Robot articles

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  Real-life transforming robot car puts Hasbro toys to shame

  By Sean Hollister on May 7, 2012 09:09 pm + 24 comments

  For once, we're using the word "Transformer" to mean exactly what you'd expect: not a tablet, toy, l Continue reading…

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  Smart glasses producing 3D braille maps could help blind people navigate the world

  By Jamie Keene on May 2, 2012 07:41 am + 4 comments

  Glasses with cameras and other sensors more commonly found in robots could soon be used to help the Continue reading…

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  Panasonic trials hair care robot in Japanese salon

  By Dante D'Orazio on May 1, 2012 04:04 pm + 6 comments

  You'd do well to head over to Japan if you fancy having a robot wash your hair and massage your Continue reading…

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  Swiss scientists create mind-controlled robot for disabled patients

  By Andrew Webster on April 27, 2012 11:31 pm + 6 comments

  A team of scientists at Switzerland's École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne have developed a Continue reading…

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  Motorized Lego Tachikoma from 'Ghost in the Shell' walks, rolls, and waves at you

  By Adi Robertson on April 27, 2012 12:27 pm + 24 comments

  We don't make a habit of espousing causes here on The Verge, but we may have to make an exception Continue reading…

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  Hugvie is a robotic cushion that adds physical sensation to your phone calls

  By Sam Byford on April 27, 2012 04:59 am + 7 comments

  Hugvie is a vaguely human-shaped cushion from Japan with a robotic heart that pulses with emotion. Continue reading…

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  Russian SAR-400 robot wants to show you what it feels like to touch Mars

  By Andrew Webster on April 25, 2012 03:28 pm + 6 comments

  Russia is working on its own version of NASA's Robonaut with a machine called SAR-400 that's due to Continue reading…

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  BYD Qin plug-in hybrid car has an in-dash robot to keep you company

  By Aaron Souppouris on April 23, 2012 12:39 pm + 6 comments

  Chinese auto manufacturer BYD unveiled a new car named the Qin at the Beijing Auto Show last week. Continue reading…

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  Watch this: robot Greyhounds race for the bourgeoisie of the future

  By T.C. Sottek on April 22, 2012 02:16 am + 29 comments

  Like a page ripped from Syd Mead's sketchbook, this extended advertisement from Absolut Vodka pits Continue reading…

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  Valkyrie robot could use lasers to cut through ice and explore the moons of Jupiter

  By Andrew Webster on April 20, 2012 09:37 am + 23 comments

  NASA-funded Stone Aerospace is developing a new kind of robot that could one day use lasers to cut Continue reading…