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Video: Moaning Rubber Robot Mouth Simulates Human Voices, Fuels Our Human Nightmares
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Video: Moaning Rubber Robot Mouth Simulates Human Voices, Fuels Our Human Nightmares

By Denise Ngo

Video: World’s Fastest Pick-and-Place Robot Versus Human with Wiimote
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Video: World’s Fastest Pick-and-Place Robot Versus Human with Wiimote

By Jeremy Hsu

Why Can’t Planes Fly Through Volcanic Ash? NASA Found Out the Hard Way
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Why Can’t Planes Fly Through Volcanic Ash? NASA Found Out the Hard Way

By Clay Dillow

Silicon Shrinkwrap Melts Smoothly Onto Cat Brain to Monitor Activity in Real Time
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Silicon Shrinkwrap Melts Smoothly Onto Cat Brain to Monitor Activity in Real Time

By Jeremy Hsu

Memristors to Be Used by Military to Create Simulated Brains
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Memristors to Be Used by Military to Create Simulated Brains

By Jeremy Hsu

Archive Gallery: 137 Years of Robotic Fascination
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Archive Gallery: 137 Years of Robotic Fascination

By Denise Ngo

Celebrating the Concept Car: 10 Legendary Successes and Failures
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Celebrating the Concept Car: 10 Legendary Successes and Failures

By Wes Siler

Odd Invention: Idle Livestock Hit the Treadmill to Generate Electricity For Farms
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Odd Invention: Idle Livestock Hit the Treadmill to Generate Electricity For Farms

By Lynne Peeples

Lego Mindstorms Robot Sits at Computer, Plays Old-School Tetris, Wins
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Lego Mindstorms Robot Sits at Computer, Plays Old-School Tetris, Wins

By Clay Dillow

Tattooing Patients With UV Ink Could Protect Pacemakers From Hackers
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Tattooing Patients With UV Ink Could Protect Pacemakers From Hackers

By Clay Dillow

Danish Hotel Pays Its Guests to Generate Electricity on Exercise Bikes
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Danish Hotel Pays Its Guests to Generate Electricity on Exercise Bikes

By Jeremy Hsu

England’s Football Stars Sleeping in Oxygen Deprivation Tents to Prep for World Cup
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England’s Football Stars Sleeping in Oxygen Deprivation Tents to Prep for World Cup

By Jeremy Hsu

Video: GM Goes Hands-Off With EN-V Robotic Pod Car
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Video: GM Goes Hands-Off With EN-V Robotic Pod Car

By Jeremy Hsu

Skeeter-Zapping Laser Entrepreneur Turns Sights on Space Power
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Skeeter-Zapping Laser Entrepreneur Turns Sights on Space Power

By Jeremy Hsu

DARPA Spills Details on its Plans for the Transformer TX Flying Car
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DARPA Spills Details on its Plans for the Transformer TX Flying Car

By Jeremy Hsu

Russia Plans Cupertino 2, a Scientific City Modeled on Silicon Valley
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Russia Plans Cupertino 2, a Scientific City Modeled on Silicon Valley

By Jeremy Hsu

May 2010: The Future of the Car
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May 2010: The Future of the Car

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Togolese Student Builds Humanoid Robot From Old TV Parts
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Togolese Student Builds Humanoid Robot From Old TV Parts

By Stuart Fox

Multitoe Turns Floors Into Massive Multitouch Screens You Control With Your Feet
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Multitoe Turns Floors Into Massive Multitouch Screens You Control With Your Feet

By Clay Dillow

Video: Navy Helicopter Drone Makes First Coke Bust on the High Seas
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Video: Navy Helicopter Drone Makes First Coke Bust on the High Seas

By Jeremy Hsu

The Price of Karma
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The Price of Karma

By Bill Gifford

When Robots Rule the Roads
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When Robots Rule the Roads

By Lawrence Ulrich

Future Drive Concept: The Robotic Commuter Pod
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Future Drive Concept: The Robotic Commuter Pod

