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Robots
Robotics is the science of creating artificial intelligence. From the simplest of automated machines to the most complex “real” transformers, robots are more ubiquitious than you might imagine.
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Robin the Robot Helps Sick Children Feel Less Lonely
A hospital stay can be a stressful experience for anybody, and especially for a child. But a smiling new robot named Robin plays games, tells stories and comforts children in need of a friend.
How Artificial Intelligence Is Totally Changing Everything
AI already can outperform humans in some narrow domains, but in the future AI may go inside the human brain to enhance intellectual capabilities, turning users into human-machine hybrids.
Think a Drone Is Spying on You? Here's What to Do
Many people worry that drones will invade their privacy, though experts say the fear is greater than the actual threat.
'AntBot' Uses Celestial Navigation Instead of GPS
A new robot ant uses the same technology desert ants use to safely, efficiently navigate through the searing Saharan sun.
Algorithms Not So Great at Identifying Adult Content
We humans may 'know it when we see it,' but the bots sure don't. At least not yet.
Could We Build Our Own Gundams?
Well, heck yeah, we can, and we have. Let's take a look.
50 Years After '2001: A Space Odyssey,' How Close Are We to HAL 9000?
Stanley Kubrick's sci-fi masterpiece '2001: A Space Odyssey' premiered 50 years ago, and it got a lot of things right. But what about HAL? How close are we to those kinds of capabilities?
The First 'Killer Robot' Was Around Back in 1979
With the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots heating up, we step back a few decades to look at the first human death by robot.
Dozens of Lost Letters From Alan Turing, Forefather of the Computer Age, Surface
And guess what? You can browse them all for yourself.
MIT's Robogami Wants You to Customize Origami-inspired, 3-D Printable Robots
Researchers want to make it easy for beginners and nonengineers to design a custom robot in minutes, then print and assemble the parts themselves.
Fleshy, Huggable Robots Could Soon Roam Disney Theme Parks
A newly filed patent suggests that the famously stiff animatronics in Disney theme parks could get a lifelike upgrade.
Russian Gun-wielding Robot Totally 'Not a Terminator,' Says Russian Official
The android known as FEDOR used pistols to display its decision making and dexterity, officials said, not as a preview of robot warfare.
Watch This Robot Correct Its Mistakes Through Brain Waves
Baxter, a collaborative robot, even blushes when he messes up a task.
Robot Pingpong Coach Helps Players Up Their Table Tennis Game
Anything you can do on the pingpong table, FOPRPHEUS can show you how to do better.
Artificial Intelligence Is Getting So Smart, We Need It to Show Its Work
We've taught the machines to make decisions, but we haven't been paying as much attention to how and why they're learning.
Japanese Engineers Create Robot That Does Pushups, Sweats to Cool Off
How can you keep motors from overheating without bulky fans and cooling systems? Engineers looked to the human body for inspiration.
Rovables: Tiny Robots That Roll on Your Clothes All Day
Researchers have developed wearable, mobile robots that can act as sensors, displays and even a necklace.
Statcheck: When Bots 'Correct' Academics
A new application called Statcheck is bringing some academics a lot closer to AI. Not everyone's a fan.
Robots Made With Living Tissue? That Future Is Arriving Now
What are the benefits of growing living tissue in a lab and fusing it to a robotic body? This Fw:Thinking video explores our cyborg future.
Mudskipper Robot Helps Show How Vertebrates Evolved to Walk on Land
A robot to simulate mudskipper locomotion gives scientists a look into the success of the first land vertebrate ancestors, and points to our future on other planets.
Robots May Take Millions of U.S. Jobs by 2021
The robot workforce is growing, according to new research — and millions of U.S. jobs could be on the line.
Your Thoughts Could Activate a Tiny Robot Inside Your Own Brain
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?
Octobot Is a Squishy, Cute, Autonomous Robot
And someday soft-bodied bots like this could slither in and out of your belly and revolutionize biomedical technology.
Police Used a Robot to Kill Dallas Suspect — And It'll Happen Again
While the recent robotic lethal force by police in Dallas may be shocking, experts say it's legal, and we're likely to see it happen again.
Robotic Rectums Give Docs a Feel for Prostates
Not surprisingly, there aren't a lot of volunteers for doctors to practice manual prostate exams on. Enter the robotic rectum. We like to call it a robum.
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