14 March 2012 The giants of mining are moving towards the unmanned extraction of the earth's resources. AAP/EPA/Christian Sprogoe Robots, red dust, and the future of mining towns By Karen McNab, University of Queensland and Daniel Franks, University of Queensland Automation and remote operation are set to transform Australian mining. It makes sense: automation can address labour shortages as the industry expands, reduce costs and improve productivity, health and…
6 October 2011 Monkey brain implant may help disabled people to ‘feel’ By Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation Monkeys fitted with brain implants can “feel” different surfaces of identical virtual objects, a new study shows, paving…
3 February 2012 Robot flying bugs mimic butterflies Johns Hopkins University Engineers have been studying the movement of butterflies to help refine the behaviour of small airborne robots. The researchers…
10 October 2011 Robotic car offers hands-free driving University of Oxford New technology installed on a “Wildcat” car by Oxford University researchers could improve navigation, reduce emissions…
19 May 2011 Robots plunge to the twilight zone, find new reefs James Cook University High-tech underwater robots have helped discover new areas of the Great Barrier Reef. “These reefs occur in an area known…
