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Exploration
Robotics & A.I.
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Shifting Through Sand
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| Topic: Robotics & A.I. |
03/10/09 |
| Robotic explorers are used to the Earth's most difficult terrain, and they also play a major role in the exploration of our solar system. Now, scientists have provided detailed recommendations for building robots that can traverse sand and other granular surfaces. The study could aid in the future exploration of environments like Mars. |
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Building a Flying Saucer
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| Topic: Robotics & A.I. |
06/14/08 |
| A new 'flying saucer' design for a prototype aircraft could one day aid in the exploration of other planets and moons, including Saturn's moon Titan. The technology could be used to explore many interesting sites for astrobiology in our solar system. |
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Construindo um Disco Voador
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| Topic: Robotics & A.I. |
06/14/08 |
| Um novo projeto de “disco voador” para um protótipo de aeronave pode um dia ajudar na exploração de outros planetas e luas, incluindo a lua de Saturno, Titã. A tecnologia poderia ser utilizada para explorar muitos lugares interessantes para a astrobiologia no nosso sistema solar. |
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Dexterous UMan
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| Topic: Robotics & A.I. |
06/07/08 |
| Researchers have built a mobile robotic arm that can 'see' its environment and learn to manipulate objects. The technology could play an important role in future robotic planetary exploration. |
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Building with DNA
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| Topic: Robotics & A.I. |
04/30/08 |
| Scientists are using DNA to make intricate nano-sized objects smaller than the tiniest speck of dust. DNA is a primary building block for life, but its ability to self-assemble could also help develop technologies for medical, electronic and space applications. |
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Can a Robot Draw a Map?
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| Topic: Robotics & A.I. |
02/04/08 |
| Scientists will need detailed geologic maps of Mars to guide their search for life there. Typically such maps are produced through painstaking human field work. A group of scientists from Carnegie Mellon University wants to know whether a robot could do the job instead. |
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The Return of the Blob … As a Robot
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| Topic: Robotics & A.I. |
01/14/08 |
| Most robots have legs, wheels, or tank-like treads. But Virgina Tech roboticist Dennis Hong is building one that uses "whole-skin locomotion" to move like an amoeba, enabling it to squeeze more easily into the some of the tight other-worldly spaces where extraterrestrial life might be hiding. |
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Can a Robot Find a Rock?
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| Topic: Robotics & A.I. |
10/25/07 |
| Go outside and try to find a rock. It´s pretty easy, right? Not if you´re a robot. David Wettergreen explains why. |
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Robotic Sun Worship
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| Topic: Robotics & A.I. |
10/22/07 |
| It´s not easy to teach a robot about energy efficiency – but it can be done. Roboticist David Wettergreen explains how. |
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Robots with Legs
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| Topic: Robotics & A.I. |
10/08/07 |
| What do you do when you´re afraid a volcano might be about to explode and you need to descend into the searing heat of its caldera to take a few geologic samples? You send a robot. |
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