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Old Manual Typewriter Robot Art Sculptures
Science & Tech  (tags: robots, tech, gadgets, new gadget, cool gadget )

Liono
- 43 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.
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
- 239 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.
Robots Fly Into Antarctic Skies
Science & Tech  (tags: planes, robots, Antartic )

Elisabett
- 244 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
Robot Mule Is Like Bambi on Ice: Big Dog
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Science & Tech  (tags: Big Dog, Robots, technology, science, NewTechnology, research, study, tech, interesting )

Terrah
- 247 days ago - youtube.com
It's surprising painful to watch - when one of BigDog's legs folds up you really feel for it like you would an animal or a person. Research is starting to suggest our brains empathise with biological-looking robots so perhaps that's why....
Robots, Not Animals To Test Deadly Chemicals
Science & Tech  (tags: animal testing, robotics, robots, technology, research, science, scientists, interesting, news, animals, AnimalWelfare )

John
- 249 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
Oh, I Do The Cooking And My Robot Does The Dishes
Science & Tech  (tags: robots, kitchens, technology, science, NewTechnology, interesting, discovery, humans, tech, concept, Gizmos, design, off-beat, odd, interesting, bizarre )

Terrah
- 255 days ago - inventorspot.com
Very soon, a robot will not only be doing your dishes, but cleaning your whole kitchen! The ReadyBot, shown here, is the first working prototype of a kitchen cleaner that, with adequate resources provided, could be on the market in just two years...
First Humanoid Robot That Will Develop Language May Be Coming Soon
Science & Tech  (tags: robots, robotics, science, scientists, NewTechnology, technology )

John
- 260 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
Japan Looks to a Robot Future
Science & Tech  (tags: robots, Tokyo, expressions )

Ingrid
- 263 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.
What Type of Robot Are You Attracted To? Find Your Robot Soul Mate
Science & Tech  (tags: robots, technology, science, scientists, NewTechnology, interesting, news, humans, concept, study, research, design, society, Gizmos, tech )

Terrah
- 263 days ago - sciam.com
What's your type of robot? The more humanoid model or that boxy little number that looks like it was thrown together from spare parts? Researchers at the University of Hertfordshire Science and Technology Research Institute in Hatfield, England...
Robots to Work in Pairs, Boosts Ability to Work Alone
Science & Tech  (tags: robots, technology, work, jobs )

Ralph
- 344 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.
Toyota Tunes Up Violin-Playing Robot
Science & Tech  (tags: robots, technology, toyota )

Plato
- 349 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.
Robots Don't Bug Cockroaches
Science & Tech  (tags: discovery, study, research, robots, roaches, insects, society, cockroaches )

Dave
- 369 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...
Robots May Aid Aging Japanese Population
Science & Tech  (tags: technology, Robots, may, aid, aging, Japanese, population )

Esther
- 413 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
The Evolution of the Coming Robot Army
Science & Tech  (tags: robots, robot killers, smart dust, DARPA, VisiBuilding, robot armies, techno war )

Ombretta
- 422 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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