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New Approach Helps Predict How Legged Robots Move on Complex Granular Materials

Using a combination of theory and experiment, researchers have developed a new approach for understanding and predicting how small legged robots – and potentially also animals – move on and interact with complex granular materials such as sand.

22 Mar 2013

OnPoynt Flight School to Present Quadrotor Build and Fly Camp at Sci-Tech Discovery Center

Sci-Tech Discovery Center announces its inaugural Quadrotor Build and Fly Camp presented by OnPoynt Flight School to be held April 13 -14.

14 Mar 2013

ISS Crew Catches Dragon Spacecraft Using Canadarm2 Robotic Arm

Microflow, an ingenious piece of Canadian biotechnology, has arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) aboard SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft. The ISS crew used Canadarm2, the station's 17-metre robotic arm, to catch Dragon at 5:31 a.m. EST.

4 Mar 2013

NASA Selects Key Contributions to 2022 European Space Agency Mission to Study Jupiter

NASA has selected key contributions to a 2022 European Space Agency (ESA) mission that will study Jupiter and three of its largest moons in unprecedented detail. The moons are thought to harbor vast water oceans beneath their icy surfaces.

22 Feb 2013

First-of-its-Kind Robotic Refueling Demonstration by NASA

NASA has demonstrated robotic fluid transfer in space, an objective that will help inform the development of robotic technology to refuel satellites. The first-of-its-kind demonstration was performed during the Robotic Refueling Mission (RRM) aboard the International Space Station.

11 Feb 2013

NASA Curiosity Rover Performs First Full-Depth Drilling to Collect Martian Bedrock Sample

NASA's Curiosity rover has, for the first time, used a drill carried at the end of its robotic arm to bore into a flat, veiny rock on Mars and collect a sample from its interior. This is the first time any robot has drilled into a rock to collect a sample on Mars.

11 Feb 2013

NASA’s MAVEN Robotic Exploration Spacecraft Undergoes Environmental Testing

NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft is assembled and is undergoing environmental testing at Lockheed Martin Space Systems facilities, near Denver, Colo. MAVEN is the next mission to Mars and will be the first mission devoted to understanding the Martian upper atmosphere.

11 Feb 2013

Robotic Handyman Refuels Mock Satellite on Exterior of International Space Station

Dextre, the Canadian Space Agency's robotic "handyman" on board the International Space Station, made space history last night by successfully refueling a mock satellite on the exterior of the station. Topping off the satellite's fuel tank was the pivotal task in the experimental Robotic Refueling Mission (RRM), a collaboration between NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to demonstrate how robots could service and refuel satellites on location in space to extend their useful lifetime.

28 Jan 2013

NASA Chooses Commercial Suborbital Flight Payloads for Future Missions

NASA's Flight Opportunities Program has selected 13 cutting-edge space technology payloads for flights on commercial reusable launch vehicles, balloons and a commercial parabolic aircraft in 2013 and 2014.

23 Jan 2013

Frost + Sullivan Aerospace + Defense Expert to Serve as Chairman of 9th Annual UAS Summit

Frost & Sullivan's Senior Industry Analyst Michael Blades in the Aerospace & Defense practice will serve as chairman of the 9th Annual Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Summit held at the DoubleTree by Hilton Washington , in Arlington, VA on January 28-30, 2013.

22 Jan 2013