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A Robot with Feeling
TORO is a "TOrque controlled humanoid RObot". The DLR engineers' aim is to develop a robot that can react to its environment and move safely in an unknown area.
Photo: DLR (CC-BY 3.0).The human being is its model. It has strong legs, slightly thinner arms, but as yet no face: the walking robot TORO of the German Aerospace Center (DLR). Its creator is Christian Ott, a doctor of engineering, who has set himself the goal of teaching TORO how to walk - step by step. In more precise terms, the aim is the art of "flexible walking".
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Helmholtz in Discussion with Universities
With "Helmholtz&Uni", the Helmholtz Association establishes a country-wide series of events at and with universities. The main purpose is to listen to what the universities expect from their partners, says Jürgen Mlynek.more
Medication Contaminates our Water
Owing to medical progress and improved sustenance, humans live increasingly longer lives. One aspect that tends to be neglected in this context is the effect this social change has on the quality of our water. Older people tend to consume more medication. By excretion and improper disposal, the active agents end up in waste water as well as in...more
Withdrawal from Oil Sand Research?
In the course of the past weeks, the Helmholtz Alberta Initiative (HAI) has repeatedly made headlines in the media. There was talk about a complete withdrawal of the Helmholtz Association from the German-Canadian co-operation project. What is the truth behind the headlines? We provide answers.more
Germany Collects Time for Little Scientists
Children need time to make discoveries, so they can develop their curiosity, interests and talents from the very start. Therefore, in the context of the “Little Scientists’ Day” 2013, the foundation “Haus der kleinen Forscher” (“Little Scientists’ House”) calls upon Germany to give children as much time for research as possible and thus to support...more
Ideas 2020 – A Tour of Tomorrow’s World
Eagerly awaited and now formally opened under the eyes of more than 400 guests: on 13 March, the Helmholtz Association's exhibition "Ideas 2020 – A Tour of Tomorrow’s World" was officially opened at the Paul-Löbe-Haus in Berlin.more
