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IROS 2013: Robot Cars Get Hyper-Maneuverable With Actuated Tails

Posted: 11 Nov 2013 09:10 AM PST



A robot with a tail modeled on a cheetah can make turns at speeds twice as fast

Wal-Mart Apologizes for Unrealistically Low Prices

Posted: 11 Nov 2013 07:53 AM PST



Fox News declares World Zombie Day, unemployed Floridians experience more "minor" system troubles

Tricorder-like Mobile Phones Enabled by Nanotechnology

Posted: 11 Nov 2013 07:31 AM PST



Spectrometers incorporated into mobile phones could help them tell when fresh produce is ripe or rotten

Nuclear Groundshift

Posted: 11 Nov 2013 06:51 AM PST



Evidence accumulates of educated opinion switching sides
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Chelyabinsk-like Impacts More Common than Scientists Thought

Posted: 08 Nov 2013 01:56 PM PST



A post-Chelyabinsk survey finds ten times more asteroid impacts of its size than previous estimates

What California's Energy Storage Requirement Really Means

Posted: 08 Nov 2013 12:35 PM PST



California's new energy storage mandate expresses goals in units of power not energy. There's a good reason

Have Heads Begun to Roll Over Obamacare Imbroglio?

Posted: 08 Nov 2013 10:05 AM PST



CIO of agency responsible for HealthCare.gov is out and tech management is reshuffled
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A Liquid Metal Battery for Grid Storage Nears Production

Posted: 08 Nov 2013 08:47 AM PST



Startup Ambri opens a factory for bulk storage batteries as it plans to commercialized its MIT-born technology

Video Friday: IROS 2013, Swarming Quadrotors, and Baxter Tries Not to Stab You

Posted: 08 Nov 2013 02:00 AM PST



We take a (brief) break from attending sessions and workshops and expos in Tokyo to get you caught up with Video Friday

Electric Device That Tells You When to Pee

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 02:18 PM PST



Researchers develop neuroprosthetic to restore bladder control after spinal cord injury

First 3-D-Printed Metal Gun Shows Tech Maturity

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 02:07 PM PST



The 3-D-printed metal pistol showcases 3-D printing's maturity rather than enabling home weapon manufacturing

Good Vibrations Boost Solar Cell Performance

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 12:40 PM PST



Nanomaterials in solar cells respond best to rock and pop

Nanotechnology Offers Potential to Predict Football Concussions

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 10:45 AM PST



Nanoparticle-enabled foam padding in helmets will relay data on the intensity of collisions to coaches in real time
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Scientists Need Their Own Social Network

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 11:00 AM PST



And ResearchGate claims to be it
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Techy at day, Blogger at noon, and a Hobbyist at night

6 Volts Motorcycle Regulator

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 07:47 PM PST

Aluminum Color Remover

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 07:17 PM PST
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Nanoparticle Enables Cheap and Easy Test for Blood Clots

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 05:30 AM PST



MIT researcher will launch company around simple urine test for detecting blood clots

IROS 2013: JPL's Microspine Rock-Climbing Robot

Posted: 05 Nov 2013 11:40 PM PST



JPL outfits a robot with microspine grippers to help it climb around rocks in space

IBM Nairobi Lab's First Offering is a Traffic-Dodging Mobile App

Posted: 05 Nov 2013 12:42 PM PST



Lab signals IBM's interest in developing-world data analysis

India Launches First Mission to Mars, Some Oppose It

Posted: 05 Nov 2013 12:33 PM PST



Some Indians question whether India's Mars Orbiter Mission is worth the cost to a country with a high poverty rate

Pre-Paid Microsolar Coming to the Philippines

Posted: 05 Nov 2013 11:35 AM PST



Can small-scale solar fill a void where utilities don't operate?

Marc Raibert: What's New Since BigDog? (IROS 2013 Keynote)

Posted: 05 Nov 2013 08:31 AM PST



The Boston Dynamics roboticist gives us a peek at his current projects
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HiBot Demos New Amphibious Snake Robot

Posted: 04 Nov 2013 07:30 PM PST



This snake robot has evolved

IROS 2013: Quadrotor Wheel Can Fly, Float, and Roll

Posted: 04 Nov 2013 05:00 PM PST



A novel design allows this quadrotor to roll along the ground

One Year Later: Superstorm Sandy Underscores Need for a Resilient Grid

Posted: 04 Nov 2013 03:33 PM PST



Traditional tactics like stronger power poles and trimming vegetation, plus newer technologies like microgrids, will lead to grid resiliency

The Obamacare Rollout: What Really Happened?

Posted: 04 Nov 2013 11:03 AM PST



IEEE Spectrum Assistant Editor Willie D. Jones talks with risk management expert Robert Charette about the error-plagued startup of HealthCare.gov
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Nasdaq Experiences A Double Whammy

Posted: 04 Nov 2013 07:14 AM PST



Plus: Dell's Latitude laptop litter box problem, Honda's self-braking minivan

We're at IROS 2013 in Tokyo!

Posted: 04 Nov 2013 07:04 AM PST



One of the largest robotics conferences on the planet starts today, and we're bringing you all the best stuff
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