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06/05/2018 / By David Williams

Robotic submarine planned for exploring the seas of Titan

The world used to wonder about what goes on in the moon, particularly before the time when it was explored by scientists and astronauts – and various space probes, too. These days, there’s plenty of information available about it, online or otherwise. So anyone who wants to know more about it can simply look it […]

05/23/2018 / By Edsel Cook

NASA dreams of building “astromechs” — Star Wars-like droids that can help repair spaceships in flight

NASA is working on its very own versions of astromech droids from Star Wars. These futuristic robots are expected to have their own A.I. and be able to repair spacecraft during space operations, according to a Space.com article. An engineer with the American space agency explained that such robots would possess humanoid upper bodies and […]

04/29/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Robo-bees are the reimagined rover: NASA plans to send them to Mars

NASA has got an inspiring bee stuck in its bonnet. The agency recently announced plans for a robotic bee that will be able to buzz through the thin air of Mars. If it pans out, swarms of these tiny robot drones might one day replace traditional rovers, according to a LiveScience article. Rovers are big, […]

04/17/2018 / By David Williams

Lessons learned using robotic arm in space now being applied to the hospital surgery room

Many present-day conveniences are rooted in once-exclusive space industry innovations. As it turns out, the same can also apply to certain types of high-level medical equipment. Back in the 1980s, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) came up with Canadarm, a robotic manipulation system that was designed to be used in zero gravity environments. […]

10/20/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

NASA plans to genetically modify astronauts so they can survive the journey to Mars

The prospect of humans one day visiting another planet has never seemed more possible than it has in recent years, but several more obstacles need to be overcome before this can become reality. Some people believe that incredible scientific discoveries could be waiting on the red planet, and NASA has recently ramped up its efforts […]

08/18/2016 / By roboticsnews

NASA’s Space Robotics Challenge: The Tasks, the Prizes, and How to Participate

Last year at the DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals, NASA announced a new challenge for humanoid robots: the Space Robotics Challenge (SRC), which will “prepare robots for the journey to Mars.” Just like the DRC, the first stage of the SRC will consist of a virtual challenge, run in the Gazebo simulator, followed up by a […]

08/04/2016 / By D. Samuelson

Could solar panels in outer space power the whole Earth in the future?

Space, the final frontier. Folks like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Richard Branson and a thousand others in between and around NASA, are spending millions to hewn the road to space. Included in this mix is a young visionary from California named Justin Lewis-Weber. He’s not aiming for Mars, however. He’s proposing a plan to increase solar energy to planet Earth. How? Just put solar […]

08/01/2016 / By newstarget

Weird rocks on Mars could be evidence of an ancient oxygen atmosphere

I look at rocks on Mars for a living—a lot of rocks. Because of this, I’ve gotten pretty good at knowing what to expect and what not to expect when analyzing the chemical make-up of a Martian rock. You expect to find lots of basalt, the building block of all planets. (Article by Nina Lanza) What […]

02/15/2016 / By healthrangerinventions

NASA dives deeper into how it’s really using HoloLens

A year ago we heard that NASA and Microsoft were teaming up to build Sidekick, a project that uses HoloLens to let astronauts and scientists collaborate remotely, as well as visualize 3D schematics. Now we’ve finally got a closer look at Sidekick in action thanks to NASA’s Jeff Norris, who discussed the project during a […]

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