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Meet the Robot Finalists in the DARPA Robotics ChallengeThis week, students and engineers from around the world will descend on Southern California for two days of good old-fashioned robot mayhem.
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Robot Showdown: Droids to Face Off in DARPA Robotics ChallengeThis weekend, some of the world's most sophisticated robots will go head-to-head in a competition that tests their ability to assist humans in a natural or man-made disaster.
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New Yorkers Set Sail on the 'Mystic Whaler' SchoonerSailing and science enthusiasts took to the schooner Mystic Whaler over the weekend to learn what tall ship sailing, life in space and studying Antarctica have in common.
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Gyrocopter Relaunches on Around-the-World Attemptgyrocopter, autogyro, gyroplane, gyrocopter record, round-the-world flight, aviation
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Solar Plane's Ocean-Crossing Voyage Aborted Due to WeatherThe pilot of a solar-powered airplane had to abort his planned flight across the Pacific Ocean and land in Japan due to bad weather, officials said.
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Pilots of Solar Airplane Use Meditation & Self-Hypnosis to Stay Awake
On Sunday (May 31), pilot André Borschberg took off in a solar-powered plane from China en route to Hawaii — a journey that will require him to fly across the Pacific Ocean nonstop for five days.
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'Lost' Memories Restored in MiceIn a feat that calls to mind the memory-tweaking technology in the film "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," a team of researchers restored "lost memories" in the brains of mice.
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How Computers Can Teach Themselves to Recognize CatsIn June 2012, a network of 16,000 computers trained itself to recognize a cat, by looking at 10 million images from YouTube videos.
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Modern Human Leg Mummified Using Ancient Egyptian Methods -
Gallery: What Mummifying a Human Body Looks LikeIn order to learn about ancient Egyptian techniques, a team of scientists mummified the limb of a human body that had been donated to science.
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Many Americans Support Equal Rights for AnimalsNearly one-third of Americans believe animals should have the same rights as people, a recent poll finds.
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Ultra-Fast 'Hyperloop' Train Gets Test Track in CaliforniaThe "Hyperloop," a hypothetical high-speed transportation system that could shuttle people between Los Angeles and San Francisco in only 30 minutes, just sped a bit closer to reality.
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Jetpacks! Robots! 'Tomorrowland's' Awesome Vision of the FutureIf the movie "Tomorrowland" is anything to go by, the future will be filled with jetpacks, flying trains and, of course, evil robots.
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How an Artificial Intelligence Learned to 'Bluff' at PokerComputers have already succeeded in beating humans at chess and Jeopardy! Soon, they may add poker to that list.
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Pocket-Size Drone Can Fold Up Like OrigamiA compact, foldable drone inspired by origami can unfold itself automatically and take flight within a fraction of a second.
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Amtrak Derailment: How Technology Is Aiding Crash Investigation -
Take a Planetary Vacation at Museum's 'Future of Travel' ExhibitThe proposed Museum of Science Fiction in Washington, D.C., plans to open its first exhibit, on the "future of travel" this summer.
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Science of 'the Dress': Why We Confuse White & Gold with Blue & BlackRemember "The Dress" — the photograph that sparked an online firestorm about whether the garment was white and gold or blue and black? Now, researchers have studied the phenomenon scientifically.
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Where Is the Safest Place to Sit on a Train?
Yesterday's deadly Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia, which killed at least eight passengers and injured hundreds of others, may have people wondering, where is the safest place to sit on a train?
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Famed TV Explorer David Attenborough Shares His Favorite Adventure
