SONG: Titanium Heart
SONG: “Titanium Heart”. (OGG version here.)
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SOURCE: Based on “Man survives with titanium heart for 100 days — a world first,” Nature, 13 March… Read the rest “SONG: Titanium Heart”
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100 days with a titanium heart
Nature reports on a new record from the transplant waiting list, with an Australian patient who spent 100 days waiting for a donor organ with a mechanical heart made of titanium pumping in… Read the rest “100 days with a titanium heart”
How do you explain that your kid’s robot friend is dying?
Alas, poor Moxie. Aftermath is making me hope a lot of parents have found copies of The 10th Good Thing About Barney – because thanks to an AI company going under, a lot of autistic kids’… Read the rest “How do you explain that your kid’s robot friend is dying?”
Chinese “Wheeler” security robot unveiled.
LiveScience reports on Chinese firm DEEP Robotics’ answer to Big Dog – a robot they named “Lynx” that can crawl up hills with long, jointed legs, and then roll … Read the rest “Chinese “Wheeler” security robot unveiled.”
Robot manta is faster than ever – and smooth.
NC State researchers have used the mighty manta ray as a moving inspiration to design their fastest-yet swimming soft robot:
… Read the rest “Robot manta is faster than ever – and smooth.”“Two years ago, we demonstrated an aquatic soft robot that was
Ukrainian military to use robot dogs.
The Byte is not filling us with apprehension at all with news of robot dogs being unleashed in the latest escalation of their conflict with Russia:
… Read the rest “Ukrainian military to use robot dogs.”To address its manpower shortage, Ukraine
Living skin helps robot smile in a way that is not at all creepy.
Glistening and pink like extruded edible protein, sure… but at least it’s friendly! NPR uncovers the living skin used to cover robots with a (supposedly) more approachable… Read the rest “Living skin helps robot smile in a way that is not at all creepy.”
All thumbs bad, third thumb good.
Science Adviser has news (and video) of a handy little upgrade invented by robotics researcher Tamar Makin and her colleagues. They’re calling it the Third Thumb because that’s… Read the rest “All thumbs bad, third thumb good.”
Driverless cars, OK. Pilotless fighter jets? They’re flying now, too.
AP reports on a robot F16 that has just taken Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall out for a joyride courtesy of an AI fighter pilot:
… Read the rest “Driverless cars, OK. Pilotless fighter jets? They’re flying now, too.”Even though the technology is not fully developed, the service
Robot warships hitting targets in the open sea.
Popular Science reported on “ghost ships,” a.k.a. USVs (Unmanned Sea Vehicles), passing their latest targeting tests on maneuvers in the Middle East:
… Read the rest “Robot warships hitting targets in the open sea.”The tests, dubbed
SONG: The Elephant
SONG: “The Elephant”.
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SOURCE: BBC 28 Feb 2023, “Kerala: India temple replaces elephant with robot for rituals,” as used in the post “Kerala temple… Read the rest “SONG: The Elephant”
Lake Huron reveals 19th-century shipwreck.
Ars Technica celebrates an underwater discovery: the surprisingly well-preserved wreck of the schooner barge Ironton, which went down in 1898 after colliding with the Great Lakes freighter… Read the rest “Lake Huron reveals 19th-century shipwreck.”
Kerala temple introduces a robot ritual elephant.
BBC reports on a mechanical elephant that is replacing a flesh-and-blood elephant that previously conducted rituals in a temple in Kerala, India:
… Read the rest “Kerala temple introduces a robot ritual elephant.”The initiative by authorities at Irinjadappilly
Robot honeybees can steer hives to safer flowers.
MIT Technology Review offers a strange solution to a serious problem. They’ve got robot bees who can dance inside a bee hive to direct workers to pesticide-free flower patches:
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“Necrobotic” spiders grab things more precisely than machine fingers.
Rice University robotics engineers are playing with dead things – spiders, to be precise – and say they’ve come up with a breakthrough in precision picker-uppers by… Read the rest ““Necrobotic” spiders grab things more precisely than machine fingers.”