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University of Leeds Develops Robot for Exploration Purposes

The mystery of the pyramids could be unveiled by a robot designed by Rob Richardson, an engineer at the University of Leeds.

31 May 2011

Researchers Design Supersonic Grippers for Climbing Robots

A research team from New Zealand’s University of Canterbury has designed a supersonic model of the Bernoulli gripper to enable a robot to climb on various surfaces. This robot’s gripper does not touch the wall.

30 May 2011

Hong Kong Engineers Develop Autonomous Robot with Tree Crawling Capabilities

Engineers at Hong Kong’s Chinese University have created an autonomous robot, Treebot, which has crawling capabilities.

30 May 2011

RoadNarrows Receives Financial Aid to Develop Robotic Manipulator Arm

RoadNarrows, a robotics company based in Loveland, received a financial aid of $150,000 from the National Science Foundation. The financial aid was funded by the Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR).

28 May 2011

Australian Researchers Develop Robots with Language Skills

Researchers at the University of Queensland and Queensland University of Technology are training a pair of robots, named the Lingodroids, to communicate like humans.

28 May 2011

GeckoSystems Opens R+D Lab to Conduct Research on Mobile Robots

GeckoSystems, a company that manufactures advanced mobile robots, declared that they have deported to a new facility, which offers conditions suitable for the ongoing research and development on advanced mobile robotics.

From GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. 26 May 2011

Spanish Researchers Develop Robotic System to Duplicate Human Traits

The results of a research project, funded by the European Union (EU), that aimed at replicating human traits was presented by researchers.

26 May 2011

RoboDynamics Develops Luna Robot to Revolutionize Personal Robotics Market

The robotics community at Silicon Valley got to see a personal robot called Luna that can perform all kinds of household chores. The humanoid robot that measures 5'2" is capable of doing any task around the house.

26 May 2011

PTC to Supply Free Software to FIRST Robotics Competition

The Product Development Company (PTC) declared that it has been recognized by For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) as a strategic partner for rendering considerable support to the goal of FIRST.

20 May 2011

Robots Move into Formation Using Three-Dimensional Motion-Tracking Camera

A student at Georgia Tech University, Ted MacDonald has developed a system that enables multiple robots to move into formations without communicating with each other.

20 May 2011