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A robot bear will sneakily take your pulse even as it gives you a hug.
The laser equipped snake-arm robot is able to cut access holes in metal to get where it needs to go.
Maurizio Porfiri designs robots that look and act like fish.
Brain signals alone can control a flying quadrotor drone in a Chinese team's demonstration video.
The inflatable arm can easily be inflated with an on-board pump and deflated when needed.
A wave-gliding robot is roaming the seas in an attempt to improve future storm forecasts.
The first drone university is readying for commercial and private pilots in the U.S.
A Japanese robot suit creator is part Tony Stark, part Samurai blacksmith.
A drone submarine can cheaply and swiftly inspect oil rigs and underwater pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico.
A hover vehicle from the 1960s gets redesigned to allow anyone to fly it without pilot training.
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Researchers have developed a robotic hand that can be used to disarm explosive devices.
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Soft robots could squirm through obstacle courses that might prove challenging or impossible for rigid metallic robots.
The robot, called Meshworm, is made from wire made from nickel and titanium.
The robot can walk, talk and make expressive faces.
Artificial grippers inspired by sticky beetle feet could allow robots to walk underwater.
A science fiction dream robot piloted by a human can be yours for the price of $1.35 million.