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Engineer Builds A Robotic 'Space' Jellyfish

Not actually ready for space, though--yet.

By Colin Lecher Posted 01.22.2013 at 4:00 pm 3 Comments

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How To Build A Hero

Humans regularly lose their lives rushing into disaster zones. Now engineers are racing to build robots that can take their place.

By Erik Sofge Posted 01.21.2013 at 11:00 am 6 Comments

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The 7 Most Amazing Robots Of 2012

Okay, we know we're a little late on this, but that's because there was so much amazing stuff to sift through!

By Clay Dillow Posted 01.11.2013 at 12:30 pm 1 Comment

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Meet Diego-San, The Humanoid Robot Toddler

A project spanning robotics, computer science, developmental psychology, and machine learning aims to figure out how one-year-olds learn to interact with the world.

By Clay Dillow Posted 01.10.2013 at 5:31 pm 9 Comments

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Gadgets

CES 2013: Smartphone-Powered Robot Is The Soundtrack Of Your Life

A buddy that makes playlists for you.

By Corinne Iozzio Posted 01.10.2013 at 4:44 pm 1 Comment

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This Cold War Robot Was Built To Do The Tasks Too Dangerous For People

The creator of this humanoid from a 1953 issue of Popular Science hoped robots could one day handle radioactive material and mix explosives.

By Taylor Kubota Posted 01.10.2013 at 1:15 pm 0 Comments

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Video: This Robotic Cardboard Cockroach Is The World's Second Fastest Legged Robot

Based on the biology of the cockroach, VELOCIRoACH is the fastest robot of its size in the world.

By Clay Dillow Posted 01.09.2013 at 5:29 pm 5 Comments

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Gadgets

CES 2013: Lego Mindstorms EV3 Robots Add App Control, Speed, Sensors

The better, stronger, faster, 15th-anniversary edition robotics kit

By Corinne Iozzio Posted 01.07.2013 at 11:00 pm 5 Comments

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Science

This Robot Vomits So You Won't Have To

Larry the humanoid vomiting simulator is not the most glamorous robot we've covered.

By Colin Lecher Posted 01.02.2013 at 3:30 pm 5 Comments

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Technology

Robot Boy To Be 'Born' In 9 Months, And Programmed To Do All His Chores

And yours, too!

By Colin Lecher Posted 12.26.2012 at 2:00 pm 10 Comments

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Watch This Gift-Wrapping Robot Make Elves Obsolete

General Motors reprograms robots to put a toy car in a wrapped box. Unionize, elves, before it's too late!

By Colin Lecher Posted 12.19.2012 at 6:00 pm 7 Comments

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BigDog Robot Learns To Obey Voice Commands, Follow, Roll Over

DARPA's menacing military machine gains some new tricks.

By Paul Adams Posted 12.19.2012 at 5:29 pm 11 Comments

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Ping Pong Ball-Sized Robots Can Swarm Together To Form A Smart Liquid

Individual "droplets" can join together and become something larger than themselves.

By Rebecca Boyle Posted 12.18.2012 at 3:00 pm 11 Comments

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IBM Predicts: Cognitive Computers That Feel And Smell, Within The Next Five Years

The computing giant's annual list of technology predictions for the next five years foresee computers that can taste, see, smell, hear, and touch.

By Clay Dillow Posted 12.17.2012 at 6:01 pm 4 Comments

Computers With A Sense Of Taste Will Help Us Eat Smarter

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Paralyzed Woman Can Eat A Chocolate Bar, With Graceful Mind-Controlled Prosthetic Arm

University of Pittsburgh researchers have allowed a paralyzed woman to pick up and reorient objects--and even feed herself--by controlling a robotic arm with her thoughts.

By Clay Dillow Posted 12.17.2012 at 2:04 pm 5 Comments

The World's Most Dexterous Mind-Controlled Prosthetic Arm

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June 2013: American Energy Independence

Five amazing, clean technologies that will set us free, in this month's energy-focused issue. Also: how to build a better bomb detector, the robotic toys that are raising your children, a human catapult, the world's smallest arcade, and much more.