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Octopus-Inspired Device Brings Star Trek “Cloaking” a Little Closer to…
I’m a big Star Trek geek and always figured the Federation got the short end of the stick in the Treaty of Algeron.…
The Amazing Medical World of Millirobots
Scientists from the University of Twente in the Netherlands are breaking up hard-to-reach blood clots without…
China Wants Humanoid Robot Mass Production by 2025—Complete with Brains
China wants mass production of humanoid robots, fast, and with a twist.
The Ministry of Industry and Information…
A Tiny Biological Robot Built From Human Cells
Researchers from Tufts University and Harvard University’s Wyss Institute created tiny biological robots called…
AI Could Solve the Oxygen-on-Mars Problem Within Six Weeks
According to a new study published in Nature Synthesis, a robot chemist powered by AI could solve the challenge of…
3D Printed Robot Hand Amazingly ‘Human-Like’
Scientists developed a robotic hand made from soft materials with an advantage over conventional metal robots.…
Robot Assesses Post-Stroke Mobility
Most of us know family members or friends who have had a stroke. More than 15 million people globally experience…
Jumping Robots Go Where No Robot Has Gone Before
Engineers from the University of Illinois just released the first known study documenting the long-jumping motion…
Robot Confuses Worker for a Box—Crushes Him to Death
An employee of a robot installation company was crushed to death in South Korea when an industrial robot mistook…
Breakthrough ‘Robot Skin’ Responds to Tactile Stimuli
UBC and Honda researchers developed a smart, stretchable highly sensitive soft sensor
skin with potential robotics…