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  Boeing Robot Whisper-Copter 

  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/22/a160t_endurance_record_claim

  Mammoth US arms'n'aerospace firm Boeing has announced test successes for its prototype robot whisper-copter, the A160T "Hummingbird". The company believes it has broken the world endurance record for unmanned ... aircraft in the A160T's weight class with a flight lasting longer than 18 hours. The possibly...   [More...] [Less...]

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  Military Tests Insect-Sized Spy Bots 

  http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,145717-pg,1/article.html

  Get tech advice from thousands of PC World Members Rate and recommend the latest tech products Share your thoughts in blog and article comments Get free excerpts and exclusive discounts on Super Guides ... A group of U.S. Marines hunker down beside a building, enemy fire coming at them from somewhere...   [More...] [Less...]

  First added: 13 May 2008, by: Leong Soong  [Report as spam]

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  Tags:  bots, bugs, insects, military, miniature , robots, security   [More...] [Less...]

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  Ministry of Defense 'Grand Challenge' - Army Machines For Urban Environments 

  http://www.physorg.com/news129389593.html

  Mehmet Ali Erbil, of Middlesex University, poses for photographs with an unmanned flying vehicle for reconnaissance during a Ministry of Defense competition in central London, Wednesday, April 30, 2008. ... The competition, aimed at encouraging scientists, inventors and academics to turn ideas into machines...   [More...] [Less...]

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  Tags:  competition, ministry of defense, mod, army, grand challenge

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  Artificial Mouth 

  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/07/scientists_make_chewbot_9000

  During private and quieter moments, it does a person good to assess the present threat of robots. Robots may betray you , shoot you , or even seduce and break your fragile human heart. But at least there's ... only a small fraction of a chance that a robot will eat you. But hold that comfort close while...   [More...] [Less...]

  First added: 8 May 2008, by: Leong Soong  [Report as spam]

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  Tags:  artificial, eating, gaëlle arvisenet, mastication, robots

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  Personal Robotics 

  http://vrcpersonalrobotics.org/

  The aim of the VRC is to raise the level of integration and impact of research in personal robotics in the UK by - Assembling an interdisciplinary UK research community in a virtual research centre (VRC) ... focused on the theme of personal robotics. - Setting up a hardware and software environment that...   [More...] [Less...]

  First added: 1 May 2008, by: Laura Jane Cage  [Report as spam]

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  Talon® Modular Robot Platforms explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) 

  http://www.qinetiq.com/home/defence/technology_solutions/landjo/robotic_platforms0/talon_robot.html

  Talon® Robots are powerful, durable, man portable tracked vehicles that are widely used for applications such as explosive ordnance disposal (EOD), reconnaissance, sensing, communications, security, defence ... and rescue. Talon® has all-weather, day/night capabilities and can be remotely operated in virtually...   [More...] [Less...]

  First added: 19 December 2007, by: Richard Craig  [Report as spam]

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  Tags:  expolsive, qinetiq, robotics, talon

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  RiSE Robot - Projects - Microdynamic Systems Laboratory 

  http://www.msl.ri.cmu.edu/projects/rise/

  RiSE Robot Clark Haynes, Sarjoun Skaff, Al Rizzi, Uluc Saranli, Hanns Tappeiner The goal of the RiSE project is to create a bioinspired climbing robot with the unique ability to walk on land and climb ... on vertical surfaces. Active research studies novel robot kinematics, precision-manufactured compliant...   [More...] [Less...]

  First added: 6 December 2007, by: Mark Langdon  [Report as spam]

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  Tags:  bioinspired, rise, robot, robotics, bioinspired robotics