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Baby Sea Turtle

Baby sea turtles’ mad dash to the sea reproduced by FlipperBot

Researcher Daniel Goldman from CRAB Lab (Complex Rheology and Biomechanics) at Georgia Tech studied how baby sea turtles were able to...
Avatar of Lorie Wimble Lorie Wimble
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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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Casabella Cleaning Robot

Get a robotic maid and pay it with garbage

Many people, such as myself, are stuck in the position where they’re too poor to afford a maid but too lazy...
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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...
Avatar of Jesseb Shiloh Jesseb Shiloh
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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...
Avatar of JD Rucker JD Rucker
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DARPA robot navigates obstacles in creepy human-like manner

It’s one thing that it’s shaped like a human with a torso, two arms, and two legs. It’s another thing that...
Avatar of Connor Livingston Connor Livingston
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A 4-armed robot with a mohawk playing the drums

Sometimes, a video or story requires an introduction based upon the content itself. In this case, we’re better off just presenting...
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Robot noodle slicer grows in popularity in China

They may not make an appearance on The Iin a way that people ron Chef any time soon but the “Robot...
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A robot for your smartphone? Your wish has been granted.

Robots are ultra-cool, something we have wanted since long before Rosey the maid from the Jetsons. Technology has allowed us to...
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Biologically accurate legs make walking look weird

According to a group of researchers, the robotic walking leg simulation in the video below is the closest we’ve come to...
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Crawling Robot

The creepiest crawling robot you’ll see all day

Robotic science is intended to create devices that can aid humans in activities. In some case, it’s to help perform tasks...
Avatar of Connor Livingston Connor Livingston
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Asimo

Asimo shows how he can be our servant (and eventually our overlord)

When Honda unveiled ASIMO a few years ago, most were amazed by its human-like movements. Some claimed there was a short...
Avatar of Connor Livingston Connor Livingston
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Steampunk Robot Magnets

Ultimate geek gifts: 3D steampunk robot magnets

Every now and then you come across something that’s, well, different. It’s hard in today’s world where so many products are...
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AI Robot

Meet the robot that learns as it goes

The concept of robots that learn may seem relatively simply. We see robots and machines that are able to perform complex...
Avatar of JD Rucker JD Rucker
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Gesture-Controlled Robot is Possibly the Most Fun You’ll Ever Have With Kinect

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRPEns8MS2o Alright, so maybe I’m being a little cheeky by claiming that this robot is the most fun you could have...
Avatar of Ty Dunitz Ty Dunitz
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Robot Curtain Makes Privacy Cool Again

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKhbUjVyKIc Niklas Roy’s workshop has a large window right in front. After getting fed up of passersby peering in, he decided...
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