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Posted on February 22, 2011, at 7:30 AMThe supercomputer made quick work of his human competitors on "Jeopardy!" Now his creators want Watson to help you stay healthy
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Posted on February 18, 2011, at 3:48 PMIn Japan, four mini-machines will compete in an epic race next week. On your marks, get set...
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TIME's report on our robotic future: 5 incredible predictions
Posted on February 11, 2011, at 4:37 PMOur species may become obsolete by 2045, says the magazine ominously, overtaken by artificial intelligence
Is teaching robots to lie a bad idea?
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E-skin: The breakthrough that lets robots 'feel'
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5 multi-million dollar prizes for inventors
Posted on August 31, 2010, at 5:57 PMFrom moon-roving robots to synthetic meat, some innovation contests are offering serious monetary incentives for creative thinkers
The last word: What are the odds?
Posted on June 25, 2010, at 1:55 PMNuclear holocaust. Human cloning. Scientific American weighs the likelihood of various game-changing events
Rise of the machine: I.B.M.'s Watson supercomputer
Posted on June 21, 2010, at 7:02 AMI.B.M.'s 'Jeopardy!'-playing supercomputer blurs the lines between human and machine
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