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Military’s Secret X-37B Robotic Space Shuttle Returns to Earth

Dan — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 20:10:35 +0000

Originally a NASA project, the X-37B became the military's secret unmanned space shuttle in 2004. When the X-37B launched last April, no one knew what was really going on. Foreign media saw the launch as a signal of space militarization. Officials say the spacecraft is undergoing testing.

Robot Box is Facebook for your Robots. Share your robots and make friends.

Dan — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 21:28:20 +0000

Robot Box is a place to share your robots and make friends.

Robot Box is a community oriented site where users share the robots they have created. Local robotics groups, user created robot showcases, and part reviews are popular features of the site. Robot Box allows you to create relationships with other users, almost like a supped’ up Facebook for your robot creations!

Robot Box is a place to share your robots and make friends.

You can almost think of RobotBox like a cross between your personal portfolio and a social network. Gather all your projects in one place, and share them with the world. It’ll be good for you, and good for other people! – RobotBox About Page

This site is pretty impressive, there are lots of things to do there. Remember that it is a new site, still being developed, so some kinks here and there are to be expected.

You can check out the Robot Box page I have created here: My Robot Box Page.

Are you looking for a Robotics Job? Get Robotics Jobs Will Help You Get Hired.

Dan — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 20:41:16 +0000

If you are looking for jobs within the robotics industry, Get Robotics Jobs is a great place to start. We’ve added them to our Robotics Blog Friends Page.

Get Robotics Jobs is a great resource for robotics professionals or hiring managers to seek or fill jobs in the robotics industry. Their listings are easy to use and don’t require you to login like other job search sites. One click allows a job hunter to quickly sort listings by country, state, and keyword. Get Robotics Jobs’ listings are up to date and plentiful. This site is an excellent tool for anyone looking for employment in the field of robotics.

We recommend taking a look at getroboticsjobs.com if you are trying to find a job in robotics.

Rat Brain Controls Small Cyborg Robot! With Video!

Dan — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:08:17 +0000

Robot is controlled entirely by lab grown rat brain cells. The team grows neurons on an electrode array, which via wireless (bluetooth) communication receives signals from the robot's ultrasonic sensors.

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Dan — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 00:31:55 +0000

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Robotic Deer Helps Officers Thwart Illegal Hunting!

Dan — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 19:51:41 +0000

This robotic deer helps protect wildlife and citizens from illegal hunting. The remote controlled deer has a moving head and tail. Officers bust hunters shooting from their cars shortly after the shooters are tricked by this life-like animatronic deer. Watch the video below!

Robotic Deer Helps Catch Poachers Image Credit: Planet Green

This is not a new problem in wildlife management. Robotic deer have been used in Indiana, Florida, Missouri, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and many other states to help stop illegal hunters. This just shows how a little application of technology can make a deer look realistic enough to fool hunters from a distance.

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Electroadhesive Gripper Gives Robots Sticky Hands

Dan — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 18:24:32 +0000

Using electricity in a robot hand to pick up objects! This new technology is called electroadhesive gripping, and it allows robots to grip a wide array of objects and surfaces. Traditionally, robots have had a hard time gripping objects because there are few good universal grippers. Most objects are very different from each other, with different textures, sizes, and physical properties. Using electroadhesion, grippers may be designed to pick up many more objects than previous robot grippers could.

Surgical Robots With Tactile Force Feedback Allow Surgeons to Feel Their Cuts.

Dan — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 16:27:15 +0000

Surgical robot 'Sofie' has force feedback to allow surgeons to feel their cuts. An important advancement for medical science and robotic surgery.

Google Car Drives by Itself In the City, humanless for 1000 Miles.

Dan — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 01:59:50 +0000

Google’s autonomous car, which is a highly modified Toyota Prius, has logged over 1000 miles of humanless driving!

Several DARPA challenges, in the desert, and in an urban environment, have showcased autonomous vehicles which navigate harsh and complex terrain with zero human interaction. It appears that Google’s foray into this emerging field has produced a formidable opponent to the DARPA challenge’s winning teams.

The car might be able to run autonomously most of the time, but the times it cannot… That scares me!

Apparently the only accident so far was when someone rear ended the Google car while stopped at a stoplight! Robots will end up replacing us .

Check out this infographic from NYT:

Google's Autonomous Toyota Prius

Segway RMP 200 Bots Used To Train Snipers as Moving Targets.

Dan — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 01:31:53 +0000

Check out this video of modified Segway bots being used to simulate human targets in a live fire sniper training exercise. The bots are programmed to react much like real humans would. After a target is hit the bots are programmed to scatter.

The Segway bots have attached to them a realistic looking upper-body and wear black hooded sweatshirts. They can even enter buildings.