http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/ en-us Science News Daily provides daily coverage of the most popular science and technology news The Deepwater Horizon debacle has once again illustrated the difficulties we face when it comes to mopping oil spills. However, MIT thinks that it has found an answer to the problem: Tiny robots ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/robotics-news/cluster60205626/ Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:16:03 EST 60205626 Walking up the side of buildings like Spiderman could soon be a reality, scientists have claimed. http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/robotics-news/cluster60241412/ Thu, 26 Aug 2010 02:16:02 EST 60241412 The intelligent robots that appear in the movies have little relation to real life, although the tendency in current robotics to create machines that are as independent as possible is a fact. ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/robotics-news/cluster59065410/ Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:16:19 EST 59065410 A British inventor has created a robot companion that can conduct conversations, play music and control household appliances. http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/robotics-news/cluster58805036/ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:16:46 EST 58805036 In European Urology, the official journal of the European Association of Urology, a new section will be published as of the September issue: Case Series of the month. This series is dedicated ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/robotics-news/cluster58664360/ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:46:07 EST 58664360 For 4,500 years, the Great Pyramid at Giza has enthralled, fascinated and ultimately frustrated everyone who has attempted to penetrate its secrets. http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/robotics-news/cluster58211482/ Sat, 07 Aug 2010 19:15:52 EST 58211482 The first prototype robots capable of developing emotions as they interact with their human caregivers and expressing a whole range of emotions have been finalised by researchers. http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/robotics-news/cluster58175696/ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:45:57 EST 58175696 Wielding two claws, a motor and a tail that swings like a grandfather clock's pendulum, a small robot named ROCR ("rocker") scrambles up a carpeted, 8-foot wall in just over 15 seconds - the ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/robotics-news/cluster57837580/ Thu, 05 Aug 2010 04:15:49 EST 57837580 By combining origami and electrical engineering, researchers at MIT and Harvard are working to develop the ultimate reconfigurable robot -- one that can turn into absolutely anything. The researchers ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/robotics-news/cluster57870898/ Thu, 05 Aug 2010 09:46:03 EST 57870898 Scientists have found amazingly diverse microbial life in the world's deepest water-filled sinkhole, even down where sunlight can't reach. The discovery adds new insight into life`s ability ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/robotics-news/cluster57895578/ Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:16:17 EST 57895578