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Video: Apocalypse-Fearing Folk Can Seek Shelter in Futuristic $10 Million Doomsday Bunker
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Video: Apocalypse-Fearing Folk Can Seek Shelter in Futuristic $10 Million Doomsday Bunker

By Jeremy Hsu

Robo-Suit Will Help Aging Japanese Farmers Pick Crops with Ease
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Robo-Suit Will Help Aging Japanese Farmers Pick Crops with Ease

By Denise Ngo

Molten Metal Batteries Yield 20 Times More Current Than Lithium-Ion
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Molten Metal Batteries Yield 20 Times More Current Than Lithium-Ion

By Jeremy Hsu

Archive Gallery: Yesteryear’s Airports of the Future
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Archive Gallery: Yesteryear’s Airports of the Future

By Denise Ngo

Hewlett-Packard Unveils Real-World Memristor, Chip of the Future
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Hewlett-Packard Unveils Real-World Memristor, Chip of the Future

By Stuart Fox

Chinese Government to Build 215-MPH Bullet Trains in California
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Chinese Government to Build 215-MPH Bullet Trains in California

By Stuart Fox

California’s First Full-Scale Desalination Plant Lets Residents Drink the Pacific Ocean
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California’s First Full-Scale Desalination Plant Lets Residents Drink the Pacific Ocean

By Jeremy Hsu

MIT’s Tiny Mechanical Muscles Could Power Tomorrow’s Robotic Gizmos
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MIT’s Tiny Mechanical Muscles Could Power Tomorrow’s Robotic Gizmos

By Jeremy Hsu

NASA’s Hybrid Wing Drone Soars on First Flight Tests
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NASA’s Hybrid Wing Drone Soars on First Flight Tests

By Jeremy Hsu

Swapping Graphite Anodes For Silicon Improves Li-ion Battery Capacity Five Times
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Swapping Graphite Anodes For Silicon Improves Li-ion Battery Capacity Five Times

By Clay Dillow

Video: Dean Kamen High-Fives Colbert With Latest Revision of Prosthetic Luke Arm
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Video: Dean Kamen High-Fives Colbert With Latest Revision of Prosthetic Luke Arm

By Clay Dillow

Sound Bullets Inspired By Newton’s Cradle Could Sink Subs, Pummel Underground Bunkers, Destroy Tumors
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Sound Bullets Inspired By Newton’s Cradle Could Sink Subs, Pummel Underground Bunkers, Destroy Tumors

By Clay Dillow

NYPD And NYFD Super Boats To Replace Half-Century-Old Clunkers Patrolling New York Harbor
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NYPD And NYFD Super Boats To Replace Half-Century-Old Clunkers Patrolling New York Harbor

By Stuart Fox

Solving the Mystery of the Green LED For Pure, Efficient White Light
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Solving the Mystery of the Green LED For Pure, Efficient White Light

By Clay Dillow

Scientists Devise A Means For Human Bodies To Break Down Carbon Nanotubes
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Scientists Devise A Means For Human Bodies To Break Down Carbon Nanotubes

By Clay Dillow

Process That Converts Cotton to Boron Carbide Could Create Armored T-Shirts
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Process That Converts Cotton to Boron Carbide Could Create Armored T-Shirts

By Jeremy Hsu

Active Robotic Skylight Pumps Natural Light Into Darkened Interior Spaces
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Active Robotic Skylight Pumps Natural Light Into Darkened Interior Spaces

By Clay Dillow

Texas Town Installs a Monster Battery for Backup Power
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Texas Town Installs a Monster Battery for Backup Power

By Jeremy Hsu

Japanese Geminoid F Bot Realistically Mimics Human Facial Expressions, Speech
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Japanese Geminoid F Bot Realistically Mimics Human Facial Expressions, Speech

By Clay Dillow

Honoring the Father of the PC
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Honoring the Father of the PC

By Jeremy Hsu

At the 2010 New York Auto Show, Electric Ideas
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At the 2010 New York Auto Show, Electric Ideas

