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By Dan on November 13, 2010
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By Dan on October 14, 2010
Google’s autonomous car, which is a highly modified Toyota Prius, has logged over 1000 miles of humanless driving!
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By Dan on November 16, 2009
According to a study published in Pediatrics, using robots for surgery is safe, but provides no better outcomes for child patients in some cases. Robotic surgery systems, such as the Da Vinci allow surgeons to more easily do less invasive surgeries, as well as reduce human error like shaking hands.
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By Dan on May 29, 2009
This unique Italian grown robot has no problem taking out the trash. “Dustbot,” as the trash bot is called, provides a garbage disposal solution for older cities built with narrow streets that modern garbage trucks cannot navigate. The user calls a Dustbot over a telephone when they have trash. The robot navigates to the person’s [...]
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By Dan on May 26, 2009
President Obama’s likeness will be represented at the Disney Hall of Presidents. The life-size, audio-animatronic model of Obama will join the ranks of all presidents past with his spot at the attraction.
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By Dan on May 23, 2009
Scratch is an educational programming language intended to teach kids programming concepts and allow them to easily create and share “interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art.”
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By Dan on May 16, 2009
Earlier this month, Spirit, one of NASA’s Mars rovers, became stuck in deep sand. NASA engineers are working to find the best method of freeing the aging rover.
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By Dan on May 13, 2009
This robot can move around and has a rotating dome head which is controlled by either the accelerometers in the iPhone, or the touch screen sliders on the iPhone.
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By Dan on May 10, 2009
These little robots can be equipt for firefighting, riot control, bomb defusing, and more! Watch the video below to see them in action.
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By Dan on March 25, 2009
Five robotics fish are set to deploy to waters off the coast of Spain in 18-months time. The robots were built as part of a three-year joint project by a team at Essex University, lead by Professor Huosheng Hu, and BMT Group, a British engineering consultancy company. Each robot costs nearly 30,000 USD ( 20,000 GBP). [...]
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