A robo-housekeeper: The secret to advanced tidiness?
Posted on May 24, 2012, at 11:36 AMCornell researchers successfully configure a robot to clean up messy rooms. But Rosie from The Jetsons, this bot isn't
The paralyzed marathoner with an incredible robot suit
Posted on May 10, 2012, at 6:00 PMAfter 16 days and 55,000 steps, a British woman paralyzed from the chest down crosses the London Marathon finish line... with a little bionic help
Why the world might need robotic prostitutes
Posted on April 30, 2012, at 11:56 AMSex with a machine might not be so bad, say researchers, especially as an alternative to human trafficking and the resulting spread of sexually transmitted infections
South Korea's mood-sensing robotic prison guards
Posted on April 18, 2012, at 7:34 AMIn the overcrowded prisons of Pohang, jail officials will soon have an unlikely watchdog to help patrol corridors
Geminoid F: The creepily lifelike singing fem-bot
Posted on April 12, 2012, at 2:55 PMThe world's most realistic female android makes her public debut in a Hong Kong shopping mall. Just wait 'till you hear her croon
'Robojelly': The underwater robot that powers itself with seawater
Posted on March 22, 2012, at 3:58 PMA new bio-inspired 'bot uses synthetic muscles to glide through the water like a jellyfish
The 'amazing' robotic wheelchair that lets paraplegics stand tall
Posted on March 20, 2012, at 5:25 PMScientists unveil a device that helps paralyzed riders navigate small spaces and reach the top of supermarket shelves
The Pentagon's 'freakily fast' robo-cheetah
Posted on March 6, 2012, at 3:33 PMA galloping robot set a new speed record for multi-legged machines — clocking in at 18 mph
The 'DNA robots' that hunt cancer cells
Posted on February 21, 2012, at 12:20 PMHarvard scientists invent a novel method of eliminating invasive tumors, employing nano-sized machines fashioned after white blood cells
The mini flying robots that swarm like 'a 1980s arcade game'
Posted on February 3, 2012, at 9:42 AMA squadron of 16 quadcopters perform an array of advanced maneuvers, from stopping on a dime to picture-perfect figure-eights
The 'awesome' kitchen robots that prepare sandwiches
Posted on December 15, 2011, at 2:34 PMThat "Jetsons" future is coming: A team of German robots is demonstrating unprecedented culinary skill
The flying robots that build brick towers
Posted on December 7, 2011, at 10:41 AMThe Swiss prove that a swarm of flying bee-like robots can build a 20-foot-high structure. What about a 2,000-foot skyscraper?
The 'Gumby-like' robot that moves like a squid
Posted on December 2, 2011, at 6:30 AMWhat good is a rubbery machine that can crawl through tiny cracks and crevices? Plenty good, say researchers
South Korea's 'humane and friendly' robotic prison guards
Posted on November 30, 2011, at 6:45 AMTerminators? Nope. A prison in the city of Pohang is rolling out a line of patrol bots with cheerful faces
A robotic polar bear pillow that fights snoring
Posted on November 15, 2011, at 1:21 PMTickles from the new Jukusui-kun pillow might help noisy sleepers adopt more normal nighttime breathing habits
Mask-Bot: The 'creepy' robot with a human face
Posted on November 9, 2011, at 6:31 AMA new machine uses 'facial emotion data' and 3-D images of people to express itself through blinks, smirks, and raised eyebrows
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