MIT engineers have high hopes for cheetah robot
It's a robot unlike any other, inspired by the world's fastest land animal and controlled by video game technology.
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Dec 1, 2014
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News tagged with robotics technology
Working the night shift on the moon
There's never a cloudy day on the moon. It's flooded with sunshine 24/7 during its two-week-long daytime, so it makes sense to use solar energy to power future lunar rovers and other devices. But each lunar day is followed ...
Space Exploration
Jul 19, 2013
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The Adept Quattro robot beats iPhone game 1to50 in 6.67 seconds (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Most people who have iPhones love them, problems with their networks aside, and users tend to spend a lot of time playing with them, but what about robots? Do they love to play iPhone games?
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Musical robot companion enhances listener experience (w/ Video)
(Phys.org) -- Wedding DJs everywhere should be worried about job security now that a new robot is on the scene.
Robotics
Jun 26, 2012
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How to prevent the 'robot apocalypse' from ending labor as we know it
It seems not a day goes by without the appearance of another dire warning about the future of work.
Robotics
Mar 7, 2019
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Japan's robo-astronaut takes 'one small step...'
A pint-sized android has uttered the first robotic words in space, showcasing Japan's drive to combine cutting-edge technology with cuteness.
Robotics
Sep 5, 2013
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From Isaac Asimov to Aimee Mann, 'robophobia' plagues humans
Robots are secretly plotting to kill us. Or enslave us. Or, at best, they will take our jobs, one by one.
Robotics
Aug 16, 2017
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NASA's smartphone-powered satellite
In 1999, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor David Miller showed the movie, "Star Wars" to his students on their first day of class. Following the scene where Luke Skywalker spars with a floating droid "remote," ...
Space Exploration
Jul 11, 2011
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Robots do check-in and check-out at cost-cutting Japan hotel
The English-speaking receptionist is a vicious-looking dinosaur, and the one speaking Japanese is a female humanoid with blinking lashes. "If you want to check in, push one," the dinosaur says. The visitor still has to punch ...
Robotics
Jul 15, 2015
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Robotic exoskeleton to help heal hand injuries
Curtin University researchers have developed an innovative robotic hand exoskeleton which can be made cheaply using a 3D printer and could potentially cut down on rehabilitation visits for patients.
Engineering
Oct 19, 2015
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