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Robot moth grows new sensor using its own blood
Robots usually leave the factory with every sensor they'll ever have bolted on. But what if they could grow new ones when needed? Scientists have now built a moth-shaped robot that uses chemicals in its artificial blood
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Hopping, flying robot gets an all-terrain upgrade
When it comes to designing modern robots, various researchers are all trying to solve pretty much the same problem: how to make robots that can reach places difficult for humans to access. They’ve come up with robots tha
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Monstrous 13-foot mecha craves the dangerous jobs humans avoid
China is making sure giant robots don’t only belong to anime and sci-fi anymore. A Beijing company has presented a hydraulic-electric humanoid that towers as tall as a monster truck, built for heavy work yet precise to a
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Electronic skin instantly displays touch as light
“Your touch lights me up” sounds like quite the romantic figurative statement, doesn’t it? Well, not anymore. Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed an ultrathin, flexible electronic ski
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Finger-controlled robo beetle sports artificial muscles & two-way feedback
Insects have long been a source of inspiration for robotics engineers. They are small, agile, and can squeeze into spaces where people can’t. Such robots are very useful for space exploration, inspecting industrial equip
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Subaquatic robot leverages biomimetics for natural movement
Exploring the underwater world requires robots that can move as naturally as fish and, ideally, blend in as much as possible. That’s exactly what a research group at North Carolina State University has been working on.Co
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