By Seth Fletcher

How It Works: The Deepest Drill
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How It Works: The Deepest Drill

By Rena Marie Pacella

DARPA Chief Testifies That US May Soon Face Critical Nerd Shortage
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DARPA Chief Testifies That US May Soon Face Critical Nerd Shortage

By Stuart Fox

Adorable Laundry-Folding Robot Gives Your Towels Fastidious Attention
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Adorable Laundry-Folding Robot Gives Your Towels Fastidious Attention

By Jeremy Hsu

Chip in a Pill Tells Your Doctor When You Swallow Your Medicine — and When You Don’t
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Chip in a Pill Tells Your Doctor When You Swallow Your Medicine — and When You Don’t

By Clay Dillow

Video: MIT Students’ DIY “Minority Report” Glove Mouse
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Video: MIT Students’ DIY “Minority Report” Glove Mouse

By Jeremy Hsu

Designer Reverse-Engineers Face-Detection Tech to Develop Camouflage Makeup
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Designer Reverse-Engineers Face-Detection Tech to Develop Camouflage Makeup

By Jeremy Hsu

Mobile Nuclear Reactors Could Provide Power and Jet Fuel for Military, DARPA Says
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Mobile Nuclear Reactors Could Provide Power and Jet Fuel for Military, DARPA Says

By Jeremy Hsu

The Seed Cathedral: A Fiber-Optic Shrine to Mother Nature’s Reproductive Prowess
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The Seed Cathedral: A Fiber-Optic Shrine to Mother Nature’s Reproductive Prowess

By Clay Dillow

A Kebab-Cooking Robot Automates Germany’s Favorite Fast Food
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A Kebab-Cooking Robot Automates Germany’s Favorite Fast Food

By Paul Adams

For The First Time, Researchers Harvest Raw Electric Current Directly From Algae
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For The First Time, Researchers Harvest Raw Electric Current Directly From Algae

By Clay Dillow

How It Works: Taser’s Electrified Shotgun Slug
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How It Works: Taser’s Electrified Shotgun Slug

By Nicole Dyer

Beijing Deploys Giant Deodorant Cannons to Freshen Up City Landfill
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Beijing Deploys Giant Deodorant Cannons to Freshen Up City Landfill

By Jeremy Hsu

Video: The Drunk History of Nikola Tesla, Father of Western Technology
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Video: The Drunk History of Nikola Tesla, Father of Western Technology

By Paul Adams

Video: Computer-Controlled Bacteria Build a Miniature Pyramid
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Video: Computer-Controlled Bacteria Build a Miniature Pyramid

By Stuart Fox

DARPA Bounces Smart Radar Off Buildings To Track Individual Urban Vehicles From the Sky
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DARPA Bounces Smart Radar Off Buildings To Track Individual Urban Vehicles From the Sky

By Clay Dillow

Printable Nanocircuits Promise to Make RFID Tags More Ubiquitous Than Bar Codes
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Printable Nanocircuits Promise to Make RFID Tags More Ubiquitous Than Bar Codes

By Jeremy Hsu

Tiny Mini-Generators Scavenge Energy From Ambient, Random Vibrations
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Tiny Mini-Generators Scavenge Energy From Ambient, Random Vibrations

By Clay Dillow

Breakthrough Low-Power Desalination and Purification Technology Brings Clean Water To Remote Villages
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Breakthrough Low-Power Desalination and Purification Technology Brings Clean Water To Remote Villages

By Stuart Fox

A Variable Velocity Rifle That Puts the ‘Less’ in ‘Less-Lethal’
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A Variable Velocity Rifle That Puts the ‘Less’ in ‘Less-Lethal’

By Clay Dillow

World’s Most Efficient Insulation Made From Synthetic Crystal Could Keep Satellites Pinging From Deepest Space
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World’s Most Efficient Insulation Made From Synthetic Crystal Could Keep Satellites Pinging From Deepest Space

By Jeremy Hsu

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