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New robot travels across the seafloor to monitor the impact of climate change on deep-sea ecosystems

New robot travels across the seafloor to monitor the impact of climate change on deep-sea ecosystems

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Like the robotic rovers Spirit and Opportunity, which wheeled tirelessly across the dusty surface of Mars, a new robot spent most of July traveling across the muddy ocean bottom, about 40 ...


New robot travels across the seafloor to monitor the impact of climate change on deep-sea ecosystems

New robot travels across the seafloor to monitor the impact of climate change on deep-sea ecosystems

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Sep 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Like the robotic rovers Spirit and Opportunity, which wheeled tirelessly across the dusty surface of Mars, a new robot spent most of July traveling across the muddy ocean bottom, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) ...


Toy Robot to Solve Sudoku

Toy Robot to Solve Sudoku (w/ Video)

Electronics / Robotics

created Sep 03, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Swedish programmer, Hans Andersson, has used a Lego Mindstorms NXT kit to develop a robot to solve Sudoku puzzles.


ESA investigates new methods of mapping tropical forest from space

ESA investigates new methods of mapping tropical forest from space

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tropical rainforests play a crucial role in Earth's carbon cycle by absorbing carbon from the atmosphere and storing it in biomass. However, mapping these carbon stocks from space poses a huge technical challenge. ...


Sharp Releases Notebook PC with Optical Sensor LCD Pad

Sharp Releases Notebook PC with Optical Sensor LCD Pad

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sharp Corporation will release into the Japanese market a new notebook PC employing an optical sensor LCD for the touchpad. Its new touch-sensing recognition method allows handwritten input and intuitive direct-touch ...