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Hi-Tech Whiskers Give Working Robots More Ability to Move Safely and Read Environment
While current autonomous robots utilize rangefinders, cameras, and lasers to navigate, the addition of whiskers could be a cheap addition that prevents some seriously...
Robots That Look Like Manta Rays Will Sink Seaweed to Ocean Floor–Will Help Absorb Carbon
A robotics company is making manta ray-shaped robots that drown seaweed and lock away the carbon it absorbed throughout its life for hundreds of...
To Boost Pollination, Tiny ‘FAIRY Robots‘ Can be Propelled by the Wind Like Seeds
In the future, millions of artificial dandelion seeds carrying pollen could be dispersed freely by natural winds and then steered by light toward specific...
These Flabby Gel Robots Could Deliver Life-Saving Drugs by Inching Along Using Changes in Temperature
A "soft robot" can move its way through the human body solely by the changing of temperatures, and could be an excellent way to...
These Micro-robots Can Clean Teeth By Shapeshifting into Toothbrush or Floss Forms
In a few years, you may just be throwing away your dental care kit, replacing it with a totally science-fiction shapeshifting robot that acts...
Microscopic Robots Made from White Blood Cells Could Treat and Prevent Life-Threatening Illnesses
White blood cells have been made into a kind of micro-robot that could treat and prevent life threatening illnesses, according to scientists in China.
The...
Underwater Roomba-Like Robots Helping Humans Will Never Run Out of Power Thanks to New Mobile Docking Station
Move over, Roomba. Advanced new underwater robots have already been plumbing the depths of our oceans, lakes, and rivers—but now they can return on...
Robert Downey Jr. is Creating a Foundation That Will Use Robots to Clean Up the Environment
This latest announcement from the Marvel actor is just another example of how Robert Downey Jr. is indeed the real-life Tony Stark.
Disabled Workers Can Fulfill Their Love of Catering by Controlling Restaurant Robots From Home
This robot café could offer a creative new avenue of income and social interaction to disabled people who can no longer work in a restaurant setting.
Thousands of Leading AI Researchers Sign Pledge Against Lethal Robots
Over 2,400 leading leading scientists and researchers specializing in artificial intelligence have taken a firm stance against wielding their technology in a lethal way.
Demis...
Solar-Powered, Weed-Killing Robots Could Save Farmers Billions of Dollars on Herbicides
Instead of charging farmers money for blindly spraying an entire crop field with herbicide, these autonomous robots are ready to disrupt a multi-billion dollar agrochemical industry.
Robots Will 3-D Print a Bridge over Amsterdam Canal Using Molten Steel (WATCH)
A revolutionary bridge project in the Netherlands will use 3-D printing robots spewing molten steel to create their own rails as they go–carrying themselves...
US Sending Robots to Japan to Help Nuclear Plant
The U.S. government is sending some robotic help to Japan to help regain control of the tsunami-damaged nuclear plant. A top Energy Department official...
Robots Clear Waterways of Deadly Mines
Andrew submitted this link to an AP story about a new technology developed for clearing deadly underwater mines. The ultimate in lifeguards, this...
This Robot Expertly Takes Apart E-Waste So Their Components Can Be Reused
A former tech hardware entrepreneur has refocused his talents on tackling the problem of electronic device waste.
His startup manufactures and programs precision robots to...
Watch This Mushroom Propel a Robot Across the Ground—We’re Not Joking
There's no question that when most people think of robotics, they imagine a field of metal, mechanisms, and wires.
Yet today, in the growing field...
Mercury Could Have A Layer of Diamonds 11 Miles Thick Beneath the Surface
A bi-disciplinary scientific study has revealed the likely presence of a layer of diamonds 11 miles thick at the boundary layer of Mercury's core...
Bat-like Drone Can Hurl Itself at Trees and Perch There–Inspired By a Flying Squirrel
An innovative bat-like drone can fly straight into a tree and perch there, folding its wings around the trunk to hug it and keep...
YouTuber ‘MrBeast’ Just Removed 17,000 Tons of Ocean Trash by Harnessing Social Media Influencers and Fans
The world's most influential YouTuber has accomplished an incredible feat of crowdfunding after leading dozens of the world's top influencers to drive donations and...
Good News in History, July 4
20 years ago today, in quite unbelievable fashion, Greece beat Portugal 1-0 to become European champions for the first time in her history. Several...