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robot stories: 34 news summaries

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Robot Offers Hope to Would-Be Spidermen

Electric adhesion allows machine to scale walls carrying 75 pounds

May 29, 08 3:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Researchers have created a wall-climbing robot that uses electrically activated adhesion to get up any surface—dusty, wet, glass or concrete. Other Spiderman-imitating machines use a different kind of gecko-inspired technology and generate stronger sticking power than the new ‘bot, but the simplicity of the approach means it could... More »

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technology • robot • climbing

 Your Pal in Second
 Life May Be a Robot 

Researchers use virtual world to test AI creations

May 18, 08 7:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists are creating virtual robots in a virtual world with the hope of simulating real people. Got it? Second Life is prime testing ground for artificial intelligence because it allows experts to exert more control over their creations. “It’s a very inexpensive way to test out our technologies... More »

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artificial intelligence • Second Life • robot • avatar

 Robo-Maestro Takes Baton 

Honda robot manages to wow Detroit audience despite limitations

May 14, 08 3:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - It was classical music, but when the Detroit Symphony Orchestra hit its final note last night, it sounded an awful lot like the future. Honda’s Asimo robot led a real, live, human orchestra, and though the android was only repeating the recorded movements of a human, the performance went... More »

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classical music • Detroit • Honda • robot • orchestra • conductor

 Tech Toy
 Splurges
 for That
 Tax Return

You haven't already spent that tax refund, have you?

Mar 30, 08 8:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - This year, the government’s economic stimulus package will add $600 to the average $2,300 refund each taxpayer receives. That’s a sizable chunk of change, perfect for a little tech-toy indulgence, reports ComputerWorld.
  1. Casio Exilim Pro Ex-FI high-speed digital camera: Snag 60 frames in a single second,
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technology • artificial intelligence • list • digital photography • robot • digital music • green technology • turntable

 Dextre Moves Into Place,
 Awaits First Call 

Gigantic robot successfully added to space station

Mar 19, 08 5:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - The giant space robot Dextre moved into his new digs last night, and now resides outside the International Space Station's Destiny lab awaiting his first marching orders. Back at Mission Control the mood is buoyant, reports the Houston Chronicle. "That really was the kind of spacewalk that when it's... More »

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Canada • astronauts • International Space Station • robot • Endeavour • maintenance • Dextre

 Dextre Tooled Up, Good to Go 

Spacewalkers put finishing touches on giant space robot

Mar 18, 08 8:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dextre, the colossal space robot, is ready to go and awaiting instructions after astronauts successfully fitted the 12-foot helper with a tool kit and cameras for "eyes" last night, Space.com reports. Dextre is set to take up residence outside the International Space Station's Destiny lab later today and... More »

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NASA • space • astronauts • International Space Station • robot • spacewalk • Dextre

 Dextre Stretches His Limbs 

Astronauts test space robot, find minor hiccup

Mar 17, 08 10:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dextre, the International Space Station’s own gigantic space robot, flexed its mighty arms for the first time last night, the Houston Chronicle reports. Astronauts put the bot through its paces, moving and stopping each of its 14 arm joints. Dextre mostly passed the test; every joint moved perfectly save... More »

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NASA • space • astronauts • International Space Station • robot • spacewalk • Dextre

 Spacewalkers Give Dextre Arms 

7-hour spacewalk brings handyman robot closer to completion

Mar 16, 08 7:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dextre the space robot now has arms. Astronauts attached them in an overnight spacewalk outside the International Space Station, the second of three that will be needed to bring the $209 million robot fully to life, the Houston Chronicle reports. On Monday, astronauts will give Dextre a tool belt, lights,... More »

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Canada • astronauts • International Space Station • robot • Dextre

Robot Dogs Cheer Up Elderly

Study says robo-mutt relieved loneliness as effectively as a real dog

Mar 1, 08 8:02 AM CST
(Newser) - Robot dogs are almost as effective as the real thing in cheering up elderly nursing home residents, a new study at St. Louis University has found. Once the patients had some time to get used to him, researchers say robot mutt AIBO lowered loneliness levels about as well as a... More »

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elderly • nursing homes • robot • robotics • loneliness • dog

Robots Could Care for Elderly

Toyota unveils new technology aimed at targeting Japan's aging population

Dec 6, 07 6:29 PM CST
(Newser) - Toyota’s new robot can play the violin, and the car-maker hopes it could be used in the future to care for the elderly, AFP reports. The 5-foot-tall robot has 17 hand and arm joints, giving it enough dexterity to play an error-free “Pomp and Circumstance” today. Toyota wants... More »

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elderly • Japan • Toyota • robot

In Japan, Robots Tackle the Dirty Work

As workforce shrinks, machines gain favor over immigrants

Nov 30, 07 12:13 PM CST
(Newser) - With the birthrate sinking and the government showing no inclination to loosen immigration restrictions, Japanese businesses are turning to science for help with the impending worker shortage. The London Times visits a Tokyo exhibition that showcases the possible answer: robots. "Robots do the D-work"--dirty, dangerous, and difficult--"that... More »

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immigration • Japan • birth rate • robot • robotics • shrinking workforce

All I Want for Xmas is a
$1.6M Concert 

Private Kirov Orchestra show tops new Neiman Marcus gift catalogue

Oct 3, 07 4:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - A $1.6 million concert by the Kirov Orchestra is just one eye-popping highlight of Neiman Marcus' brand new Christmas catalogue, which is chock full of super-extravagant gifts most of us can only salivate over. The private concert for 500 includes a Steinway Concert Grand piano autographed by the musicians.... More »

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artificial intelligence • shopping • big gifts • robot • Christmas • Neiman Marcus • Kirov Orchestra

Opportunity Knocks on Mars

NASA's rover explores bedrock that could be ancient Martian surface

Sep 28, 07 10:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - NASA’s Martian explorer Opportunity reached its first destination inside the cavernous Victoria Crater yesterday and prepared to get to work drilling into bright rock layers to collect data. The six-wheeled robot last month began the precarious decline into the crater, headed for a shiny piece of bedrock that scientists... More »

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NASA • Mars • Opportunity • Spirit • rover • robot • Victoria Crater

Robot Geologist Heads to Mars

NASA launches lander with years-long mission to red planet

Aug 4, 07 7:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - An unmanned rocket carrying a robotic excavation machine is on its way to Mars following a successful launch from Cape Canaveral this morning. The AP reports that the Phoenix Mars Lander should arrive on Mars in May, 2008, when it will collect and analyze soil and ice in search of... More »

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NASA • space exploration • Mars • space • Phoenix Mars Lander • robot

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