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| Auto-tune this! Research team restores 134 year-old audio recording |
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A Berkeley Lab research team in California has successfully restored a 134 year-old audio recording. |
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Published: 13:10, Friday, October 26, 2012
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| Hummingbird is a 'pre-Arduino' for kids (video) |
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It's an Arduino - you know, for kids. Or, as BirdBrain Technologies' chief robot design Tom Lauwers put it, a "pre-Arduino." It's never too early to get kids into robot building - or so goes the thought process behind this nectar-loving kit. |
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Published: 16:06, Wednesday, October 24, 2012
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| Platypus airboats have a Nexus S for a brain, we go eyes-on (video) |
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Here's another extremely cool offshoot of the Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute. Platypus LLC build autonomous robotic airboats that can be deployed for a wide range of usages including environmental data and monitoring hard-to-reach spots after natural disasters like flooding. |
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Published: 15:22, Wednesday, October 24, 2012
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| Nano-machines built to mimic human muscle could help power cyborgs, keep the OSI budget down |
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At today's prices, building a Six Million Dollar Man would cost around $31 million. Of course, being a TV show means the Office of Scientific Intelligence doesn't have too many bionic employees, but that might not the case in the future. |
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Published: 14:06, Wednesday, October 24, 2012
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| Robotic butlers, bartenders and receptionists at Carnegie Mellon (video) |
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At school like Carnegie Mellon, it sort of figures that you'd find robots just about everywhere, performing the sorts of tasks we've traditionally left to us more fleshy types. |
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Published: 11:04, Wednesday, October 24, 2012
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| MIT researchers use algebraic equation that improves WiFi and LTE data streams: boosts speed, reduces network congestion |
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Dodging the issues of spectrum auctions and more cell towers, researchers at MIT have discovered that they can use an algebraic equation to improve data speeds by reducing dropped packets. |
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Published: 07:44, Wednesday, October 24, 2012
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| Panasonic develops a prototype dry head spa robot |
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Panasonic has developed a prototype dry head spa robot, which in the future could be attached to a desk or bath. It uses robot hand technology previously developed for use in their hair washing robot. “For kneading the scalp while the hair is dry, people use dry head spas. |
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Published: 05:57, Wednesday, October 24, 2012
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| Robot Hall of Fame inducts Big Dog, PackBot, Nao and WALL-E (video) |
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It's the sort of ceremony that's so magical it can only occur on even-numbered years. |
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Published: 00:55, Wednesday, October 24, 2012
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| Romibo therapeutic robot, eyes-on (video) |
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Between old Paro the robo seal and the original iteration of Keepon, we've seen plenty of adorable robots designed for therapeutic purposes. |
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Published: 11:47, Tuesday, October 23, 2012
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| A Tour of Astrobotic Technology's lunar rover lab at Carnegie Mellon (video) |
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Things are buzzing late Monday afternoon at Carnegie Mellon's Planetary Robotics Lab Highbay. Outside, in front of the garage door-like entrance, a trio of men fills up a kiddie pool with a garden hose. |
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Published: 20:28, Monday, October 22, 2012
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