Robot Walk Around
The ancient art of origami has been given a modern twist, thanks to a team of scientists at Donghua University in China, who drew inspiration from the Japanese paper-folding technique to convert a...
View ArticleGlobal Inspection Robots Market in the Oil and Gas Industry Market 2015-2019...
DUBLIN, Nov. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/63j7zj/global_inspection) has announced the addition of the "Global Inspection Robots Market in...
View ArticleConference opens in Beijing as China embraces robotics revolution (Beijing...
(Source: Beijing Municipal Government) They can help with the housework and even kick around a football, but robots aren't coming for your jobs just yet. That was the reassurance from robot experts...
View ArticleRobots are learning to say “no” to human orders, and your life may depend on it
It may seem an obvious idea that a robot should do precisely what a human orders it to do at all times. But researchers in Massachusetts are trying something that many a science fiction movie has...
View ArticleMeet Walk-Man, The Emergency Response Robot
This is Walk-Man - he's a robot designed to fit in a world built for humans. Walk-Man can operate tools and interact with his environment in the same way that a person does. He was built by roboticists...
View ArticleFuture of human gene editing to be decided at landmark summit
Now that the ability to selectively insert or remove genes from DNA is widespread, a ‘global discussion’ is being convened to agree fresh safeguards...
View ArticleNo teacher lets them suffer: inside the German schools taking in refugees
With 325,000 refugee children expected to enter German schools, teachers face unprecedented challenges. But they are determined to support new arrivals...
View ArticleBTN LiveBIG: Maryland scientists build brainy bots (Big Ten Network)
(Source: Big Ten Network) In science fiction, the presence of machines that can learn and adapt like their human creators generally indicates something bad is going to happen. Think of Skynet from the...
View ArticleReview: "Robot Overlords" is more than just a great title
“Robot Overlords” is such a great title for a science-fiction/adventure movie it is astounding it has not been used more often. It tells you pretty much everything you need to know right from the...
View ArticleWalk-Man humanoid robot could be future of dangerous work
In a world designed to accommodate the shape of the human body, anthropomorphic robots could have advantages over wheeled and animal-shaped robots that could help them integrate into society more...
View ArticleBetter science can now show how humans are making extreme weather worse
Political squabbles over global warming don’t extend to scientists, who are forming an increasingly clear picture of how climate change is contributing to...
View ArticleFraunhofer and the University of Auckland to co-develop a bionic elbow joint...
(Source: Fraunhofer Gesellschaft) The exoskeleton that the researchers aim to develop in the course of this project will be able to analyze and support movements of the elbow. To do so, this arm...
View ArticleGerman as an Additional Foreign Language (Ministry of Human Resource...
(Source: Ministry of Human Resource Development of the Republic of India) Students from classes VI to VIII of Kendriya Vidyalayas desirous of learning German language are allowed to study it as an...
View ArticleNZ-German joint project wins recognition (New Zealand Government)
(Source: New Zealand Government) A pioneering Kiwi-German artificial limb project has been recognised by Europe's largest applied research institution, Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce...
View ArticleUW roboticists learn to teach robots from babies (University of Washington)
(Source: University of Washington) December 1, 2015 Babies learn about the world by exploring how their bodies move in space, grabbing toys, pushing things off tables and by watching and imitating what...
View ArticleThe DNA dilemma: Opposition mounts to genetic modification of human embryos
A group of scientists and activists have called for a global ban on the use of new tools to edit the genes of human embryos, in a report issued ahead of a major international meeting in Washington to...
View ArticleRobot to help guide lost passengers at airport
London: A new stately looking robot with a friendly but unstirring 'face' has been developed to help lost passengers find their way around a busy airport. The robot will be tested over the course of...
View ArticleRobotics Market Forecasts: Consumer Robots, Enterprise Robots, Industrial...
LONDON, Dec. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The global robotics industry is at a critical turning point, at which new and upcoming non-industrial markets like autonomous vehicles, consumer robots, enterprise...
View ArticleZero to Expert in Eight Hours: These Robots Can Learn For Themselves
A yellow robotic arm pauses over a pile of metal cylinders, snaps a photo, then proceeds to confidently pick pieces out of the jumble. What’s impressive is that just eight hours ago, its bin-picking...
View ArticleToyota ambitious for its ‘partner robot’ business
Toyota Motor Corp is harboring big ambitions to become a significant player in the growing market for robots that help the elderly and other people get around in everyday life. The company believes it...
View ArticleRobots must learn to say 'no' for your own safety
Matthias Scheutz, a Tufts University professor in the school of engineering, is teaching robots to say 'no.' It's a slightly difficult concept to wrap your head around. At a time of deep concern over...
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