Jul 29 2011

Water-Walking Aquabot Gains Disciples

This bioinspired robot could be used for military spy missions or monitoring water pollution.

Jul 26 2011

Unstoppable Robot Eats Landmines for Breakfast

Tag: Bombs,RobotsDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 1:33 pm
A giant spinning metal rototiller shreds bombs without flinching.

Jul 20 2011

Robotic Jet Ski Set to Patrol Harbors

The vehicle is designed to protect against terrorists posing as recreational watercrafts or swimmers.

Jul 19 2011

‘Octobot’ Could Save Your Life

Tag: Biomimetics,Elephant,Engineering,Octopus,Robotics,RobotsAlyssa Danigelis @ 1:34 pm
Researchers have mimicked an unusual muscular structure found only in tongues and elephant trunks.

Jul 12 2011

Frozen Rover Goes for a Spin

Tag: Antarctica,Climate,Engineering,Polar Regions,Robots,ScientistsEric Niiler @ 12:05 pm
A unique autonomous four-wheeled vehicle may soon be cruising the polar regions collecting climate data.

Jul 08 2011

Dental Students to Train On Life-Like Robot

The eerily life-like robot sneezes, coughs, gags and snaps its mouth shut "involuntarily."

Jul 01 2011

Better Place Shows Off Europe’s First Battery Switch Station

Tag: Auto,Batteries,Electric Vehicles,Robots,VehiclesDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 3:55 pm
The company's biggest real-world test to date opened in Denmark.

Jul 01 2011

Disabled Japanese Man Begins Robo-Suit Adventure

Tag: Disabled People,Robotics,Robots,Walking RobotsDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 3:11 pm
A 49-year-old man, who hasn't walked in 28 years, will visit the rocky isle of Mont Saint Michel, France.

Jul 01 2011

Electronic Skin Gives Robots a Sense of Touch

Hexagonal circuit boards joined together give robots a responsive skin.

Jun 26 2011

Drug Boosts Snakebite Survival Time By Half

Researchers in Australia showed that a class of compounds called nitric oxide donors delays the entry of toxins from potentially deadly snakebites.

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