Web-based database to help robots cope with complicated programs unveiled

Last Updated: Saturday, March 9, 2013, 13:57

Robots, who are confused about what they encounter in the world of humans, can now get help online.

Killer robots `danger to mankind`

Last Updated: Monday, February 25, 2013, 15:48

A human rights group is set to launch a global campaign to highlight the danger of killing machines and wants a ban before they become a reality.

`Artificial brain` lets robots learn language

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 20, 2013, 19:18

An artificial brain system enabled a robot to learn, and subsequently understand, new sentences containing a new grammatical structure.

Robots get new skill – jumping

Last Updated: Thursday, February 14, 2013, 15:10

Using small explosions produced by a mix of methane and oxygen, researchers at Harvard have designed a soft robot that can leap as much as a foot in the air.

`Humans, robots perform better as team`

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 12, 2013, 21:50

Being in someone else`s shoes can help us to learn what makes them tick, an approach being tried out to promote better understanding between humans and robots so that they can work as a team.

Indian scientists develop `snake robots` for rescue ops

Last Updated: Sunday, February 3, 2013, 12:43

Fitted with a high definition camera and ultrasonic sensors, snake robots are flexible enough to enter into a narrow opening.

Soon, beetle inspired energy-efficient robots

Last Updated: Saturday, December 1, 2012, 19:35

Whirligig beetles are named for their whirling movement on top of water, moving rapidly in and taking off into flight.

China can become largest robot consumer

Last Updated: Monday, November 12, 2012, 12:41

With the demand for industrial robots being anticipated to hit 32,000 units by 2014, China could become the world's largest robotics consumer.

China to become world's largest robot consumer in 2014

Last Updated: Sunday, November 11, 2012, 17:56

At the China International Industry Fair, which ended on Saturday, China's robot manufacturers exhibited their models in direct competition with their foreign counterparts.

Hopping robots can conserve energy: study

Last Updated: Sunday, November 4, 2012, 17:46

Taking a short hop before a big jump could allow spring-based "pogo-stick" robots to reduce their power consumption as much as ten-fold, found research from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Hopping robots can conserve energy: Study

Last Updated: Sunday, November 4, 2012, 16:54

Scientists have discovered that hopping robots can reduce the amount of energy they use by adopting a unique two-part "stutter jump", a finding that can extend the range of robotic rescue and exploration missions.