Household robots can be security riskOctober 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - People are increasingly using household robots for chores, communication, entertainment and companionship but safety and privacy risks of the information-gathering objects that move around our homes are not yet adequately addressed, according to a new study. It's not a question of evil robots, but of robots that can be misused, said the University of Washington (UW) study.
Security, privacy risks of household robotsOctober 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - While people are increasingly using household robots for chores, communication, entertainment and companionship, researchers have raised alarm over the security and privacy risks linked with these information-gathering objects that move around homes. A new University of Washington study discovered security weaknesses in three robots currently on the market.
Artificial skin can't dodge the human touchOctober 9th, 2009 LONDON - Artificial skin covering prosthetics and humanoid robots might resemble real skin to the 'T', but when touched the difference is apparent. John-John Cabibihan at the National University of Singapore and colleagues from Italy, Norway and France, have found that fake skin responds very differently to being touched.
'Sex robots will pleasure humans in the foreseeable future'September 22nd, 2009 MELBOURNE - Robots of the future would be used for sexual purposes, believes a leading scientist. US robotics scientist Professor Rodney Brooks, former head of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab, said he had no reason to doubt that the technology would have 'sexual drivers'.
Researchers work on artificial legs that don't slipSeptember 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Marjorie Brasier, on an instrumented prosthetic leg, repeatedly tripped or slipped on the treadmill. Sometimes she recovered on her own and kept walking, while at other times the harness she wore was all that kept her from tumbling to the floor.
Soon, improved prosthetic legs to prevent amputees from trippingSeptember 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Researchers at the University of Rhode Island are conducting a study to develop improved prosthetic legs that could prevent amputees from tripping. The study is aimed at improving the safety of prosthetic legs by developing a reliable and responsive stumble detection system.
Robots designed using human anatomy may soon move like we doAugust 25th, 2009 LONDON - A group of researchers from five European countries are designing a robot using human anatomy as a blueprint. The Eccerobot project has been designed to duplicate the way human bones, muscles and tendons work and are linked together.
The Japanese restaurant where robots are chefs and entertainers!August 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A newly opened restaurant in Japan has robots instead of humans as its chefs. The FuA-Men - Fully Automated raMen restaurant in Nagoya, Japan features a chef and an assistant, and both of them are robots.
Terminator robots could trigger Armageddon, murder millionsAugust 6th, 2009 LONDON - 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 resistant and heavily armed robots could not only attack humans but also help terrorists to penetrate into the army by hacking.
Jelly thickener may help grow artificial muscles in futureJuly 14th, 2009 MELBOURNE - In a novel study, Australian researchers are using food thickener used in yoghurts and jellies to develop artificial muscle. Nanotechnology graduate Cameron Ferris, and supervisor Dr.
Hyper-realistic Einstein robot can smile and frownJuly 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A hyper-realistic Einstein robot has learned to smile and frown through a process of self-guided learning, according to a latest study. University of California, San Diego (UCSD), researchers used machine learning to empower their robot to learn to make realistic facial expressions.
Breakthrough opens way to developing tiny bio-fuel cellsJuly 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - A breakthrough in making miniscule brushes potentially opens the way to bio-fuel cells that can power pace-makers, cochlear implants and prosthetic limbs. University of Georgia (UGA) chemist Jason Locklin and graduate students Nicholas Marshall and Kyle Sontag grew polymer brushes, made up of chains of aromatic molecules sometimes used as solvents, attached to metal surfaces as ultra-thin films.
Robots that will help treat shrapnel injuries on the battlefield come closer to realityJune 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - 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. The researchers believe that, in future, similar robots may not only help treat shrapnel injuries on the battlefield, but also be used for medical procedures like placing and removing radioactive "seeds" used in the treatment of prostate and other cancers.
New finding holds hope for muscle movements in paralysed peopleApril 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Grasping a glass or throwing a baseball could be an arduous task for the arm with over 30 muscles working in tandem. But now, researchers have found that stimulating groups of muscles instead of individual muscles could make it easier to control the limbs.
Now, artificial muscles to restore wink and smileMarch 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - People who lose control over their facial muscles have now got a new lease of life, for scientists have now developed a technique that could restore their ability to wink, and eventually may help them smile by implanting an artificial muscle in their temple. Developed at the University of California, Davis and SRI International, the technique has shown promising results on cadavers.
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