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robotic arm stories: 7 news summaries

New Robotic Arm Takes Cues From Brain

Improvements in field have given amputees dexterity, independence

Feb 11, 09 10:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Artificial limbs have come a long way from the wooden legs and plastic arms of old: Today's prosthetics take messages directly from the brain. Their performance far exceeds that of the previous generation of devices, which required concentrated effort to make ungainly motions. "You think, and then your muscles... More »

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medical breakthrough • biotechnology • prosthesis • robotic arm • amputees • prosthetics • artificial limb • biomedical engineering

Computer Woes Slow Mars Craft

Soil photos lost in transmission 'not really critical,' but lander's mission delayed

Jun 19, 08 3:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Phoenix Mars Lander stopped digging yesterday to give its memory a rest after a computer glitch caused the loss of photographs and scientific data, the AP reports. Scientists were alerted to the problem after the lander transmitted a single piece of information 45,000 times. "It's unfortunate to... More »

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NASA • space exploration • Mars • Phoenix Mars Lander • robotic arm • computer glitch • JPL • transmission

 Astronaut Waves Robot Arm 

 

Japanese-built device will service equipment from Kibo laboratory

Jun 9, 08 3:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Japanese astronaut on board the International Space Station successfully unfolded a massive robotic arm from the newly installed Kibo laboratory today, Reuters reports. The arm moved slightly on Saturday, but today’s extension of the 33-foot device was the first full test, Space.com reports. The Japanese-built robot had... More »

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NASA • Japan • astronauts • International Space Station • space travel • robotic arm • Kibo • Discovery space shuttle

 Mars Through a Microscope 

Phoenix takes unprecedented Mars shots

Jun 6, 08 7:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Phoenix Mars Lander has taken the first high-resolution images of another planet's dirt and sand in its continued quest for signs of life in the planet's polar region. The microscopic particles were kicked up when the lander touched down and collected  on a slide, Reuters reports. Scientists note that... More »

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NASA • Mars • Phoenix Mars Lander • robotic arm • ice • salt • Jet Propulsion Laboratory • mineral

 Phoenix Samples Martian Dirt 

Robotic arm tested prior to search for life

Jun 2, 08 5:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Phoenix Mars Lander grabbed a small sample of the fine soil of the planet's polar region yesterday. It was only a test "dig and dump"—using the spacecraft's 8-foot-long robotic arm—but paves the way for retrieving and analyzing samples of Martian soil later this week, reports... More »

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NASA • Mars • University of Arizona • Phoenix Mars Lander • life • robotic arm • Jet Propulsion Laboratory • Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer • TEGA

 On Mars, 'Something
 That Looks Like Ice' 

Phoenix probe sends home photos from arctic region

May 31, 08 7:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Phoenix probe sent home photos today of what looks like ice just under Mars' rocky surface, Space.com reports. "The thrusters have excavated two to six inches and, sure enough, we see something that looks like ice,” one mission scientist said. NASA picked the landing spot, in... More »

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NASA • Mars • extraterrestrial life • Phoenix Mars Lander • robotic arm • ice

Astronauts Will Skip Shuttle Fix

NASA decides gash won't be a hazard during re-entry

Aug 17, 07 2:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - NASA has decided against a risky spacewalk repair job on the gouged heat shield of the space shuttle Endeavour, AP reports. Engineers concluded that a gash in the tiled underside of the spacecraft will not be a hazard during re-entry. Attempting a repair could risk causing more damage and could... More »

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NASA • Columbia University • astronauts • space shuttle • Endeavour • Challenger • repair • spacewalk • heat shield • robotic arm • tile • Alvin Drew

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