Cybernetics and Robotics News - August 2008 Archives
Researchers have come up with a control system that allows a robot to pick up on cues that the leader is about to turn, predict where it is going and follow it.
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 | New model can help computers recognize patterns the same way that humans do ...> Full Article |
Plastic coatings could someday help neural implants treat conditions as diverse as Parkinson's disease and macular degeneration.
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 | Microbatteries could power tomorrow's miniature devices ...> Full Article |
 | Students have taken game controller innovation beyond motion control with a "hands-off" approach and developed an interface that allows players to execute actions using only their mind. ...> Full Article |
Researchers get grant to develop communication system based on thoughts, not speech
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Project improves quality and flexibility of rehabilitation robotics
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New technique bypasses the need for the time-consuming calibration
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 | By combining stretchable optoelectronics and biologically inspired design, scientists have created a remarkable imaging device, with a layout based on the human eye. ...> Full Article |
 | "Smart" contact lenses that measure pressure within the eye and dispense medication accordingly could be made possible using a new material ...> Full Article |
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New species of ancient crocodile discovered
Kitchen gadget inspires scientist to make more effective plastic electronics
Making memories last
Forensic research extends detection of cyanide poisoning
Shakespeare's skill 'more in grammar than in words'
Detailed picture of how myoV 'walks' along actin tracks
Need muscle for a tough spot? Turn to fat stem cells
Earth's energy budget remained out of balance despite unusually low solar activity
The wild early lives of today's most massive galaxies
What really happened prior to 'Snowball Earth'?
Pictures of food create feelings of hunger
Mighty mesh
Sweeten up your profits with the right hybrid
Patterns of antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in Galapagos reptiles
Bilayer graphene works as an insulator
How seawater could corrode nuclear fuel
Patterns of chromosome abnormality: The key to cancer?
Advantages of living in the dark: The multiple evolution events of 'blind' cavefish
Snakes improve search-and-rescue robots
Enhancing cognition in older adults also changes personality
Magnetic actuation enables nanoscale thermal analysis
A new artificial intelligence technique to speed the planning of tasks when resources are limited
'Tiger mothers' should tame parenting approach
Film coatings made from whey
Growing US violent extremism by the numbers
If a fat tax is coming, here's how to make it efficient, effective
Bobsled runs -- fast and yet safe
Fruit fly intestine may hold secret to the fountain of youth
Ferroelectric switching discovered for first time in soft biological tissue
Running robots
Rap music powers rhythmic action of medical sensor
New book on computational analysis of human eye
Hips that function better and last longer
Microneedle sensors may allow real-time monitoring of body chemistry
Researchers use a 3-D printer to make bone-like material 
Kilobots are leaving the nest