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Robotic suit could usher in super soldier era

May 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 35 vote(s) | User comments: 6

(AP) -- Rex Jameson bikes and swims regularly, and plays tennis and skis when time allows. But the 5-foot-11, 180-pound software engineer is lucky if he presses 200 pounds - that is, until he steps into an ...


Designing bug perception into robots

May 12, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s) | No comments yet

Insects have provided the inspiration for a team of European researchers seeking to improve the functionality of robots and robotic tools.


Beaver-like robots face off in annual MIT contest

May 12, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

Robots designed to toss pool-noodle trees into a river of ping-pong balls ruled over competitors focused on rescuing fuzzy toy beavers in this year's 2.007 contest, "Da (yes) MIT, or Save the Baby Beavers," ...


Robot conducts Detroit orchestra

May 14, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

High tech met high art late Tuesday when a robot conducted the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.