Tag Archives: Stanford

Scientists Convert Human Skin Cells to Neurons For First Time

As if gathering speed toward some uncertain but reachable destination, scientists have checked yet another item off the grand list [...]

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‘Artificial Skin’ Out of California is Over-Hyped (video)

Even the coolest lab work is often years from practical applications. That’s what the media seemingly forgot in regards to [...]

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Stanford UAV Can Land and Take Off From the Side of a Wall (Video)

Stanford’s latest unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) can do something I’ve never seen before: land on and take off from a [...]

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Breaking News: Willow Garage Announces 11 Winners for its Robot Give Away

Today is a good day to be a robotics engineer. Not only is it the first day of ICRA, it’s [...]

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Self-Parking Car from Stanford and Volkswagen

Sure you could drive your own car and park it yourself, but why go to all that trouble when computer [...]

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StickyBot Mimics Geckos To Climb Walls

When naming robots, I want to encourage all of you researchers to go for the obvious choice, that way we [...]

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