Robot articles

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  iRobot ups the cleaning ante with new Scooba 390 floor-scrubbing robot

  By Bryan Bishop on March 15, 2012 06:00 am + 8 comments

  We were blown away by iRobot's Ava prototype at CES this year, but the company's consumer bread and Continue reading…

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  Canon looking to reduce costs by using industrial robots, says Nikkei

  By Andrew Webster on March 13, 2012 06:16 pm + 7 comments

  With a surging yen and a struggling Europe, Canon is looking to cut costs — and it's doing it with Continue reading…

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  NASA and GM team up for Robonaut-inspired cyborg glove

  By Andrew Webster on March 13, 2012 04:07 pm + 11 comments

  NASA and GM are working together on a robotic glove that can help make working with your hands a Continue reading…

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  Autonomous robot's navigational skills are based on slime mold

  By Adi Robertson on March 9, 2012 05:36 pm + 6 comments

  Self-directing robots are common, but most commercial versions are given the equivalent of a central Continue reading…

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  King Kizer boxing robot emulates 'Real Steel' with Kinect-like motion controls

  By Adi Robertson on March 9, 2012 10:11 am + 6 comments

  Naoki Maru has years of experience building robots, so it's no surprise to see him add Kinect-style Continue reading…

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  Microsoft releases Robotics Developer Studio 4 with Kinect support

  By Adi Robertson on March 8, 2012 04:29 pm + 4 comments

  Microsoft's Robotics Developer Studio 4, a freely downloadable framework for robot programming and Continue reading…

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  Navy's firefighting robot being tested in 2013, can now toss grenades

  By Andrew Webster on March 8, 2012 01:29 pm + 15 comments

  We first caught a glimpse of the Navy's robot firefighter during our look at Virgina Tech's Robotics Continue reading…

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  DARPA-funded Cheetah robot breaks land speed record for bots with legs

  By Andrew Webster on March 5, 2012 01:31 pm + 49 comments

  Cheetahs are the fastest animals on land, and now DARPA's Cheetah robot has become the fastest robot Continue reading…

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  Flying robot swarm plays James Bond theme on real instruments (video)

  By Jeff Blagdon on February 29, 2012 09:59 pm + 15 comments

  We've seen some pretty impressive tricks from the University of Pennsylvania's swarm of quadrocopter Continue reading…

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  A simple robot design with precise four-wheeled control

  By Adi Robertson on February 29, 2012 05:26 pm + 16 comments

  There are hundreds of different ways to make robots move, but computer security expert Michal Continue reading…