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Science & Tech News tagged with robots

Scientists Worry Machines May Outsmart Man
Science & Tech  (tags: science, technology, robots, artificial, intelligence, scientists, research, interesting, humans, computers, business )

Tom
- 124 days ago - nytimes.com
Impressed and alarmed by advances in artificial intelligence, computer scientists are debating whether there should be limits on research that might lead to loss of human control over computer-based systems that carry a growing share of society's workload
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Old Manual Typewriter Robot Art Sculptures
Science & Tech  (tags: robots, tech, gadgets, new gadget, cool gadget )

Liono
- 416 days ago - walyou.com
It is not everyday that you get to see great Robot art such as these amazing Typewriter Robots sculptures. It is also a great inspiration to see the way these combine the Technology World with nature and its surroundings.
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New Video of BigDog Quadruped Robot Is So Stunning It's Spooky
Science & Tech  (tags: army, computer, computers, concept, DARPA, design, energy, Gizmos, interesting, military, news, NewTechnology, performance, research, robot, robots, science, scientists, study, technology, world )

Todd
- 612 days ago - gizmodo.com
The new version of the robot can now carry 340 pounds, which is almost triple the previous weight. It looks to me that that $10 million funding they got from Darpa has been put to good useThiscould bethenewpackmule for the Military.
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Robots Fly Into Antarctic Skies
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Elisabett
- 617 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
A pair of lightweight, robotic planes have made the first unmanned flights over Antarctica's icy expanses. Driven by propeller, the machines made 20 low-altitude sorties, including four over the Weddell Sea. The unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were
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Robots, Not Animals To Test Deadly Chemicals
Science & Tech  (tags: animal testing, robotics, robots, technology, research, science, scientists, interesting, news, animals, AnimalWelfare )

John
- 622 days ago - environmentalgraffiti.com
In news that will thrill animal rights activists and tech geeks alike, animal testing of chemicals will be partially replaced by robot testing. Researchers from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Institute of Health will be working
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First Humanoid Robot That Will Develop Language May Be Coming Soon
Science & Tech  (tags: robots, robotics, science, scientists, NewTechnology, technology )

John
- 633 days ago - sciencedaily.com
iCub, a one metre-high baby robot which will be used to study how a robot could quickly pick up language skills, will be available next year. Professor Chrystopher Nehaniv and Professor Kerstin Dautenhahn at the University of Hertfordshire's School
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Japan Looks to a Robot Future
Science & Tech  (tags: robots, Tokyo, expressions )

Ingrid
- 636 days ago - physorg.com
At a university lab in a Tokyo suburb, engineering students are wiring a rubbery robot face to simulate six basic expressions: anger, fear, sadness, happiness, surprise and disgust.
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Robots to Work in Pairs, Boosts Ability to Work Alone
Science & Tech  (tags: robots, technology, work, jobs )

Ralph
- 717 days ago - centralkansas.cox.net
At a demonstration Tuesday at its Tokyo headquarters, automaker Honda Motor Co. showed off two of the child-sized Asimo robots serving tea and performing other tasks in coordination with one another.
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Toyota Tunes Up Violin-Playing Robot
Science & Tech  (tags: robots, technology, toyota )

Brian
- 722 days ago - usatoday.com
Compared to a virtuoso, its rendition was a trifle stilted and, well, robotic. But Toyota's new robot plays a pretty solid on the violin.The 5'11 robot used its mechanical fingers to press the strings correctly and bowed with its other arm.
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Robots Don't Bug Cockroaches
Science & Tech  (tags: discovery, study, research, robots, roaches, insects, society, cockroaches )

Dave
- 742 days ago - apnews.myway.com
Tiny robots programmed to act like roaches were able to blend into cockroach society, according to researchers studying the collective behavior of insects. Cockroaches tend to self-organize into leaderless groups, seeming to reach consensus on where...
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Robots May Aid Aging Japanese Population
Science & Tech  (tags: technology, Robots, may, aid, aging, Japanese, population )

Esther
- 786 days ago - news.yahoo.com
4 minutes ago TOKYO - If you grow old in Japan, expect to be served food by a robot, ride a voice-recognition wheelchair or even possibly hire a nurse in a robotic suit --all examples of cutting-edge technology to care for the country's rapidly grayin
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The Evolution of the Coming Robot Army
Science & Tech  (tags: robots, robot killers, smart dust, DARPA, VisiBuilding, robot armies, techno war )

RC
- 795 days ago - newstatesman.com
An article from THE NEW STATESMAN that sent me scurrying all over the web to find out more. And it's not just America that's developing and using these. The most informative links I found will be included in the story comment field.
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