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Watch This New Device Build Things Using Levitation—It Looks Like Magic
LeviPrint, a robot arm that uses acoustic waves to suspend objects and build structures, must be seen to be believed.
Police Outsourcing Human Interaction With Homeless People to Boston Dynamics’ Robot Dog
Honolulu PD’s $150,000 Boston Dynamics robot dog is doing the hard work of taking temperatures at one of Hawaii’s several outdoor homeless shelters.
Leaked Documents Show How Amazon’s Astro Robot Tracks Everything You Do
Leaked meetings show the robot will heavily rely on facial recognition and user behavior, but sources who worked on Astro say the robot is flawed.
Japan’s Mini Moon Rover Is Basically a Pokémon Ball
It will start the journey as a ball, then split into two wheels to roam the moon.
How to Defeat a Boston Dynamics Robot in Mortal Combat
It turns out that a flip through Spot's user manual reveals its weaknesses.
Japanese Engineers Create Robot Hand for Lonely People to Hold
It's a warm, humanlike hand that 'sweats' and squeezes back.
You Can Now Swim with Robot Dolphins to Save the Real Ones from Captivity
An animatronic dolphin created by a special effects company is a step towards solving the ethical issue of keeping wildlife in caged spaces.
Meet Vyommitra, the Humanoid Robot India Wants to Send to Space
The Indian Space Research Organisation is set to send a “half humanoid” who can mimic human actions in space to conduct experiments.
NASA Is Going to Test Drive an Alien-Hunting Robot in Antarctica
BRUIE, a submersible that drives upside-down under sea ice, may one day explore extraterrestrial seas on Europa or Enceladus for signs of life.
This Magnetic Robot Wants to Crawl Inside Your Brain
MIT scientists are working on a robot that could deliver lasers and drugs to problem areas of the brain.
YouTube Removed Videos of Robots Fighting, Calling it Animal Abuse
Several Battlebots videos were taken down in the last few days, with YouTube citing animal cruelty policies.