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Your Thoughts Could Activate a Tiny Robot Inside Your Own Brain
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For the first time, Israeli researchers have developed a system that lets a human use brain waves to control nanobots in a cockroach. How could that help your health?
How Real Transformers Work
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Transformers exist in real life, but they don't quite resemble the robots from the movie. Learn about real transformers and how these robots are used.
Maillardet's Automaton Is a Marvel of 19th-century Robotics
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Maillardet's Automaton, built around 1800, can write poems and draw pictures and was a precursor to today's sophisticated robots.
Mars Is Littered With Over 7 Tons of Trash From Robotic Space Exploration
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Debris on Mars comes from three main sources: inactive spacecraft, discarded hardware and crashed spacecraft. What risk does this trash pose to current and future missions?
How ASIMO Works
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The ASIMO by Honda is the most advanced humanoid robot in the world. Learn about the Honda ASIMO and find out why the ASIMO design is ideal for helping the disabled.
Wanted: One Well-dressed Android
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A female Android designed to look like a 20-something Korean woman is capable of making facial expressions and holding a simple conversation.
What is a nano quadrotor?
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Seven million (and counting) YouTube viewers can't be wrong. Nano quadrotors are tiny, autonomous flying machines that have the Internet buzzing.
How the Uncanny Valley Works
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When a super-realistic android or video character gives us a creepy feeling, it enters the uncanny valley. Why do we get spooked, and what can we do to avoid it?
Could We Build Our Own Gundams?
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Well, heck yeah, we can, and we have. Let's take a look.
How Spy Flies Will Work
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Gathering reconnaissance during battle typically puts small teams of soldiers in harm's way. Tiny robotic flyers, called micro air vehicles (MAVs), could do away with this danger. Learn all about spy flies.