Military robots may trigger the end of the world London, Aug 6: Computer experts say robots being developed by various militaries the world over could turn on their inventors and murder millions of people.Scientists fear that these Terminator-like self-thinking, attack ...
Underwater robots to rapidly identify potential threats in murky waters Washington, July 5 (ANI): A team of scientists is developing novel underwater laser networking and imaging technologies that will be used onboard a group of small, co-operating robots, which will be able to rapidly identify and communicate potential threats in murky coasta...
Robots that will help treat shrapnel injuries on the battlefield come closer to reality Washington, June 19 (ANI): Duke University bioengineers have come up with a robot capable of locating tiny pieces of metal within flesh, and guiding a needle to its exact location, without having to depend upon human assistance....
NASA robots may be destroying signs of life on Mars London, May 25 (ANI): NASA's robot explorers may have been destroying the signs of life on Mars, say researchers....
Italy plans to send spider and crab robots to Moon by 2012 Washington, May 15 (ANI): A team of private racketeers from Italy is planning to send robots to the Moon by the year 2012, which would resemble skittering spiders or crabs that could deploy as a swarm of mobile cameras and sensors on both legs and wheels....
Jumping robots may soon find role in military service London, May 10 (ANI): Robots that can leap 8 metres vertically to clear walls or fences may soon find themselves in the military....
Self-cleaning walls and water-striding robots come closer to reality Washington, May 5 (ANI): What if scientists create self-cleaning walls and fabrics or even micro-scale robots that can walk on water? Well, researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Japan's RIKEN institute claim to have moved a step closer to realising such mat...
Now, gecko-inspired supersticky robots that scale walls, ceilings London, Apr 28 (ANI): If you thought it was only Spiderman who could glide on any surface with no apparent gravitational pull, then it's time to get out of fiction and look closer to reality - scientists have created robots that can scale walls and hang off the ceiling jus...
China to launch robots for lone elderly New Delhi, April 26 (ANI): Chinese scientists are preparing for the market launch of robots developed to look after lone elderly people....
Robots to put together wardrobe only 5yrs away, say experts London, Apr 17 (ANI): Looking for help to assemble that flatpack furniture, including those wardrobes, beds and chairs? Well, robots to do all this and more are just five years away, according to Scottish scientists....
Soon, rehab robots to help recovering stroke patients Washington, Apr 14 (ANI): Scientists from The University of Texas Health Science Centre at Houston are developing a robotic device to help recovering stroke and spinal cord injury patients....
Robots take centre stage in U.S. war in Afghanistan Washington, Mar.24 (ANI): The U.S. military is deploying the robots to Afghanistan to navigate the country's treacherous terrain....