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Baby sea turtles’ mad dash to the sea reproduced by FlipperBot

Baby sea turtles’ mad dash to the sea reproduced by FlipperBot

Researcher Daniel Goldman from CRAB Lab (Complex Rheology and Biomechanics) at Georgia Tech studied how baby sea turtles were able...

Artificial intelligence – working hard, so we can hardly work

Artificial intelligence – working hard, so we can hardly work

In 2011, robot sales hit about 160,000 units, translating to $8.5 billion in sales—this was by far the highest level...

Get a robotic maid and pay it with garbage

Get a robotic maid and pay it with garbage

Many people, such as myself, are stuck in the position where they’re too poor to afford a maid but too...

If the Petman robot doesn’t scare you, you’re not paying attention

If the Petman robot doesn’t scare you, you’re not paying attention

Boston Dynamics has made us cringe more than once in the past with their BigDog and LS3 robotic abominations in...

Festo BionicOpter may bring dragonfly drones to a sky near you

Festo BionicOpter may bring dragonfly drones to a sky near you

The flight of the dragonfly is unique in the animal kingdom. It’s complex four-wing mechanics give it significant advantages over...

BigDog tosses cinder blocks across the room like a robotic boss

BigDog tosses cinder blocks across the room like a robotic boss

If there's one thing that can be said about Boston Dynamics, it's that they never cease to amaze us with...

DARPA’s LS3 robot advances maneuverability, still extremely creepy

DARPA’s LS3 robot advances maneuverability, still extremely creepy

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL) have been working on the Legged...

DARPA robot navigates obstacles in creepy human-like manner

DARPA robot navigates obstacles in creepy human-like manner

It's one thing that it's shaped like a human with a torso, two arms, and two legs. It's another thing...

A 4-armed robot with a mohawk playing the drums

A 4-armed robot with a mohawk playing the drums

Sometimes, a video or story requires an introduction based upon the content itself. In this case, we're better off just...

Robot noodle slicer grows in popularity in China

Robot noodle slicer grows in popularity in China

They may not make an appearance on The Iin a way that people ron Chef any time soon but the...

A robot for your smartphone? Your wish has been granted.

A robot for your smartphone? Your wish has been granted.

Robots are ultra-cool, something we have wanted since long before Rosey the maid from the Jetsons. Technology has allowed us...

Biologically accurate legs make walking look weird

Biologically accurate legs make walking look weird

According to a group of researchers, the robotic walking leg simulation in the video below is the closest we've come...