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What Are General-Purpose Robots? How Flexible Robots Work
General-purpose robots are designed to perform many different tasks instead of one fixed job. They combine adaptable hardware, perception, control and AI so the same pla…
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What Are Humanoid Robots and How Do They Work?
Humanoid robots are machines whose body layout or behavior resembles aspects of the human form, often combining sensors, motors, control software, and AI to move and wor…
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What Is Embodied AI?
Embodied AI studies intelligent agents that perceive and act through a physical or simulated body, grounding learning and reasoning in interaction with an environment.
Space science
The Mechazilla machine revealed: Mysterious technology helps SpaceX easily 'capture' rockets hovering in mid-air.
Starship's fifth test flight confirmed that Mechazilla is not just a new landing method, but also the key to unlocking a future of reusable rockets.
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How is the super robot Sophia who declared 'destroying humanity' 4 years ago now?
When asked by her creator if she wanted to destroy humanity, the super robot Sophia responded frankly:
AI - Artificial intelligence
Many surprises about Occultus - the world's first artificial intelligence robot
Artificial intelligence (AI) is not a new concept. Famous inventor Adolph Whitman created AI-powered robots more than 100 years ago.
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Revealing the world's fastest walking shoe model, 4 times faster than normal people
Startup Shift Robotics introduces Moonwalker shoes that can help wearers increase walking speed by 250% thanks to AI algorithms.
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South Korean public service robot plunges down stairs 'commits suicide'
A service robot working at a council in South Korea was unresponsive after falling down a two-metre-high flight of stairs, marking the first time a robot has died.
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Humanoid Robots Work in a Chinese Factory
Robotics startup MagicLab introduces a fleet of humanoid robots at a factory to train them in a variety of jobs.
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Robot camera network operating at 26,000m
The Swift network consists of ultra-high-resolution robotic cameras that fly into the air via balloons and continuously monitor weather conditions.
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Neuralink tests controlling a robotic arm with thoughts
New technology from Neuralink could help paralyzed people perform simple everyday tasks without assistance.
AI - Artificial intelligence
Robots can now learn to perform surgery just by watching videos
Robots with advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technology are learning to perform surgical tasks just by watching videos, ushering in a promising era of automated sur…
Science invention
Soft Robot Arms - Breakthrough Inventions for Delicate Tasks
Flexible robotic arms not only blur the line between robots and living creatures, but also promise a new future for scientific and technological applications.
Biology
Global phytoplankton weighs as much as 250 million elephants
Using 903 robotic buoys, a team at Dalhousie University, Canada, estimated the global phytoplankton biomass at about 346 million tonnes, equivalent to 250 million elepha…
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'Resurrecting' ancient creatures into robots
Researchers hope to be able to recreate the entire bodies of ancient creatures thanks to a new field: paleontology-inspired robotics.