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Petman – Finally A Robot That Looks Like Terminator (video)

Look out cute and cuddly Nao. Get out of the way ever-attentive Asimo, a new robot’s on the march and [...]

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Google’s New Robot Car Raises Hopes, Reality Will Dash Them Soon

Google shocked the world this weekend by announcing that not only was it developing robot car technology, but that its [...]

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iRobot’s Military Swarm of Wifi Bots Flips Into Action

The army of the future may rely as much on WiFi as they do on weapons. To that end, iRobot [...]

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Mind-Controlled Artificial Arm Begins the First Human Testing

The world’s first human testing of a mind-controlled artificial limb is ready to begin. A joint project between the Pentagon [...]

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Amazing Monocopter Flies With Just One Wing (Video)

The University of Maryland has produced a flying machine with only one wing – a monocopter! Evan Ulrich, its PhD [...]

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Cyborg Insect Spies to Become Nuclear Powered

They don’t have the pomp and flair of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but Nuclear Cyborg Insect Spies are still [...]

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DARPA Gathering Minds for Flying Car Production

We live in an age of invention, my friends. DARPA, the research branch of the US Department of Defense, is [...]

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One Step Closer to Suspended Animation for Wounded Soldiers in 18 Months?

It’s known as the golden hour. After a bullet wound or other massive trauma, soldiers in the field have about [...]

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Nothing Can Stop the Blob Bot

Like some sort of pulsating alien soccer ball, iRobot‘s blob robot expands and contracts to roll around and creep you [...]

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Deka’s Luke Arm In Clinical Trials, Is it the Future of Prosthetics? (Video)

The future of prosthetics isn’t certain, and we’ve seen so many different next generation devices, it’s hard to know which [...]

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Military Surveillance Bot Jumps Over 25 Foot Walls

Holy crap that’s cool! Earlier this week, Sandia National Labs debuted a four wheeled surveillance bot the size of a [...]

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MIT Helps Little Dog Navigate Rough Terrain

Sometimes robot videos just make me laugh. CSAIL at MIT has been working with Boston Dynamics’ robot Little Dog, helping [...]

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IEEE Spectrum Special Report on Prosthetic Arms

In Feb 2008 IEEE Spectrum released a fantastic special report on some of the latest work being done on prosthetic [...]

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