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NASA Robot Curiosity starts drilling on Mars -

NASA Rover Curiosity used its on-board drills for the first time on February 8th, to sample Martian rock. The robot dug a hole of 2.5 inches deep and 0.63 inch diameter into the bedrock, in order to collect rock sample, which will be studied to gather evidence of the history of the planet. The collected sample will be analyzed by the instuments inside Curiosity within […] Read More

RASSOR: the Mini-Mining Robot of NASA -

The newest space explorer of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), RASSOR is a mining robot at the prototype stage for now, but landing a similar robot to moon is planned. It is both an autonomous and a teleoperated mobile robotic platform with space excavation abilities and can be regarded as a closer step to have a lunar base that is sustainable. RASSOR is […] Read More

Dragonfly Robot -

It would be considered a game changer if you had a flying robot that could relay information to you from anywhere you want, at the same time being undetectable by people, because of looking like a natural insect. Well, now you have it. The dragonfly robot, developed by TechJect Inc. is a flying robot insect which can fly like a bird or an airplane or […] Read More

The 5 technologies that will improve our lives -

IBM recently announced the 7th annual 5 in 5, which is the 5 technologies likely to change the way we interact, work and live within the next 5 years. 5 human senses, which are the vision, hearing, smell, taste and touch will have a new meaning with the developing computer technologies and AI. For instance, by touching our cell phones to virtually anything we can […] Read More

Juggling Humanoid Robot -

Researchers in Disney have developed a humanoid robot that can juggle balls with great skill with human visitors. In addition to looking human and having a lot of humanlike movements, the robot can juggle balls with great skill. Watch the video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83eGcht7IiI&feature=player_embedded Read More

Mind controlled robotic leg -

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Will DARPA Amp Up Robotic Power Efficiency By 2000%? -

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is finding new and radical ways to meet its new challenging goal. Their new objective is to increase the robotic power efficiency by a whopping 2000% in the coming time. This new goal has been set up shortly after the DARPA launched new robots that can successfully lend a helping hand to people in disasters and natural calamities. […] Read More