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Robots, radar and exploding gummy bears

As part of National Science Week 2013, the Queensland Centre for Advanced Technologies - affectionately known as QCAT – is inviting members of the public to a special Open Day to celebrate 20 years of research in Pullenvale.

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May-the-fourth be with our bots

May-the-fourth be with you. Sci-fi fans and geeks around the world are gearing up to celebrate some of the most popular robots ever created tomorrow on International Star Wars Day. For the love of robots, we’re unveiling our latest crop of bots. In the suburbs of Brisbane (not that far, far away…) our scientists have been...

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Taking humans out of hazardous situations

Underground mines can be hazardous places for humans, which is why the industry is investing in robots and automated vehicles to keep workers safe. We developed a system for load-haul-dump vehicles, commercialised by Caterpillar and now called Minestar-Command-Underground, which takes humans out of the equation and allows the vehicle to react to its environment all...

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Stealth robots: spying on wildlife just got real

By Ashley Tews– Research Scientist, ICT Centre The ability to track wildlife in natural environments while remaining undetected poses many technological challenges. The goal of CSIRO’s “robotic stealthy tracking” project, however, is to directly address these challenges. Observing an animal’s behaviour in the wild can be a daunting task for researchers. They may have to wait...

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Why the Australian manufacturing industry needs the next generation of robots

By Alberto Elfes, Science leader for robotics Amid the gloom about the prospects for manufacturing in Australia — and the difficulties facing an economy dominated by small businesses (nearly 90% of Australian manufacturing capacity) — there is some cause for optimism. A new generation of lightweight, assistive robots looks to provide small to medium enterprises...

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