Robot articles

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  Robotic spider developed to explore dangerous areas

  By Nathan Ingraham on November 3, 2011 09:22 am + 71 comments

  Nature has inspired some impressive robot designs, with this Fraunhofer-designed spider robot being Continue reading…

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  Kibo 2.0: a robot that makes faces, gives hugs

  By Joseph Parish on November 2, 2011 12:12 am + 16 comments

  While other robots are climbing walls, taking care of old people, or getting ready to go into battle, Continue reading…

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  Gecko-inspired robot scales sheer surfaces

  By Tim Barribeau on November 1, 2011 01:46 pm + 9 comments

  By mimicking the design of a gecko's microscopic mushroom-shaped footpads, a new robot has shown an Continue reading…

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  Japanese robot learns to help people get dressed

  By Joseph Parish on November 1, 2011 12:11 pm + 22 comments

  Japanese researchers are solving problems for the elderly and disabled in the best way possible: Continue reading…

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  US Army's headless robot exercises its newfound flexibility (video)

  By Sean Hollister on October 31, 2011 04:07 pm + 10 comments

  Boston Dynamics has quite a treat for you this Halloween: the military contractor's uploaded new Continue reading…

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  Robot Venus flytrap developed as basis for artificial muscles

  By Nathan Ingraham on October 31, 2011 10:17 am + 2 comments

  A professor at the University of Maine recently created a robotic Venus flytrap, not to capture Continue reading…

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  iRobot Ava at Google I/O 2011

  on October 25, 2011 01:04 pm

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  Spherical flying robot takes flight at Digital Content Expo (video)

  By Eddie Fu on October 24, 2011 10:39 pm

  We've seen this flying drone in action before, but new footage has emerged of the robot at last Continue reading…

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  FoamBot system uses sprayable foam to build new robot bodies

  By Bryan Bishop on October 21, 2011 02:40 pm

  It might not bring to mind the shapeshifting T-1000 just yet, but researchers are taking a step Continue reading…

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  Actroid-F robot now has a male version, new eye implants (video)

  By Eddie Fu on October 20, 2011 06:25 pm

  In the past year since we last saw it, Osaka University's Actroid-F robot has upped the creepiness Continue reading…