World news about “Robot” published by euronews.
A home-made robotChinese inventor Tao Xiangli modifies the circuits of his self-made robot at his house in Beijing. It took him 11 months to build the robot out of recycled… 16/05/2013
Do the locomotion Could machines learn to walk? Legs have their advantages, especially on uneven terrain, but scientists have struggled for years to find a way to create in… 06/05/2013
Cleaner robots blast hospital bugs Healthcare related infections are one of the most pressing issues facing health services today. Many thousands of patients die every year across Europe and… 02/05/2013
Robots rock Heavy Metal Drummer Stickboy, guitarist Fingers and bassist Bones are all robots, made out of scrap metal by the engineers at Kernschrottrobots and currently making a… 11/04/2013
Handy Robots The human hand, a masterpiece of evolution, has for a long time been impossible to recreate artificially. Its complex mechanics and high sensitivity have… 25/02/2013
Robots at work Manual packaging is tedious work – can robots alleviate the boredom? Engineers at the Technical University Munich are testing a talking workstation that… 18/02/2013
Badminton Robot Instead of playing badminton with another human being imagine what it would be like playing against a robot. At the Flanders’ Mechatronics Technology Centre… 07/02/2013
Red carpet robot In the world of film, grabbing attention is important but the competition is intense. Just how do you get the attention of the world’s film fans, let alone… 15/01/2013
The million dollar made to order robot A fearsome looking gigantic robot that is a plaything. To enjoy you simply climb aboard as the torso doubles as a cockpit from where you can sit back and… 05/12/2012
A world without limits New technologies are blurring the boundaries between the real and the virtual world. The brain can control a machine, and even perceive it as its own body… 13/11/2012
Robots under the skin A team of scientists in Italy have been working on a unique robotic surgery system. They hope that one day robots could take over the work of surgeons in… 01/11/2012
Robot replace noodle chef – nocomment He looks good and he turns out tasty food. A handsome robot chef makes sliced noodles in a college cafeteria in northeast China’s Harbin City. 21/09/2012
Robot ship inspectors The maintenance of seafaring ships can be a laborious and costly expense. The damp and dirty inspections which take many man hours must be done at regular… 07/06/2012
A robot for every occasion If you are into robotics there was only one place to be this month; Innorobo in the French city of Lyon. One of Europe’s biggest showcase for innovations… 20/03/2012
The advance of the spider robot Scientists in Germany have developed a prototype robot that they hope will have a wide range of uses from helping emergency relief teams during natural… 22/02/2012
Invisible faults, digital solutions This is the mock-up of a noozle, a particularly sensitive component of a nuclear plant. This is an ultrasound robot, specially designed to monitor it… 09/12/2011
Robots on show An exhibition featuring 20 of Europe’s most innovative robots has just opened at London’s Science Museum. Stars of the show include the iCub, a child-like… 01/12/2011
Levy directs robot action flick Real Steel Australian actor Hugh Jackman plays Charlie Kenton in Real Steel, an out of work boxer – out of work because his sport has been taken over by 900 kilo robots. 13/10/2011
Meet ASIMO the humanoid waiterASIMO, a humanoid robot created by Honda, serves tea to a visitor during the Johannesburg International Motor Show at Nasrec in Johannesburg. REUTERS/Siphiwe… 07/10/2011
Robots fighting cancer Operations to remove cancerous tumours are difficult because it is vital to remove everything; just one cell left behind can form a new cancer. In the … 04/08/2011
SmartBird teachnology soars Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s the latest in Avian robotics – SmartBird. Launched at the world’s biggest industrial fair at the Hannover Messe in… 06/04/2011
Stand by for the ‘robolution’ World players in the field of robotics gathered in the French city of Lyon for the first international InnoRobo event, where the experts all agreed that… 29/03/2011
Mika and robotic friends aim to please Do you fancy a nice hot drink in the morning, but can’t face making it sometimes? Well, Singaporean robot Mika could be just your cup of tea. 16/03/2011
Meet Kompai, your robot friend Kompai is a robot companion to humans who need one. Born in a workshop near Biarritz, France, Kompai is the fruit of a European Union project to explore how… 28/02/2011
Hi-tech robot to restore limb movement Scientists at the University of Tsukuba in Japan have dubbed it HAL for Hybrid Assistive Limb. This exoskeleton, or external skeleton, not only protects its… 10/02/2011
The robot firefighter On wasteland on the outskirts of Zagreb a robotic firefighter is put through its paces. The Firerob, developed by Croatian firm DOK-ING, is a unique concept… 11/01/2011
Robots with a human touch Already familiar characters in countless sci-fi movies, humanoid robots are well on the way towards stepping off the silver-screen and into daily life. But… 17/11/2010
Robots: man’s new best friend? Robots are learning to become more human. But what are the goals and boundaries of such progress? Meet Erica and Borka. Erica – 29 years old – lives not… 24/03/2010
Next NASA mission: discover what’s inside MarsTwo weeks after the successful landing of the Curiosity rover on Mars, NASA has said it will send another robot on the same journey in 2016. Its mission… 21/08/2012
Life on MarsSpace agency NASA is launching a nuclear-powered probe on a nine-month journey to Mars in a bid to learn if there is or ever was life on the planet. The… 26/11/2011
Taiwan Robot Fair features host of new inventionsA carriage pulled by a robotic horse and a ball-catching teddy bear were just some of the exhibits at Taiwan’s International Robot Fair that attracted… 25/10/2010
The robot childThe iCub is a wide-eyed robot that wants to learn like a baby. European researchers are working with child psychologists and neuroscientists to build a robot… 16/09/2010
Meet the robotsOn hi-tech this week – Acroban, a humanoid robot who plays with children, technology to control robotic hands and arms and Digoro the ‘Partner Robot’ 03/08/2010
Bionic legs give new hopeIn Aukland, New Zealand, wheelchair users have new hope of improved mobility after a company unveiled a new type of robotic leg. According to the developers… 21/07/2010
Grapes, robots and saintsGrape producers in the Shimane region of Japan have a new weapon in their fight to keep crops irrigated – the mobile phone. All it takes is click of a phone… 23/06/2010
Army experts trial robot tanksWith nearly 300 British soldiers dead in Afghanistan alone, the drive to keep servicemen and women out of harm’s way has never been more important. Vehicles… 20/05/2010
The ultimate fisheye lensWe have seen human-like robots and robotic dogs, now meet robofish. Researchers at the Osaka School of Engineering in Japan are devloping a robot that can… 11/01/2010
Transformers: Robots in disguiseRobots of all shapes and uses were on show at Japan’s International Robot Exhibition. The focus was on industrial robots but electronic pets, helper robots… 30/11/2009
Navigation robot leads the wayThis robot is able to find its way around a building, without crashing into obstacles or ending up down dead ends. Developed by Portuguese researcher Manuela… 03/11/2009
Spiderbot is coming!At the Ben Gurion University in Israel, researchers have obviously been reading comics because their new robot is clearly inspired by spiderman. It’s called… 28/10/2009
The robot that canThis is iCub. He is a 95 centimetre-tall robot built by researchers at the Italian Institute for Cognitive Sciences and Technologies in Rome. ICub has… 30/09/2009
Latest surgical robots at workIn Guy’s hospital in London, surgeons are using a new state of the art machine to perform surgery such as the removal of the prostate gland of a cancer… 27/07/2009
