Real Fish Welcome Robotic Overlord Into Their School - Wired News

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:42:08 GMT

Wired News

Real Fish Welcome Robotic Overlord Into Their School Wired News When the researchers plopped single Golden shiners into a water tunnel meant to simulate a stream-like current, each fish swam in school-like positions near their robotic counterparts for several minutes (video below). Around a robot that didn't move, ...

Researchers Break Video Captcha Security Using Robot Vision - PCWorld

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:23:30 GMT

Researchers Break Video Captcha Security Using Robot Vision PCWorld By John E Dunn, techworld.com Researchers at Stanford University have discovered a way to break state-of-the-security video Captchas of the sort deployed by companies such as NuCaptcha with a 90 percent success rate. Rather than presenting users with a ... and more »

Robot 6 Q&A | David Gaider on bringing Dragon Age to Dark Horse Digital - Comic Book Resources

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:06:28 GMT

Comic Book Resources

Robot 6 Q&A | David Gaider on bringing Dragon Age to Dark Horse Digital Comic Book Resources Fans who can't get enough of Dragon Age have the chance to return to Thedas today and revisit three of the characters they got to know over the course of the original video game and its sequel, as Dark Horse Comics and BioWare team up for a new story ...

Robots may help firefighters fight fires - Today's THV

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:52:22 GMT

Robots may help firefighters fight fires Today's THV The robot can withstand temperatures up to 1400 degrees, and operate continuously for up to an hour and a half. The smaller HOYAROBOT is described as more of an "explorer," sending back video and temperature readings of a building that may be on fire. and more »

EMIEW 2 robot connects to the internet, wants to google your stuff (video) - Engadget

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:44:34 GMT

EMIEW 2 robot connects to the internet, wants to google your stuff (video) Engadget These help the robot seek out specific objects and guide puny humans to what they need -- with some voice recognition thrown into the mix. Skeptical types can watch the robot find and destroy all that lost property right after the break. Cute robot uses Google to recognize objects, crash into desks adorablyTecca all 3 news articles »

New robot to assist in surgeries at Port Huron Hospital - Port Huron Times Herald

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:35:46 GMT

Yakima Herald-Republic

New robot to assist in surgeries at Port Huron Hospital Port Huron Times Herald The robot was in the hospital lobby Tuesday afternoon for the public to test drive. With one arm holding an endoscopic video camera, the other three arms of the robot have about 540 degrees of rotation -- all controlled by a surgeon sitting at a ... Robotic-assisted surgery: Helpful hands get a thumbs upYakima Herald-Republic all 2 news articles »

Autonomous truss-climbing robot reconfigures buildings on the fly - Boing Boing

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:07:05 GMT

Technabob (blog)

Autonomous truss-climbing robot reconfigures buildings on the fly Boing Boing By Cory Doctorow at 4:58 pm Tuesday, Feb 21 Cornell's Franz Nigl and Jeremy Blum demonstrate their truss-climbing robot in this video, which accompanies a paper accepted into IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine. The robot can climb and reconfigure ... Truss-Climbing Robot Can Build Structures, Take Them ApartIEEE Spectrum Truss Robots Could Be Our Future Construction WorkersTechnabob (blog) all 5 news articles »

Seven Hubo humanoid robots take Drexel University stage, largest group ever in ... - Technically Philly

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:11:42 GMT

Technically Philly

Seven Hubo humanoid robots take Drexel University stage, largest group ever in ... Technically Philly That was one young audience member's reaction to seeing seven Hubo robots dance on stage at Drexel University on Monday. The presentation — put on by Drexel's Department of Engineering in partnership with the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and ... and more »

VIDEO: Robots Hoop It Up at Simley - Patch.com

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:33:01 GMT

ABC2 News

VIDEO: Robots Hoop It Up at Simley Patch.com Robots played basketball at Simley High School this weekend. The event gave students the opportunity to hone their technological skills ahead of a statewide competition next month. By Anna Schier On Feb. 18, Simley High School hosted an invitational ... Robotics competition a monster draw for Quebec studentsMontreal Gazette SAIL High School students build a robot for competitionWTXL ABC 27 Robotics contest tests students' mindsColumbus Telegram Daily Nebraskan all 50 news articles »

Harvard Makes Robot Bees [VIDEO] - Mashable

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:33:49 GMT

Scientific Computing

Harvard Makes Robot Bees [VIDEO] Mashable Why build robot insects? The new mass-production technique is a huge step forward in constructing high-power switches, optical systems and electromechanical devices. Earlier bug prototypes were carefully built by the researchers with glue and by hand, ... Harvard boffins cause buzz with robot beeRegister all 6 news articles »