CNet: “Robotics Rodeo puts unmanned tech front and center.” “Soldiers and civilian contractors braved the heat here this week for the first Robotics Rodeo to view and interact with a long lineup of robot systems and to give feedback on which ones could potentially find a place in the U.S. Army’s robo stable. Despite the hundreds of military robots that show up in concept or as prototypes on company Web sites and corporate reports, humans still do the fighting on the ground and it’s likely to stay that way for a while. However, there’s a growing niche for ‘the dirty, the dull, and the dangerous’ jobs where robots could take over. In fact, it’s the law. The 2001 Senate defense authorization bill mandates that ‘one third of the operational ground combat vehicles of the armed forces will be unmanned by 2015′.”

Wired: “Future of the Screen: Terminator-Style Augmented-Reality Glasses.” “The most efficient possible display technology would be something that bypasses the eyes altogether and sends information straight to the brain. Sadly, cranial USB ports are still pretty hard to install. The second most efficient possible display technology anyone’s devised projects images directly into the eye. The dream of a wearable virtual retinal display, or VRD, has been around for nearly two decades; it’s on the horizon, but it’s still going to be a while until it gets here.”

9&10 News (Northern Michigan): “Robots Help Kids With Cerebral Palsy Walk.” “Cerebral palsy is a neurological condition that affects body movement and coordination. Many kids have to rely on a wheelchair or walker to get around, but now technology is catching up with C.P. As Robyn Haines reports, with a robot as a teacher, one girl is gaining a new sense of stability.”