Robotics articles

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  DARPA's 'Avatar' project will put $7 million into robot surrogates

  By Adi Robertson on February 17, 2012 01:09 pm + 26 comments

  The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, may have the keenest sense of irony Continue reading…

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  Romeo robot caught on video for the first time

  By Sam Byford on February 17, 2012 08:40 am + 8 comments

  At 143cm (4ft 8in) tall, Romeo from Aldebaran Robotics is the first "full-scale" humanoid robot to Continue reading…

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  Cornell's robotic arm shuns the humanoid hand

  By Jamie Keene on February 16, 2012 07:07 am + 5 comments

  Cornell University and the University of Chicago have developed a new robotic arm that works in much Continue reading…

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  Kinect-based DarwinBot lets you remotely play with and talk to your pet

  By Adi Robertson on February 10, 2012 02:13 pm + 4 comments

  Unwilling to leave his dog Darwin home alone while he was at work, Microsoft Robotics Team developer Continue reading…

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  Boston Robotics' AlphaDog takes its first steps in the wilderness

  By Ryan Heise on February 9, 2012 08:10 am + 18 comments

  We watched Boston Robotics' LS3 AlphaDog traipse around the confines of a lab last October, but the Continue reading…

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  H-Agent robot stores heat to keep you warm later

  By Jamie Keene on February 7, 2012 09:22 am + 12 comments

  A pair of German designers have created the H-Agent, a tiny black box which absorbs heat from other Continue reading…

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  Singapore researchers develop crab robot that cuts away stomach cancer

  By Chris Welch on February 2, 2012 01:01 pm + 4 comments

  Though it certainly appears menacing at first glance, the mechanical "crab" you see above could be Continue reading…

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  Nano quadrotor swarm hints at the robotic air force of the future

  By Jamie Keene on February 1, 2012 07:40 am + 38 comments

  The University of Pennsylvania has collaborated with KMel Robotics in creating an array of nano Continue reading…

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  Kissenger and Mini-Surrogate bring digital love to the real world

  By Jamie Keene on January 30, 2012 04:01 pm + 59 comments

  Hooman Samani, a researcher in "lovotics" — the science of special relationships between humans Continue reading…

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  Autonomous military drone raises accountability questions

  By Adi Robertson on January 26, 2012 05:28 pm + 19 comments

  Remote-controlled drones are already a controversial part of US military strategy, but an Continue reading…