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Robot Lawn Mower At UF Designed To Change Suburban Landscape

GAINESVILLE — George Jetson, eat your heart out.
A robot lawn mower called LawnNibbler, developed at the University of Florida’s Machine Intelligence Laboratory, can cut your grass intelligently — avoiding dogs, kids, trees and birdbaths — while you’re out on the golf course or taking the kids to soccer practice.
“The LawnNibbler can provide a substitute for [...]

Filed under Engineering, Florida, Research, Sciences, Technology on Wednesday, August 6, 1997.

Scientists Test Carbonless Copy Paper For Sickening Side Effects

GAINESVILLE — Working closely with carbonless copy paper over a long period of time may cause severe health problems such as chronic fatigue, sinus difficulties and central nervous system depression, according to preliminary findings from a University of Florida study.

Filed under Engineering, Environment, Health, Research, Sciences on Thursday, May 22, 1997.

Experts From UF Dig Up World’s Longest Solidified Lightning Bolt

GAINESVILLE — When researchers from the University of Florida began digging into the ground where a lightning bolt had hit, they thought it would be just another minor excavation.

Filed under Engineering, Florida, Research, Sciences on Monday, May 19, 1997.

UF Researchers Create A Suit That Makes The Wearer A Living Keyboard

GAINESVILLE — A lone dancer clad in a form-fitting, white suit stands in the center of a dark, silent stage. With his face concealed by a mesh mask and wires protruding from the material, he resembles a robot in a science fiction film.

Filed under Arts, Engineering, Research on Wednesday, April 9, 1997.

UF To Host First International Flyoff For High-Tech Tiny Airplanes

GAINESVILLE — On a barren, smoky battlefield of the future, a soldier leading his platoon stops and pulls from his rucksack an airplane roughly the size of sparrow.

Filed under Engineering, Florida, Research, Sciences on Thursday, March 27, 1997.