Weekend Roundup 10/17/2014

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The Keecker robot can project, in high-definition, a web browser or run any android app. Photo courtesy Keecker.



by Scott Kesselman



The European Space Agency schedules Rosetta probe comet landing for 12 Nov. The probe has been in a pioneering orbit since August and will stay with the comet, 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, for a year. (CBC News)



Unmanned space plane X-37B landed this week after orbiting Earth for two years – mission unknown. (National Post)



Civilian drones have been banned in India until formal regulations are established. (India Today



Keecker, a total home entertainment robot, debuted on Kickstarter and reached goal in a matter of days. (The Verge



An Audi driverless car hit 190 miles per hour on a racetrack in Germany during testing. (Bloomberg)



A new brain surgery robot developed out of Vanderbilt University enters through the cheek for easy access to parts of the lower brain and is controlled with compressed air. (Gizmodo)