Robonaut 2 joins first human-robot space crew
Star Trek’s Data must be smiling. One of his kind has finally made it to the High Frontier. The voyages of Robo Trek have begun! Robonaut 2, or R2, was finally unleashed from his foam lined packing crate by ISS crewmembers Cady Coleman and Paolo Nespoli on March 15 and attached to a pedestal located…
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Ken Kremer - Universe Today
Rubbery muscle motors to make robots more lifelike
It wobbles like a jelly, but could make robots more flexible than ever before. Soft artificial muscles have been used to make a motor with only a few parts, and no gears, bearings or cogs. The motor (watch a video of it here) signals a new dawn for artificial muscles, says Iain Anderson, head of…
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Duncan Graham-Rowe - New Scientist
