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Science beats fiction in Robot Hall of Fame

May 15, 2007 Three of the four robots inducted this year by Carnegie Mellon were made by real scientists, not writers or directors.Photos: 2007 Robot Hall of Fame inductees TAGS: robot, Matt Mason, science fiction, scientist

Japan scientists press for robot funds

August 26, 2003 Japanese researchers beseech the government to invest in a robot development plan, with the aim of creating a machine that has the artificial intelligence of a human child. TAGS: robot, Japan, robotics, scientist, researcher, Artificial Intelligence, government

NASA tests lunar robots in Arctic crater

July 21, 2007 Researchers headed north to simulate a lunar environment. Unfortunately, the weather has been a little too nice.Photos: Lunar rovers on a test drive TAGS: robot, moon, weather, terrain, human, scientist, GPS, manufacturing, researcher, California

Mini robot mimics cockroaches

July 22, 2005 Social robots that interact with cockroaches may help rid homes of common pests in the future. TAGS: robot, scientist, animal, experiment, robotics

Year in review: Entrepreneurs, NASA shoot for the moon

December 14, 2007 At the intersection of science and technology, 2007 was overrun by robots and space adventures. TAGS: moon, entrepreneur, robotics, robot, race, scientist, photograph

Mars rovers roll on with new funding

September 22, 2004 NASA agrees to fund the Mars rover project for six more months, allowing further study. TAGS: robot, scientist, project

Week in pictures: Robots on the march

May 13, 2005 roundup Cornell scientists create a robot that can clone itself, and robotics confab showcases latest advances. Also: Samsung cell phone takes on Motorola's Razr. TAGS: robotics, robot, Motorola Razr, advance, scientist, Motorola Inc., Xbox 360, India, Samsung Electronics, cell phone, Microsoft Xbox, PC, video, Microsoft Corp.

Soccer-playing bots bask in world victory

July 19, 2005 Humanoid, entertainment robots duke it out for top spots at RoboCup 2005 smackdown in Osaka, Japan. Photos: Bots score in soccer TAGS: Osaka, robot, robotics, soccer, bot, Berlin, league, Germany, World Cup, scientist, Japan, entertainment, goal

Diving into mysterious Crater Lake

August 25, 2006 Scientists use aquatic robots and highly sensitive sonar to study its pristine, self-contained ecology. Photos: A water-filled crater Video: Deep-diving robot TAGS: lake, scientist, sonar, robot, water, Oregon, sign, professor, researcher, video

Research robot readies for desert duty

August 11, 2005 The 3-year NASA project to test a "search for life" robot is gearing up for one last trip to the Chilean desert. Photos: Robot's desert trek TAGS: desert, robot, scientist, researcher

NASA launches twin robots to map the sun

October 26, 2006 The two-year mission aims to capture the first-ever 3D images of solar storms--which can pack the punch of an armory's worth of nuclear bombs. Photos: Twin robots to map the sun TAGS: sun, spacecraft, robot, scientist, space, satellite, 3D

Robots take the wheel in desert race

October 7, 2005 DARPA's robot racing challenge will pit research teams against a hazardous course--and just maybe a cactus or two. Photos: 'Stanley' revs up for robo race TAGS: robot, course, Hummer, obstacle, race, car, scientist, laser, GPS

Year in review: Back to nature

January 6, 2005 The natural world was the focus of much nanotechnology and energy research. Robots, meanwhile, were learning to mimic crabs and bees. TAGS: nanotechnology, robot, nature, energy, supercomputer, scientist, researcher, material, start-up, IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel, video

Year in review: From the petri dish to outer space

December 29, 2006 In the new space race, tourism's the key to a winning strategy, while in the lab, single-celled creatures are landing high-tech jobs. TAGS: dish, brain, scientist, robot, planet, vehicle, researcher, photograph

Week in pictures: Gadgets and games

October 14, 2005 roundup Apple showcases bounty and Microsoft puts on game face. Also: Chip artistry, AMD's new fab, online plagues, Big Blue's innovations and techie toys. TAGS: fab, plague, robot, Apple iMac, innovation, Bill Gates, scientist, face, AMD, Apple Computer, satellite, IBM Corp., handheld, CEO, TV, games

NASA hosting space elevator competition

October 22, 2005 NASA, Spaceward Foundation host competitions to help generate designs for a sort of highway to the moon. Competitors prepare for lift-off TAGS: tether, ribbon, elevator, robot, hosting, sun, development, scientist, design

Week in pictures: Lean, green driving machines

April 28, 2006 roundup Prototype commuter vehicles go ultraefficient route. Also: Microjets, Maker Faire and new MacBook Pro. TAGS: Apple MacBook Pro, Intel vPro, Apple MacBook, robot, broadcasting, Nokia Corp., scientist, camera, video, Intel

Print yourself a roll of semiconductors?

October 29, 2003 Xerox researchers use advanced printing techniques to create sheets of plastic transistors that could be used to build flexible LCDs. TAGS: Xerox PARC, Xerox Corp., transistor, semiconductor, roll, sheet, researcher, manufacturing, printing, facility, LCD, LCD screen, robot, scientist, technique, process
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