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Nov 11, 2014 (UPI)

When Boston Dynamics first unveiled its ATLAS robot in July of 2013, tech experts were impressed with its human-like legs and frame, but its movements were stil...

Microbot muscles: Chains of particles assemble and flex

Nov 11, 2014 (SPX)

In a step toward robots smaller than a grain of sand, University of Michigan researchers have shown how chains of self-assembling particles could serve as elect...

This robot makes you feel like a 'ghost' is in the room

Nov 07, 2014 (SPX)

People don't really tend to see ghosts or guardian angels as much as "feel" them, and now researchers reporting in the Cell Press journal Current Biology think ...

Amazon debuts Siri-style virtual assistant in speaker

Nov 06, 2014 (AFP)

Internet retail titan Amazon on Thursday introduced a home virtual assistant always at the ready to answer questions, fetch news, play music or help with to-do ...

NASA Installs Giant Composite Material Research Robot

Nov 06, 2014 (SPX)

Kathy Barnstorff It looks like something out of a "Transformers" movie - a huge robotic arm that moves and spins to pick up massive heads filled with spools of ...

Penguin-bot is a happy feat for science

Nov 03, 2014 (AFP)

Brazenly, the down-covered baby penguin lookalike rolls in on four wheels for a huddle with real-life chicks, right under the noses of adult birds which seem to...

Hybrid fluid transmission enables light and swift robotic arms

Oct 31, 2014 (SPX)

Engineers routinely face tradeoffs as they design robotic limbs - weight vs. speed, ease of control vs. fluidity. A new hybrid fluid transmission developed at D...

Projecting a robot's intentions

Oct 30, 2014 (SPX)

In a darkened, hangar-like space inside MIT's Building 41, a small, Roomba-like robot is trying to make up its mind. Standing in its path is an obstacle - a hum...

Google teams with Oxford to teach machines to think

Oct 23, 2014 (AFP)

Google on Thursday announced a partnership with artificial intelligence teams at Oxford University to teach machines to think like people. Oxford professors beh...

An android opera: Japan's Shibuya plots new era of robot music

Oct 20, 2014 (AFP)

Life and death, surveillance and privacy, humans and robots: Keiichiro Shibuya likes to unsettle and push boundaries in music. The Japanese composer made a stir...

New TALON tactical robot makes debut

Oct 16, 2014 (UPI)

A new man-transportable, tactical robot has been introduced into the military and law enforcement market by QinetiQ North America. The robot, displayed at the 2...

Japan toymaker unveils tiny talking, singing humanoid

Oct 15, 2014 (AFP)

Japanese toymaker Tomy on Wednesday unveiled a multi-talented humanoid robot, named "Robi jr.," which can converse using some 1,000 phrases and belt out about 5...

Pressing the accelerator on quantum robotics

Oct 08, 2014 (SPX)

Quantum computing will allow for the creation of powerful computers, but also much smarter and more creative robots than conventional ones. This was the conclus...

Robot researcher combines nature to nurture 'superhuman' navigation

Oct 03, 2014 (SPX)

Computer modelling of the human eye, the brain of a rat and a robot could revolutionise advances in neuroscience and new technology, says a QUT leading robotics...

System designed to improve hand function lost to nerve damage

Oct 01, 2014 (SPX)

Engineers at Oregon State University have developed and successfully demonstrated the value of a simple pulley mechanism to improve hand function after surgery....

Underwater robot for port security

Oct 01, 2014 (SPX)

Last week, at the International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, MIT researchers unveiled an oval-shaped submersible robot, a little smaller than a...

Taste-testing robots in Thailand to ensure local restaurants are doing country proud

Sep 30, 2014 (UPI)

To curb the proliferation of knockoff versions of pad Thai, green chicken curry and Thai fried rice, Thailand officials have enlisted the help of taste-testing ...

Blackout? Robots to the Rescue

Sep 26, 2014 (SPX)

Big disasters almost always result in big power failures. Not only do they take down the TV and fridge, they also wreak havoc with key infrastructure like cell ...

Boeing unit, Liquid Robotics to collaborate on maritime surveillance

Sep 26, 2014 (UPI)

Boeing Defense, Space & Security has signed a teaming agreement with Liquid Robotics for the development of maritime surveillance products and services. The mul...

New RFID technology helps robots find household objects

Sep 25, 2014 (SPX)

Mobile robots could be much more useful in homes, if they could locate people, places and objects. Today's robots usually see the world with cameras and lasers,...