May 3, 2016 Bug bots! These insect-inspired robots can jump on water Swarms of robots inspired by water-hopping insects could one day be used for surveillance, search-and-rescue missions and environmental monitoring, researchers say
May 3, 2016 The Robot Rodeo where bots battle bombs Media is ablaze with warnings against a future where robots with AI threaten a human future. But are all robots bad? Recent movies from “Terminator Genysis” to “Chappie” and “Ex Machina” all consider a future where robots take on bigger roles. In the U.S., there is an annual battle of advanced robots — robots that are a force for good. Guess what? This battle takes the form of a rodeo.
May 3, 2016 5 surprising things you can control with your phone Kim Komando shares five surprising things you can control with your phone.
May 3, 2016 US Army tests drone-blasting cannon While drones becomes more prevalent, U.S. Army engineers are testing technology that can be used to blast potentially hostile unmanned aerial systems (UAVs) out of the sky. The Extended Area Protection and Survivability Integrated Demonstration program (EAPS ID) at Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey has been developing a gun-based solution to defend against C-RAM (counter rockets, artillery, and mortars) technology, according to a U.S. Army press release.
May 3, 2016 US and Japan set for epic giant robot battle It’s the moment robot fan boys have been waiting for. American firm MegaBots, which builds giant fighting robots, is gearing up for an epic battle against a creation from its Japanese rival Suidobashi Heavy Industry.
May 3, 2016 How American engineers are helping drive robotics innovation Getting out of a car can be tricky if you’re a robot. Last month, robotics experts from around the world travelled to Pomona, California to compete in the DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC), a contest where semi-autonomous humanoid robots have to perform various obstacles, such as driving vehicles, cutting holes with power tools, and opening car doors, all without falling down.
May 3, 2016 The real 'Terminator:' Robots compete in the 2015 DARPA Robotics Challenge While “Terminator Genysis” brings back a fictional world ruled by robots to movie screens later this month, thanks to the U.S. military, the prospect of military robot military warfare became closer to reality thanks to the 2015 DARPA Robotics Challenge.
May 3, 2016 Robotic 3D printer will 'print' steel bridge over Amsterdam canal There have been 3D-printed apartment complexes and cremation urns, and now one company out of The Netherlands is planning to “print” a bridge. MX3D, a 3D printing company, developed a robotic 3D printer to construct a steel bridge over a canal in Amsterdam, reports CNET.
May 3, 2016 Korean robot takes home $2M prize in DARPA challenge A robotics team from South Korea took home the $2 million first-place prize in a competition this weekend to design robots that could aid humans in a natural or man-made disaster.
May 3, 2016 Robot Showdown: Droids to Face Off in DARPA Robotics Challenge Make way for robots! This weekend, some of the world's most sophisticated robots will go head-to-head in a competition that tests their ability to assist humans in a natural or man-made disaster
