Jun 03 Watch BP’s ‘Cut and Cap’ Attempt Moves Forward BP made new progress on the Gulf oil spill Thursday as undersea robots managed to cut the main pipe on a damaged wellhead, which may allow engineers to cap the gusher. Judy Woodruff reports on what lies ahead for crews… Continue watching
May 14 Watch Inspired by Soldier Son, Father Develops Military Robots After the death of his son in the Iraq war, the father of a soldier formed a company that manufactures military robots. Tom Bearden reports. Continue watching
Apr 23 Watch Military Expanding Role of Robots on the Battlefield The military has increasingly utilized robot technology in the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, where the machines search for IEDs and conduct aerial surveillance. Tom Bearden reports on robots on the battlefield. Continue watching
May 29 Watch Monkeys Learn to Control Robotic Arm With Brainwaves Advances in brain-controlled prosthetics reached new heights as researchers at the University of Pittsburgh announced the successful use of a prosthetic arm linked directly to the brain of a monkey. Lead researcher Andrew Schwartz discusses the findings. Continue watching
May 26 NASA’s Mars Spacecraft Lands, Transmits Photos of Arctic Terrain By PBS News Hour After a 10-month, 422-million-mile voyage, NASA's Phoenix Mars lander touched down Sunday and began transmitting pictures from the arctic plains of the Red Planet where scientists hope to find evidence of water and life-sustaining conditions. Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch Prosthetic Sculptures Duplicate Faces of Wounded U.S. Soldiers With the increased number of wounded U.S. soldiers from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, technology is being developed to replace injured faces with prosthetic sculptures. Researcher and sculptor David Hanson discusses the new robotic technology and the problems associated… Continue watching