Robots
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Remote-controlled mini robots to replace doctors for medical operations
Jul 26, 2016, 05:38 PM ISTNever failing to surprise us with creations beyond our imagination, technology has indeed come a long way. In their continuous quest for innovation, scientists have now created soft, remote-controlled microrobots which can be used for
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Robots helping surgeons where hands can't reach
Apr 09, 2015, 11:28 AM ISTKolkata: To remove tumours and perform surgeries where their hands cannot reach, doctors are now using 5 mm thin robotic hands to access the affected part in a minimally invasive way.Imported from America, the sophisticated
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New vision system to help robots see better
Jan 13, 2015, 05:03 PM ISTNew Delhi: Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new vision system that will help household robots recognise objects better while reducing the number of misidentifications.The new algorithm is accurate and 10
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NASA robot can explore extraterrestrial volcanoes
World | Jan 08, 2015, 12:06 PM ISTWashington: The US space agency has developed a robot that is enabling researchers to put together a 3D map of a fissure - a crack that erupts magma - that is now inactive on Hawaii's
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Robots learn how to cook by watching videos on YouTube
World | Jan 05, 2015, 10:50 AM ISTWashington: Researchers have found a way to allow robots to learn how to cook by watching videos on YouTube.The researchers from NICTA, Australia's Information and Communications Technology Research Centre of Excellence, and the University of
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Researchers design robot with human gait
Dec 17, 2014, 04:46 PM ISTNew Delhi: German researchers have succeeded in teaching a uniquely-built robot how to walk like a human.Inspired by a stick insect, this one-of-its-kind robot named Hector possesses elastic joints and an ultra-light exoskeleton.What makes it
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Another store debuts customer service robots, this time in California
Oct 29, 2014, 01:52 PM ISTNew York: Lowe's is testing whether robots can improve its customer service, like helping a shopper find a match for something as simple as a nail.Four robots are being tested an Orchard Supply Hardware store
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Robots pave the way for human landing on Mars
May 17, 2014, 06:21 PM ISTWashington: With NASA rovers Curiosity and Opportunity relaying loads of information about the Red Planet, NASA is inching closer to a manned mission to Mars.With each landing on Mars over the past three decades, the
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On India visit- Robots that can sing, emote, read humans!
India | Mar 06, 2014, 06:29 AM ISTNew Delhi: Talk about robots that can walk, talk, sing, read the news, tell the weather, go Internet shopping and even read human feelings! Meet Charles or Charlie, one of the world's most advanced robot,
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Robots can have sex like humans in next 30 years
World | Jan 25, 2014, 06:59 AM ISTNew Delhi: We humans have created Robots and we all wish to have a robot who can work for us as in this era we are very much dependent on machine. But have you ever
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Fourth 'Transformers' Shapes Up For Bay To Direct
Hollywood | Feb 14, 2012, 08:29 PM ISTLos Angeles, Feb 14: Director Michael Bay plans a fresh take on shape-shifting robots with the fourth installment in his “Transformers” franchise.Paramount Pictures announced Monday night that Bay will return to direct the next chapter