Robotics

Justin is a space robot that can fix satellites or destroy them if they don't work. He's the jack of all trades.

1 | June 21, 2010 8:02am | By Boonsri Dickinson

Scientists at the Colorado School of Mines built a cheap detection system for landmines. The same system could be used to monitor our fragile infrastructure.

5 | June 21, 2010 6:24am | By Boonsri Dickinson

Researchers at Queen Mary University of London developed a computer-based model to detect our change blindness.

1 | June 18, 2010 4:51am | By Boonsri Dickinson

Nearly three-quarters of robotics companies expect to grow in the next five years.

6 | June 16, 2010 12:01am | By Deborah Gage

Telepresence bots enable remote professionals to mill about the office, no matter how far away they may be.

2 | June 15, 2010 9:13pm | By Joe McKendrick

Stem-cell tourism; BP's name change; robotic desk lamp; energy-generating glass; where Internet news comes from.

June 11, 2010 12:06pm | By Andrew Nusca

With a little over 400 days to go, the spacecraft sets a record.

1 | June 11, 2010 12:54am | By Deborah Gage

Robots are helping perform surgeries in the operating room, catching the journalism bug and even working on late-night TV. Now, researchers are working to instill in robots the movement...

11 | June 8, 2010 3:30am | By Christina Hernandez

A trip to the World Science Festival delves into questions of what the human mind is, and what music means to it.

June 4, 2010 4:00am | By Melissa Mahony

A supercomputer simulation conducted by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in conjunction with the Los Alamos National Laboratory indicates that the oil spill in the Gulf of...

1 | June 3, 2010 7:30pm | By Larry Dignan

We say goodbye to Thinking Tech editor Dana Blankenhorn and hello to a new one: Dan Nosowitz.

June 2, 2010 7:02am | By Andrew Nusca

The U.S. has trouble defending its satellites.

3 | June 2, 2010 6:00am | By Deborah Gage

This robotic snake is modular, amphibious, and could be destined for medical use. That's right, this robosnake could end up inside you.

6 | June 2, 2010 5:00am | By Dan Nosowitz

iRobot's unmanned underwater vehicle the Seaglider is on the go to locate and evaluate the dispersed oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster.

May 27, 2010 9:52am | By Melissa Mahony

Data center managers become building planners as they look for ways to fit more processing and storage into smaller spaces.

May 24, 2010 5:00am | By Joe McKendrick

Forget the Tesla and the Chevy Volt -- the spider is electric too, and it can walk.

May 20, 2010 5:45pm | By Deborah Gage

Around the world, researchers are working to make "social robots" a part of everyday human life. One such machine, Simon, can navigate busy environments and help clean up a workspace.

2 | May 18, 2010 4:00am | By Christina Hernandez

BP finally tastes success in slowing oil flow from the the Gulf Oil disaster, but don't start celebrating yet.

2 | May 17, 2010 4:00am | By Melissa Mahony

BP sticks a tube in the oil leak, but the company is still under pressure to find a permanent solution.

9 | May 17, 2010 3:45am | By Boonsri Dickinson

Smart Planet will be covering the launch from Nasa Ames.

May 14, 2010 12:01am | By Deborah Gage