Robotics articles

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  Virtual robots in space: 'Rawbots' lets you build the Wall-E of your dreams

  By Andrew Webster on May 9, 2013 10:30 am + 13 comments

  From soccer-playing robots to mechanical creatures inspired by sea turtles, there are some amazing Continue reading…

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  Straightforward robot girl tells you if your breath stinks

  By Jeff Blagdon on May 7, 2013 09:09 pm + 13 comments

  There’s no polite way to tell someone their feet or breath stink, leaving society with one clear Continue reading…

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  Researchers develop synthetic touch arrays with sensitivity of human fingertips

  By Carl Franzen on April 26, 2013 05:04 pm + 3 comments

  Humans are already starting to sympathize with robots, but US and Chinese researchers want to give Continue reading…

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  The robots are coming, but will we love them?

  By Amar Toor on April 26, 2013 01:16 pm + 57 comments

  Would you shed a tear if a robot was being tortured before your eyes? According to Astrid Continue reading…

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  PETMAN robot struts and squats in hazmat attire

  By Amar Toor on April 6, 2013 11:32 am + 34 comments

  PETMAN, the creepily lifelike robot from Boston Dynamics, has made some remarkable strides in the Continue reading…

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  Robot snakes can now wrap themselves around lamp posts

  By Amar Toor on March 23, 2013 07:45 pm + 25 comments

  A robotic snake developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University has suddenly gained a Continue reading…

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  Hitachi's ROPITS is the self-driving go-kart of the future

  By Jeff Blagdon on March 13, 2013 05:40 am + 8 comments

  Sick of walking around the parking lot to find your tiny single-person car, only to have to manually Continue reading…

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  BigDog 'mule' robot wreaks havoc with herculean throwing arm

  By Jeff Blagdon on March 1, 2013 01:02 am + 61 comments

  Boston Dynamics' BigDog rough-terrain robot just got even more terrifying, with the addition of a Continue reading…

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  Robotic wing helps scientists uncover the secrets of bat flight

  By Aaron Souppouris on February 22, 2013 05:05 am + 4 comments

  Scientists at Brown University have developed a robotic wing to study the intricacies of bat flight. Continue reading…

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  Scientists build robot rat to instill fear, depression in hearts of real rodents

  By Chris Welch on February 14, 2013 08:57 am + 21 comments

  Even when you rationalize that the robotic rat created by researchers in Tokyo exists in the name of Continue reading…