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United Nations report says no to killer robots

Posted May 7, 2013 - 1:49 pm

The Human Rights Watch isn't the only international organization with a vendetta against killer automatons. According to a recent United Nations report, the U.N. is already working to stem the development of killer robots.
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MIT envisions future of talking cars that can plan driver's day

Posted May 5, 2013 - 2:10 am

You wake up in the morning and your robot starts the coffee maker and then sends your daily calendar to your car, which then chooses alternate routes to work so you can avoid major construction on your normal path.
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Insect-like flying robot developed by Harvard researchers

Posted May 2, 2013 - 2:01 pm

Researchers at Harvard University's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have developed an insect-like robot that achieves flight by flapping a pair of tiny wings.
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Robot brain can learn by scanning Internet images

Posted May 1, 2013 - 10:42 am

Imagine if a robot could learn the names of objects through Google Image-like searches. That's what these Japanese researchers are working on.
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Japan uses robots, tech to care for elderly

Posted April 26, 2013 - 2:49 pm

Japanese firms in Osaka showed their solutions to caring for the country's handicapped and increasing number of elderly
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Health care robot brings experts to bedside

Posted April 22, 2013 - 4:57 pm

A health care robot developed by iRobot and InTouch Health allows doctors who may be thousands of miles away to interact with patients at their bedsides.
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Need to control your futuristic bionic robot hand? There's an app for that

Posted April 18, 2013 - 10:49 am

Touch Bionics creates the first robotic hand controlled by an iPhone app.
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This Nao Robot can spell out any word, could get all A's in spelling

Posted April 16, 2013 - 2:41 pm

If spelling isn't your strong suit, be wary of this robot that can write out any word.
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Nagaina robot snake slivers at the Robot Block Party

Posted April 11, 2013 - 8:53 pm

Stanford University's Robot Block Party got a preview of a robotic snake that will be on show at the upcoming Maker Faire.
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Skully, Rocky and homebrew robotics

Posted April 11, 2013 - 8:50 pm

A Homebrew Robotics Club member was at Stanford University's Robot Block Party to show off his robots
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Fly-by-brain with the mind-controlled helicopter

Posted April 11, 2013 - 8:42 pm

Forget the buttons and joysticks. A company has developed a mind-controlled robo-copter that takes to the skies with just a little thought.
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Turtlebot II will follow you, bring you drinks thanks to Xbox Kinect

Posted April 11, 2013 - 8:34 pm

The Turtlebot II robot is a robotics development platform running the ROS open source robot OS. Within minutes, users can get the robot to move, follow them around and map their homes, the makers say.
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Forget Skynet, enter Seanet? Autonomous sea-faring robots are here

Posted April 11, 2013 - 3:09 pm

Liquid Robotics's newest future human nemesis looks like a small submarine attached to a surface-floating solar array.
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Here's another robot set to haunt my dreams

Posted April 5, 2013 - 3:46 pm

Not only does this robot walk, it sweats (in order to test protective clothing). Creepy yet fascinating.
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DARPA robot performs ridiculously slow pitstop, won't replace pit crews yet

Posted April 4, 2013 - 3:55 pm

Robots are being made for all kinds of situations these days including mundane tasks like changing tires.
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Meet Cyro, the giant autonomous robot jellyfish that could soon roam the seas

Posted April 1, 2013 - 11:10 am

This giant jellyfish won't sting you--unless, perhaps, you're trying to attack the United States. Researchers at Virginia Tech's College of Engineering have unveiled an autonomous robot jellyfish that's the size of an average full-grown human and could soon be lurking in the oceans, surveying the environment and scoping out military threats.
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Solar panel-cleaning robot means one less chore for you

Posted March 28, 2013 - 3:49 pm

Installing solar panels on your roof can be a great way to reduce your carbon footprint, and they can save you money in the long run. Of course, they can also build up dirt and dust, which can negatively impact their efficiency and power-generating capabilities. What's a homeowner to do? Let a robot do the dirty work, of course.
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Students compete in robot-Frisbee-flinging battle

Posted March 25, 2013 - 9:49 am

The next generation of robotics engineers compete in Boston.
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Big Dog robot can now hurl cinder blocks

Posted March 1, 2013 - 11:45 am

Watch this cool demonstration of robot strength.
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Guy invents robot to separate Oreo cookies

Posted February 27, 2013 - 12:04 pm

This Oreo video has the InterWeb buzzing, but it's likely a marketing prank.
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MIT aims to boost robot-human synergy

Posted February 25, 2013 - 7:18 am

With robots increasingly being used on factory floors and elsewhere, researchers are looking for ways to help humans work better with their robotic peers.
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MIT aids human, robot cooperation with cross-training

Posted February 12, 2013 - 5:53 pm

Robots learn what humans need by doing their jobs on the manufacturing floor.
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Which robot is more useless: Screen-cleaning or smartphone-dancing?

Posted February 6, 2013 - 11:40 am

Would you rather make your phone dance or have a robot clean its screen? Japan has a robot for you either way.
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Check this out: Bionic man made from artificial body parts

Posted February 5, 2013 - 3:42 pm

We're getting closer and closer to being able to build a complete human being, at least with replaceable parts.
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Meet Microsoft, the world's best kept R&D secret

Posted January 2, 2013 - 3:28 pm

As far as 99.9 percent of the world population is concerned, Microsoft is a stodgy, old-guard technology company. Its bottom line is fully leveraged against PC operating systems and business software--hardly the building blocks of a future-thinking portfolio, right?
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