All posts tagged "robotics"
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4.3KFutureThe World’s Tiniest Computer Is Smaller Than a Grain of Rice
The world’s smallest computer, which measures only 0.3mm x 0.3mm in size has been created thanks to the researchers at the University...
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5.9KFutureCould You Turn Off a Robot That’s Begging You Not To? Science Answers
Ready for a Blade Runner future? A new scientific study shows that not many of us could pull a Deckard Cain and...
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2.3KFutureOpen AI’s Robot Hand Learns Dexterity in Virtual Training
Open AI is a nonprofit AI research group that was founded in 2015 whose most recent research was backed by Silicon Valley...
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2.8KFutureNASA Announces the Winners for the 3D-Printed Mars Habitat Competition
NASA has held a competition for 3D-printed habitats for the Mars expedition for a while now. Finally, it has decided on the...
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2.3KFutureMeet Salto, the Jumping Robot
Salto is short for “Saltatorial Locomotion on Terrain Obstacles,” which references saltatorial animals that have adapted jumping as means of locomotion (think kangaroos...
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1.9KFutureHorse-Like Robot Expected to Help With Disaster Relief
Most of the robots we see today are humanoid, but sometimes you stumble upon creators that think outside the box and take...
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8.6KFutureRussia Plans to Send Two FEDOR Humanoid Robots Into Space
The FEDOR (Final Experimental Demonstration Object Research) project was invented by Android Technology and the Foundation for Advanced Studies. The project first...
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2.6KFutureGet Ready for Bug-Sized Robot Olympics!
Yes, you heard me, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has proposed a robot Olympics for insect-sized machines. To start from...
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4.3KFutureBoston Dynamics to Start Selling the SpotMini Robot in 2019
The SpotMini robot from Boston Dynamics is, according to the company who made the announcement yesterday at UC Berkeley, already in pre-production...
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1.9KFutureOrigami-Like Robotic Arm Aids Marine Biologists With Research
Around 1 million unknown species are estimated to be living in our oceans, lurking in midwaters. Most of them are gelatinous, hence...
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2.6KFutureThese Cute Rolls-Royce Robots Could One Day Fix Plane Engines
Rolls-Royce is really on a roll this week! After showing off an impressive flying taxi car concept, the company also presented tiny...
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3.6KFutureThe Small Zeus Battle Robot Is Ready to Ship for $1,600
The fighting robot Zeus from Pilot Labs was first announced at CES 2018 in Las Vegas. While it captured everyone’s attention, no...
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2.6KFutureSix-Legged Robot From Vincross Cares for a Succulent Plant
We’ve had our share of scary or simply creepy-looking spider robots crawling about, so now it’s time for one to calm us...
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8.5KFutureRobo Roach Micro-Bot Makes Tiny Splash
Harvard’s Ambulatory Microrobot (HAMR, for short), is a tiny robotic cockroach that can walk on land, under- and on the surface of...
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4.2KFutureDesks No Longer Safe With MIT’s Cheetah Robot On The Prowl
A few days ago, MIT published a video showcasing their Cheetah 3 robot doing treadmill exercises and even jumping on top of...
