Robotics

Robot Dragon

Fire-breathing dragon named world’s largest walking robot (videos)

If you’re going to make a walking robot to break records and draw crowds, you might as well make it a...
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AI techi

Artificial intelligence – working hard, so we can hardly work

In 2011, robot sales hit about 160,000 units, translating to $8.5 billion in sales—this was by far the highest level recorded...
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Petman Robot

If the Petman robot doesn’t scare you, you’re not paying attention

Boston Dynamics has made us cringe more than once in the past with their BigDog and LS3 robotic abominations in the...
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Festo BionicOpter

Festo BionicOpter may bring dragonfly drones to a sky near you

The flight of the dragonfly is unique in the animal kingdom. It’s complex four-wing mechanics give it significant advantages over traditional...
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BigDog Dynamic Robot Throwing Cinder Blocks

BigDog tosses cinder blocks across the room like a robotic boss

If there’s one thing that can be said about Boston Dynamics, it’s that they never cease to amaze us with the...
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DARPA’s LS3 robot advances maneuverability, still extremely creepy

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL) have been working on the Legged Squad...
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Living in the midst of robotic takeover

I was at the library the other day checking out some books (yes, real physical books that are printed on paper...
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Can robotic supports replace wheelchairs for many?

The Tek Robotic Mobilization Device developed by Istanbul, Turkey-based AMS Mekatronic, bridges the gap between bulky wheelchairs with the inherent problems...
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The DARPA “Cheetah” is fast and freaky

There have been many innovations in recent months that have blown us away from the world of robotics. If there’s one...
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Is this creepy android mannequin the future of retail merchandising?

If this is the future of retail, I’ll be shopping online more often. Takashimaya, a department store in Tokyo, is working...
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Autonomous nano quadrotors amaze (and terrify) with complicated formation runs

Quadrotor technology developed at the General Robotics, Automation, Sensing and Perception (GRASP) lab at the University of Pennsylvania is able to...
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Robotic Bear Pillow

Japan’s cure for snoring and sleep apnea – a robotic bear pillow

At some point, the sheer oddity of Japanese technological solutions to various problems will stop surprising us. That day may have...
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SmartBird

TED gives a first-hand glimpse of the Festo SmartBird in action

Man has possessed the power of technology-assisted flight for over a century now, but the way that birds are able to...
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Neurowear

Neurowear: Cat ears controlled by the mind

Necomimi, a mashup of the Japanese words for cat and ear, is a new device that lets you express yourself visually...
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Robotic Seagull

Look at the Pretty Seagu… Wait. Wut?

Man has been able to achieve flight for over a century, but we have never truly mastered the art and science...
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akira001

Robotic Plant Ushers in New Age of Unnecessary Robotics

Not content to robotically emulate any and all members of the animal kingdom, humanity has turned to another branch of the...
Avatar of Ty Dunitz Ty Dunitz
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