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News Release 11-129
NSF Leads Interagency Collaboration to Develop Advanced Robotics
Working together, NASA, NIH, NSF and USDA will accelerate the development and use of co-robots in the U.S. that work cooperatively with people
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Carnegie Mellon University is developing snake robots that can be used for search-and-rescue, inspection and even surgical applications.
Credit: CMU
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With the help of a remote human assistant, a person with disabilities pilots a robotic mobility and manipulation system, and opens a refrigerator door to retrieve a pre-prepared meal from home. Cooperative control leaves people with disabilities in command, and the ability to use the capabilities of both the local pilot and remote human assistant enable safe, effective and efficient operation of the robotic system in natural environments.
Credit: Rory Cooper, Department of Veterans Affairs and University of Pittsburgh
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NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, Expedition 26 commander, poses with Robonaut2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
Credit: NASA
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Carnegie Mellon University's Cave Crawler is a research robot designed to autonomously map underground mines and to aid in rescue missions underground.
Credit: CMU
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The legged robot Dante II, built by Carnegie Mellon University and sponsored by NASA, explored and sampled the active volcano at Alaska's Mt. Spurr in 1993.
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The National Science Foundation supported Carnegie Mellon University's development of the Finch, a robot used to help teach students computer programming.
Credit: CMU
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