http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. The team of Darmstadt researchers analyzed videos of fish`s motions and then developed a prototype fish robot that duplicated them, and are now testing it using the locomotional patterns of various species of fish in order to refine it and improve its efficiency. http://www.physorg.com/news163753299.html Technology Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:02:36 EST news163753299 Agnes Guillot dreams of one day seeing a giant 50-centimetre (20-inch) -long white rat called Psikharpax scuttling fearlessly around her lab. http://www.physorg.com/news163591762.html Electronics Sun, 07 Jun 2009 11:10:50 EST news163591762 Safe removal of roadside bombs and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) is critical in hostile environments. Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) crews often rely on remotely operated robots to disarm explosives - and the Office of Naval Research has just made their job a little easier. http://www.physorg.com/news163425526.html Technology Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:59:36 EST news163425526 (PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers in robotics, psychology and cognitive sciences have developed a robot that can predict the intentions of its human partner. This ability to anticipate (or question) actions could make human-robot interactions more natural. http://www.physorg.com/news163418352.html Electronics Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:00:12 EST news163418352 (AP) -- Robots wag their tail fins and bob along like bathtub toys in a pool at a Vassar College lab. Their actions are dictated by microprocessors housed in round plastic containers, the sort you'd store soup in. http://www.physorg.com/news162821303.html Electronics Fri, 29 May 2009 13:08:56 EST news162821303 (AP) -- A rejuvenated Hubble Space Telescope, more powerful than ever, departed the space shuttle Tuesday and sailed off for new discoveries. http://www.physorg.com/news161970694.html Space & Earth Tue, 19 May 2009 16:52:10 EST news161970694 (PhysOrg.com) -- ACE the robot was sent on a mission by its German inventors: to find its way to the Marienplatz in the center of Munich, about 1.5 km away from its starting point at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). Since ACE (Autonomous City Explorer) doesn't have a map or GPS system, it could only ask for directions from people passing by. http://www.physorg.com/news161525719.html Electronics Thu, 14 May 2009 13:18:42 EST news161525719 (PhysOrg.com) -- Does your robot seem to be acting a bit neurotic? Maybe it's just their personality. Recently, a team of researchers has designed computer-coded genomes for artificial creatures in which a specific personality is encoded. The ability to give artificial life forms their own individual personalities could not only improve the natural interactions between humans and artificial creatures, but also initiate the study of `The Origin of Artificial Species,` the researchers suggest. http://www.physorg.com/news161517506.html Technology Thu, 14 May 2009 10:59:07 EST news161517506 (AP) -- Atlantis' astronauts grabbed the Hubble Space Telescope on Wednesday, then quickly set their sights on the difficult, dangerous and unprecedented spacewalking repairs they will attempt over the next five days. http://www.physorg.com/news161441807.html Space & Earth Wed, 13 May 2009 13:57:14 EST news161441807 (AP) -- Shuttle Atlantis and its crew moved toward the Hubble Space Telescope for a 350-mile-high grab Wednesday that will set the stage for five days of treacherous spacewalking repairs in an orbit littered with space junk. http://www.physorg.com/news161409855.html Space & Earth Wed, 13 May 2009 12:43:00 EST news161409855 The Bold Hearts, a student team from the University of Hertfordshire, has just won the Humanoid Simulation League in the Robocup German Open 2009.  The team is now preparing for the Robocup World Championships in Austria, which will run from 29 June to 5 July, where they will play against student teams from across the globe. http://www.physorg.com/news160816818.html Technology Wed, 06 May 2009 08:22:17 EST news160816818 (PhysOrg.com) -- An intrepid group of UC San Diego undergraduate engineers designed and built a robotic mouse from scratch as part of the IEEE MicroMouse competition. http://www.physorg.com/news160761742.html Electronics Tue, 05 May 2009 17:02:54 EST news160761742 (PhysOrg.com) -- Maintenance of offshore drilling rigs or underwater cables, taking samples of sediment - underwater robots perform a variety of deep-sea tasks. Research scientists now aim to equip robots with tactile capability so that they can orientate themselves better under the sea. http://www.physorg.com/news160670991.html Technology Mon, 04 May 2009 15:50:58 EST news160670991 (PhysOrg.com) -- More than 150 robots, in a wide variety of sizes, shapes and capabilities, will battle it out on May 6 and 7 in a contest to see which can collect the most soda cans and simulated bales of trash and return then to a recycling facility -- actually a milk crate in the corner-- all in under a minute. The robots will be competing head-to-head in a series of