Robotics articles

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  Feature

  Real steel: the broken robot necks and baby steps of RoboCup 2012

  By Paul Miller on September 7, 2012 10:21 am + 50 comments

  Marcell Missura, a robotocist, is on his stomach staring into his laptop. A robot sits next to him. Continue reading…

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  Walking Biped is the ultimate in paper robotics

  By Jeff Blagdon on August 27, 2012 03:44 am + 5 comments

  Japanese artists and engineers have giant hydraulic mech robots more or less covered, so it’s good Continue reading…

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  DARPA's new AIR robot can pick up objects with its inflatable arm

  By Andrew Webster on August 21, 2012 09:50 am + 4 comments

  iRobot is working on a new design that's on the softer side of the robotic spectrum — an Continue reading…

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  Honda moves into robotic lawnmower market with Miimo

  By Sam Byford on August 21, 2012 01:03 am + 52 comments

  You're probably familiar with ASIMO, Honda's humanoid robot, but you might not be aware of the Continue reading…

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  From the production line to management: how robots are revolutionizing manufacturing

  By Louis Goddard on August 20, 2012 08:21 am + 18 comments

  The New York Times has published an intriguing feature on the current state of robotics in Continue reading…

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  Suidobashi Heavy Industry's Kuratas: your own 13-foot, diesel-powered mech robot for $1.35 million

  By Jeff Blagdon on July 30, 2012 06:11 am + 88 comments

  Japanese engineers are working on everything from robots that walk like humans, to robots to help Continue reading…

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  Horrifying robot baby wants a hug

  By Jeff Blagdon on July 26, 2012 03:29 am + 36 comments

  Finally, Osaka University’s infant robot Affetto is able to hug you like a real baby, with the Continue reading…

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  Researchers at Georgia Tech develop robot cameras that replicate eye movement

  By Chris Welch on July 8, 2012 12:49 am + 8 comments

  Scientists at Georgia Tech have successfully replicated muscle movement of the human eye in robots, Continue reading…

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  Robot legs accurately mimic human movement

  By Aaron Souppouris on July 6, 2012 07:24 am + 16 comments

  Researchers from the University of Arizona has built a pair of robotic legs that mimics our own. Continue reading…

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  Tokyo University's unbeatable Rock, Paper, Scissors robot crushes all challengers

  By Jeff Blagdon on June 27, 2012 08:32 pm + 18 comments

  We like to think we’re pretty good at Rock, Paper, Scissors, but this robot from the Ishikawa Oku Continue reading…