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Students Show Off Their Robots

By dog | Published: July 15, 2012

Students in ‘Experimental Robotics’ designed and built robots that play games, make art, even try to help land a helicopter. The ‘bots recently showed off their skills to the cheers of classmates and friends. Related article: news.stanford.edu Stanford University: www.stanford.edu Stanford News news.stanford.edu Stanford University Channel on YouTube: www.youtube.com

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The Role of Cyber Operations in International Law

By dog | Published: July 8, 2012

Complete video available for purchase at fora.tv Cordula Droege, legal advisor for the International Committee of the Red Cross, discusses the complexity of the future battlefield: the cyber landscape. Droege highlights the complexity of distinguishing between ‘cyber operations’ and ‘cyber attacks’.

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Robot Maids on the International Space Station?

By dog | Published: July 8, 2012

Vytas SunSpiral, Senior Robotics Researcher at NASA Ames Research Center, describes a potential use for free-flying robots on the International Space Station. To control the clutter in the tight quarters, the robots could keep an inventory of station tools. Complete video available for free at fora.tv

Posted in ForaTV | Also tagged ai, ames, autonomous, center, clutter, cosmos, engineering, Exploration, international, inventory, Management, mars, moon, NASA, organization, Physics, remote, research, robots, space, station, sunspiral, swiss, swissnex, technology, vytas | Comments closed

Good Golf: Robots Can Sink a Putt Better Than Humans

By dog | Published: June 17, 2012

Complete video available for free at fora.tv Aude Billard, Head of the LASA Laboratory in the School of Engineering at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, shows how robots in her lab have learned to model complex human movement. —- From its past, largely industrial focus, the field of robotics is now rapidly expanding into [...]

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White House Science Fair Highlights

By dog | Published: February 17, 2012

President Obama checked out one of his favorite events of the year, the White House Science Fair. Exhibits included a possible cure for cancer, a nuclear bomb-detecting device and a pressurized marshmallow gun. Check out the full episode of the West Wing Week – one of the best ways to follow the Presidency of Barack [...]

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A Robot Teaches Itself How to Walk

By dog | Published: February 16, 2012

Cornell University professor Hod Lipson demonstrates how a robot can teach itself to walk without any knowledge of its form and function. “Within a relatively small number of these babbling actions, it will figure out what it looks like,” Lipson says. He adds that eventually “it can figure out how to move.” —- Join an [...]

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Google Demotes Its Own Browser Chrome In Search Rankings

By dog | Published: January 6, 2012

Google has demoted its Chrome home page in results for a search using the keyword “browser” following an effort to have bloggers promote the Google browser that backfired. See the full story and take our poll here: ywtv.tv Join the conversation on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow The Daily Conversation on Twitter www.twitter.com

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Robots for Humanity

By dog | Published: November 17, 2011

Complete video at: fora.tv Steve Cousins, president and CEO of Willow Garage, expands on how robotics can benefit the disabled. Cousins explains how robots can assist with everyday tasks such as shaving and itching, as well as autonomous tasks. “This sets a course for the direction of robotics,” he says. —– THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF [...]

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Nanotube Springs Stretch Skin-Like Sensor

By dog | Published: October 25, 2011

Using carbon nanotubes bent to act as springs, Stanford researchers have developed a stretchable, transparent skin-like sensor. The sensor can be stretched to more than twice its original length and bounce back perfectly to its original shape. It can sense pressure from a firm pinch to thousands of pounds. The sensor could have applications in [...]

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Human Cyborgs: The Thin Line Between Man and Machine

By dog | Published: October 20, 2011

Complete video at: fora.tv As technology advances, is the line between man and machine becoming blurred? Nicola Rohrseitz, founder and CEO of ViSSee, discusses two recently developed devices that augment human body systems. —– Robot Revolution: From the Lab to the World Swiss university spin-offs flex their robotic muscle in honor of the International Conference [...]

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Students’ Robots ‘Learn’ Golf, The Art of Grilling

By dog | Published: June 30, 2011

Stanford students have created robots that can do a variety of tasks including play golf and cook burgers as part of a hands-on course in experimental robotics. Related Article: news.stanford.edu Stanford University: www.stanford.edu Stanford News: news.stanford.edu Stanford University Channel on YouTube: www.youtube.com

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