elimination matches, and the top eight finishers will get trophies or T-shirts. http://www.physorg.com/news160406280.html Electronics Fri, 01 May 2009 14:18:25 EST news160406280 Robots are gaining on us humans. Thanks to exponential increases in computer power -- which is roughly doubling every two years -- robots are getting smarter, more capable, more like flesh-and-blood people. http://www.physorg.com/news159646306.html Electronics Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:12:32 EST news159646306 (AP) -- These gardeners would have green thumbs - if they had thumbs. http://www.physorg.com/news158587240.html Electronics Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:01:30 EST news158587240 The creators of the Child-robot with Biomimetic Body, or CB2, say it's slowly developing social skills by interacting with humans and watching their facial expressions, mimicking a mother-baby relationship. http://www.physorg.com/news158151870.html Electronics Sun, 05 Apr 2009 12:05:53 EST news158151870 Scientists have created a Robot Scientist which the researchers believe is the first machine to have independently discovered new scientific knowledge. The robot, called Adam, is a computer system that fully automates the scientific process. The work will be published tomorrow (03 April 2009) in the journal Science. http://www.physorg.com/news157900674.html Electronics Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:18:25 EST news157900674 (PhysOrg.com) -- A humanoid robot newly acquired by Imperial College London will lead to a deeper understanding of human intelligence, says scientists today. http://www.physorg.com/news157734593.html Electronics Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:10:42 EST news157734593 Japan's Honda said Tuesday it had developed a robot steered by human thought, thanks to a helmet-like device that measures a person's brain activity and sends signals to the machine. http://www.physorg.com/news157703000.html Electronics Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:24:12 EST news157703000 Japan plans to prepare safety rules soon for robot nurses, which are expected to serve humans within five years in the fast-greying society, a government official said Wednesday. http://www.physorg.com/news157199411.html Electronics Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:30:45 EST news157199411 A robot named Cosmo has become six-year-old Kevin Fitzgerald's unlikely ally in his uphill everyday battle with developmental difficulties. http://www.physorg.com/news156752579.html Electronics Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:24:48 EST news156752579 A shoal of robotic fish which can detect pollution in the water are set to released into the sea off Spain, British scientists said Thursday. http://www.physorg.com/news156681859.html Electronics Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:45:44 EST news156681859 Scientists have used a popular kids swimming pool game to guide their development of a system for controlling moving robots that can autonomously detect and capture other moving targets. http://www.physorg.com/news156603133.html Electronics Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:54:03 EST news156603133 Autosub, a robot submarine built and developed by the UK's National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, has successfully completed a high-risk campaign of six missions travelling under an Antarctic glacier. http://www.physorg.com/news156521242.html Space & Earth Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:07:46 EST news156521242 Japanese researchers on Monday showed off a robot that will soon strut her stuff down a Tokyo catwalk. http://www.physorg.com/news156406932.html Electronics Mon, 16 Mar 2009 07:22:59 EST news156406932 Here's a story that might float your boat: Researchers in China are reporting the development of miniature super-bouyant boats that float so well that an ordinary life preserver made from the same material might support a horse without sinking. http://www.physorg.com/news156017000.html Chemistry Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:04:07 EST news156017000 (AP) -- Japan's robot teacher calls roll, smiles and scolds, drawing laughter from students with her eerily lifelike face. But the developer says it's not about to replace human instructors. http://www.physorg.com/news155989459.html Electronics Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:24:48 EST news155989459 (PhysOrg.com) -- Imagine a day when you turn to your own personal robot, give it a task and then sit down and relax, confident that your robot is doing exactly what you wanted it to do. http://www.physorg.com/news155983018.html Electronics Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:37:39 EST news155983018 (PhysOrg.com) -- In the middle of MIT`s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) sits a platform of fake grass with tomato plants nestled in terra cotta pots, growing under the light of an artificial sun. But this urban, indoor garden has a twist: the caretakers of the plants are entirely robotic. http://www.physorg.com/news155904807.html Electronics Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:54:22 EST news155904807