Jan 21 2011
Robotic Quadcopters Build a Tower Autonomously
Autonomous flying contractors could keep humans out of dangerous situations.
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Dec 21 2010
Robotic Dustball Cleans the Floor
If tumbleweeds were vacuums rolling around indoors, you might think they were the Dustball.
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Nov 10 2010
Robot Makes Ethical Decisions
A software program takes into account the different obligations a robot must face -- such as doing good, not causing harm -- when deciding how to act.
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Nov 02 2010
Micromouse Robot Runs Maze In Record-Breaking Time
This micromouse robot makes me feel dumb. After scanning a maze for just a couple minutes, this tiny robotic mouse was able to weave its way through the maze in just five seconds. It took me more than an hour ...
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Oct 19 2010
Antarctic Robot Goes Where Others Don’t Dare
A high-tech autonomous robot navigating the frigid waters of Antarctica now should be able to tell us what's happening to the ice. Meet Gavia.
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Oct 11 2010
Google Developing Self-Driving Cars
Automated vehicles that can be programmed with different personalities have logged more than 140,000 miles.
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Oct 08 2010
Technology That Frees You Up to Be Distracted by More Technology
You can still text and drive, if you have the right technology to help you do it safely.
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Oct 05 2010
Stuck Mars Rover Gets New Mission
Spirit, trapped in sand, has a new mission in store if and when it wakes from hibernation.
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Sep 21 2010
Coming to Hospitals Near You: Self-Navigating Robots
They can "talk" with each other in the hallways to get information about the most efficient way to get to their destinations.
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Aug 27 2010
Solar-Powered Robot Swarm Could Clean Oil
Oil-absorbing nanomaterial on a swarm of robots could clean up spills in record time.
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