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Robotics
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China’s Uncanny Con – Humanoid Robots At Conference Turn Out To Be Humans Dressed As Robots
02 Sep 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
How are we ever going to tell the difference between humans and robots now?
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WATCH LIVE: Japan Is Landing It’s First Robot On The Moon Today
25 Apr 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
While planet Earth has been busy debating the hidden message beneath King Charles’ coronation menu, a privately owned Japanese company, space, has been preparing to land the first-ever robot on the moon.
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India Introduces Mechanical Elephant For Rituals
28 Feb 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
One of India’s most loved ritual elephants, Ramachandran, has killed 13 people in its 59 years.
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Scientists Have Made A Liquid Metal Robot And It’s A Bad Idea [Video]
26 Jan 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Do you know where John Connor is?
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Rideable Robot Goats Are A Thing Now [Video]
15 Mar 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
The robot is modelled after an ibex, a species of wild goat, and has thus been dubbed Bex.
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Proof That Those Boston Dynamics Robots Can Look Like Fools [Videos]
18 Aug 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
For Boston Dynamics’ latest project, Atlas humanoid robots attempt to master parkour. We’re really here for the fails and faceplants.
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Our New Obsession: Robot Fish [Video]
14 Jan 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Harvard researchers have created tiny, adorable fish that might be key to developing robots that will prepare Mars for human habitation.
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Oh, Just A Dog Flying A Drone [Video]
06 Nov 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Watching Kody the dog fly a drone is both adorable and an unsettling message about the march of AI technology.
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This 18-Metre Tall Japanese Robot Is Warming Up [Video]
23 Sep 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Japanese film, manga and toy franchise Gundam has taken a robot from a popular anime series and brought it to life.
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Warehouse Workers Should Fear This Boston Dynamics Robot [Video]
29 Mar 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Boston Dynamics’ updated Handle Robot is a force to be reckoned with, when it comes to stacking boxes. This is how it begins.
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Your Buddies Will Be Talking About Jeff Bezos’ Dragonfly Robot – Here It Is [Video]
20 Mar 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Jeff Bezos unveiled a robotic dragonfly on stage at Amazon’s MARS conference, and it’s a thing of beauty.
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Forget Chess, They’ve Made A Genius Robot That Plays Jenga! [Video]
31 Jan 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
MIT researchers have developed a robot that can play Jenga, marking significant progress in robotic interactive perception and manipulation.
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Amazon Warehouse Robot Puts 24 People In Hospital
07 Dec 2018 by Carrie / No Comments
24 people were hospitalised after one of Amazon’s Kiva robots went a little haywire. This is how the hostile takeover begins, people.
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You Need To Watch Jimmy Fallon’s Duet With A Humanoid [Video]
23 Nov 2018 by Carrie / No Comments
Jimmy Fallon sang a duet with the world’s creepiest robot, Sophia, and things became rather weird. Don’t watch this one before bedtime.
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You Need To See This Robot Restaurant In Action [Video]
12 Jul 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
A new restaurant has gone very, very high-tech, as their cooking staff comprises mainly of robots who probably won’t spit in your food.
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Boston Dynamics Have A Human Robot Now And It’s Too Much [Videos]
17 May 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
Ever wanted to see a robot jogging and running through an obstacle course? Thanks to Boston Dynamics’ latest creation, now you can and freak out afterwards.
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Boston Dynamics’ New Robodogs Are Crazy – Work As A Team [Video]
14 Feb 2018 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Boston Dynamics has shared more terrifying footage of what their robotic dogs are capable of doing. This looks like the beginning of an episode of ‘Black Mirror’.
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Finally – A Robot That Can Climb Fences [Video]
20 Sep 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
A company has created a robot that can climb fences and, in an effort to research gait, they are asking for public help. You decide if you want one around the house.
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Creepy New Robot Worth A Look [Video]
02 Aug 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
The rise of the robots is well underway, and this latest creation is just one example of the creepy things they will be able to do.
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Get Summer-Ready Without Lifting A Finger
14 Oct 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The sun is hot, the grass is green, and it’s time to tidy up that neglected garden of yours. Here’s how you do it cost-efficiently and effort-efficiently.
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The New US Military DARPA Robot Is Off The Chain [Video]
16 Jul 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
People of Earth, meet your new robotic overlord: Cujo AKA the Legged Squat Support System (LS3).
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Elon Musk Is Genuinely Worried About A ‘Terminator-Like’ Situation Arising On Earth
19 Jun 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Elon Musk believes it’s feasible, a “Terminator”-like scenario could erupt out of an artificial intelligence, making the conspiracy-theories seem legit.
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Here’s A Group Of Robots Learning To Play Guitar [VIDEO]
17 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A DJ that goes by Squarepusher collaborated with a Japanese robot band called Z-Machines to create an EP called ‘Music For Robots.’ Check out the behind-the-scenes video that shows how these robots learned how to shred on the guitar.
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Your Favourite Honda Asimo Robot Is Now More Human Than Ever [VIDEO]
17 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
For a robot, Asimo is a real cutie. We wouldn’t mind adopting Honda’s humanoid robot which was first introduced to the world almost 14 years ago. Take a look at Asimo’s latest improvements.
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We’re 2 Years Away From The Bionic Olympics
28 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In an apocalyptic future, the remaining humans might look back on October 2016, as judgement day; or most likely the advent of the coolest new sporting games: Cybathlon. The Swiss National Competence Center of Research will be hosting a championship for “robot-assisted parathletes” during October 2016 in Zurich.
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Top Ten Robotics Companies To Look Out For
21 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In the spirit of keeping up to date with the length of time we humans have before our robotic overlords take over, here’s a watch list for companies at the forefront of robotic innovation. As they say, keep your friends close and your impending robotic overlords closer.
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Here It Comes: Google Is Getting Serious About Robots
05 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
While Amazon was shooting its mouth off about drones that can deliver packages, Google was quietly acquiring several technology companies in a bid to create a new generation of robots.
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Of Course An Unemployed Japanese Guy Built A Gymnast Robot In His Basement [VIDEO]
23 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
You can all go home now, an unemployed Japanese man has demonstrated – via the robot that he casually built in his basement – that you are not actually pursuing the best possible outcome to your life. Presenting: Robot Number 17 performing on the Horizontal Bar.
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Of Course This 3D Printed Robotic Bass Guitar Rocks Hard [VIDEO]
02 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Some people think bassists are dispensable. Some bands, like the Black Keys for instance, don’t even have a bassist! Victoria University of Wellington engineering student, James McVay (no relation), may have put a lot of bassists out of work, thanks to his bachelor’s degree project, the MechBass, a four-string robotic bass guitar. Built with laser-cut 3D-printed […]
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Radical 2-Minute Time Lapse Shows Mars Rover’s First Year On Mars [VIDEO]
02 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
It has almost been a year since NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover touched down on the red planet. The WALL-E lookalike landed on Mars on 6 August last year, and since then has been drilling into the martian planet, collecting soil samples and taking some of the best selfies in the universe.
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