A robot has been invented that can weed crops. The robot strolls down crop rows, distinguishing between weeds and the good plants, removing the weeds. It was invented by a Swedish guy from Halmstad University, named Björn Åstrand (the abstract for his PhD thesis is here). In a world whe…
I know I posted recently about the Predator drone killin' some Iraqi baddies, but that was a picnic compared to this! "Robotic warplanes, finding and attacking targets by themselves, have been successfully tested. "In early August, two American Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (UCAVs)…
I'll resist the temptation to make a joke about just how ironic it is that such a small thing is such big news, but a group of Dartmouth researchers just recently created, what's now dubbed, 'the world's smallest robot." Whether that's actually true or not, it's pretty darn small - measuring 6…
I just heard from a friend about the possibility that Vex has (finally) come out with their programming kit. He says:"Saw a radio shack ad – the Vex SW kit is now available – C based"It's currently listed on Radio Shack's website as "In Store", but for my zip code it…
Continuing with our "robots saving lives" theme, check out the robotic CPR machine that a Staffordshire, UK ambulance service has put in 100 of its ambulances. The Daily Mail says, "In only 20 seconds, the machine can be ready to perform compressions on a sick patient, which ma…
