Aloy's post-apocalyptic world is filled with a vast array
of robotic animals.
We also got a look at some of the game's systems, including looting components off
of the robotic animals in the land, -LSB-...]
Not exact matches
Pairing state -
of - the - art technology like DNA sequencers and
robotic fluid handlers in the lab with Shedd's world - class
animal expertise, the lab enables Aquarium researchers to study the countless invisible organisms that co-exist with the 32,000
animals in Shedd's care.
«Playful curiosity is absolutely fundamental to learning in many
animals,» says Steve Grand, founder
of UK
robotics research company Cyberlife Research.
Passive robots in the form
of sedentary
animals may be less flashy than a bird skin stretched over a
robotic frame, but they can be just as good at keeping tabs on their environment — and significantly less nasty.
«This work not only sheds new light on skeleton formation
of animals, but also might inspire interdisciplinary studies in fields such as theoretical biology, bioengineering,
robotics, and architectural engineering, utilizing mechanisms
of self - constructing architectures that self - adjust to their environments, including remote environments such as the deep sea or space,» the researchers write.
«Plants are very efficient in terms
of their energy consumption during motion,» says Mazzolai, «and this suggests many approaches that are muscle - free and thus not necessarily
animal - like for the world
of robotics.»
The
robotic system, described today in Science Robotics, induced cell proliferation and lengthened part
of the esophagus in a large
animal by about 75 percent, while the
animal remained awake and mobile.
The research team is now starting to test the
robotic system in a large
animal model
of short bowel syndrome.
These studies are the latest in a significant body
of research by Porfiri and collaborators utilizing robots, specifically
robotic fish, to impact collective
animal behavior.
After surveying the field, she concluded that
robotics can offer unprecedented insights into both the physiological and behavioral workings
of an
animal.
Distinct neutralizing antibody lineages were identified in each
animal, including two defined by novel antibodies (as variable regions called VHH) identified by
robotic screening
of over 6000 clones.
While these efforts have demonstrated the feasibility
of using
robotics to influence
animal behavior, dissecting and quantifying sensory cues in social
animals are still untapped research questions.
Boyden says he believes this is just the beginning
of using
robotics in neuroscience to study living
animals.
Over the next three years, the five centers in NHGRI 19s Large - Scale Sequencing Research Network will use high - throughput,
robotic technologies to sequence a strategic set
of animal genomes totaling as much as 54 billion base pairs, or the equivalent
of 18 human genomes.
Her band mates fill the traditional Afterschool Special roles
of victim (Lori Petty,
of a car), victim (Shelly Cole,
of rape), and addict (Drea de Matteo,
of bad men, bad liquor, and snort), and a rare she - October, he - July love affair blossoms between Jacki and the
robotic Animal («Buffy the Vampire Slayer's» Marc Blucas)-- his character probably so named in the manner that tall men are dubbed «shorty» and fat men «slim.»
Ava sometimes tilts her head like a curious
animal in the wild, she speaks in that pleasant, slightly
robotic tone
of the American Express Phone Lady or Siri, and she is aware
of her origins as a Nathan - made machine — but she seems more human than artificial.
As if on cue, Japanese toy manufacturers have produced a new range
of robotic pets ranging from the standard companion
animals to potted plants.
If all behaviors were completely
robotic, then an
animal would find it a lot harder to figure out ways
of surviving since innumerable environmental changes happen every day.
Despite that, and the failure
of many
of the
robotic / digital pets that preceded and followed it, Jean - Loup Rault, on the faculty at the
Animal Welfare Science Centre at the University
of Melbourne, suspects they have a future.
These
robotic animals are rewarding thanks to the resources they drop, but also because
of the challenge, and the detail to their physical damage.
You'll fill your inventory with these to put them to use, using a broken
robotic arm to collect an out
of reach keycard, or collecting blood to lure an
animal from its burrow.
Carnivorous lampshades, pole dancing robots, man -
animal - machine hybrids, mechanical writing machines, subliminal and sensitive installations, mesmerising light sculptures and cybernetics are just some
of the incredible exhibits at Kinetica Art Fair, the UK's first art fair dedicated to kinetic,
robotic, sound, light and time - based art, that took place in London from February 27 to March 2.?
In the world
of biomimicry, plants haven't necessarily been overlooked, but compared to
animals — especially in
robotics — there have been far fewer projects inspired by them.
We also have an artist who makes sweet
robotic animals from e-waste, thoughts on Obama's and Romney's treatment
of dogs, a rubber ducky on the move and more.