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Festo Corporate - Bionic Learning Network

http://www.festo.com/cms/en_corp/9617.htm Inspired by nature: In the Bionic Learning Network, a cooperation between Festo and renowned universities, institutes and development companies, principles from nature provide fresh impulse for technology and industrial applications. Mobile learning flexibly extended The combination of the Robotino® learning robot with the Bionic Handling Assistant opens up new forms of interaction between the human operator and technology.
http://www.onr.navy.mil/en/Media-Center/Press-Releases/2011/Maritime-Laser-MLD-Test.aspx ARLINGTON, Va. — Marking a milestone for the Navy, the Office of Naval Research and its industry partner on April 6 successfully tested a solid-state, high-energy laser (HEL) from a surface ship, which disabled a small target vessel. The Navy and Northrop Grumman completed at-sea testing of the Maritime Laser Demonstrator (MLD), which validated the potential to provide advanced self-defense for surface ships and personnel by keeping small boat threats at a safe distance. ( Watch MLD fire on YouTube .) “The success of this high-energy laser test is a credit to the collaboration, cooperation and teaming of naval labs at Dahlgren, China Lake, Port Hueneme and Point Mugu, Calif.,” said Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm.

News: MLD Test Moves Navy a Step Closer to Lasers for Ship Self-Defense - Office of Naval Research

5 Axis Robot Carves Metal Like Butter (Video) | Singularity Hub

The speed and precision of modern industrial machining robots puts humans to shame. http://singularityhub.com/2010/04/05/5-axis-robot-carves-metal-like-butter-video/

Machines will achieve human-level intelligence in the 2028 to 2150 range: poll | KurzweilAI

http://www.kurzweilai.net/machines-will-achieve-human-level-intelligence-in-the-2028-to-2150-range-poll How similar will machine intelligence be to human intelligence? (credit: A.
Tiny robots : This wafer holds many individual microrobots. Each robot consists of a body (about 100 micrometers long) and an arm that it uses to turn. Several of these robots can be controlled at once. http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/37482/

Herding Swarms of Microrobots - Technology Review