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Robotics Oct 3, 2018

Meet the farmers of the future: Robots

Brandon Alexander would like to introduce you to Angus, the farmer of the future. He's heavyset, weighing in at nearly 1,000 pounds, not to mention a bit slow. But he's strong enough to hoist 800-pound pallets of maturing ...

Robotics Oct 3, 2018

No more Iron Man—submarines now have soft, robotic arms

The human arm can perform a wide range of extremely delicate and coordinated movements, from turning a key in a lock to gently stroking a puppy's fur. The robotic "arms" on underwater research submarines, however, are hard, ...

Space Exploration Oct 3, 2018

Touchdown! Japan space probe lands new robot on asteroid

A Japanese probe landed a new observation robot on an asteroid on Wednesday as it pursues a mission to shed light on the origins of the solar system.

Robotics Sep 25, 2018

Memory-jogging robot to keep people sharp in 'smart' retirement homes

A robot that reminds older people where they have put things and helps them exercise has been used by residents in three retirement homes in a trial to combat cognitive decline in later age.

Robotics Sep 24, 2018

Sony's aibo robotic dog can sit, fetch and learn what its owner likes

Aibo, a $2,899 robotic dog from Sony, just might scamper its way onto some wish lists this holiday season.

Nanomaterials Sep 24, 2018

Spray-coated tactile sensor on a 3-D surface for robotic skin

Robots will be able to conduct a wide variety of tasks as well as humans if they can be given tactile sensing capabilities.

Space Exploration Sep 22, 2018

Japan space robots start asteroid survey

A pair of robot rovers have landed on an asteroid and begun a survey, Japan's space agency said Saturday, as it conducts a mission aiming to shed light on the origins of the solar system.

Robotics Sep 21, 2018

New robot picks a peck of peppers and more

The world's most advanced sweet pepper harvesting robot, developed in a consortium including Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers, was introduced last week at the Research Station for Vegetable Production ...

Robotics Sep 13, 2018

Why we love robotic dogs, puppets and dolls

There's a lot of hype around the release of Sony's latest robotic dog. It's called Aibo, and is promoted as using artificial intelligence to respond to people looking at it, talking to it and touching it.

Robotics Sep 12, 2018

Why it's so hard to reach an international agreement on killer robots

For several years, civil society groups have been calling for a ban on what they call "killer robots". Scores of technologists have lent their voice to the cause. Some two dozen governments now support a ban and several others ...

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