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![A photo of Kevin Warwick using his cyborg implant to control a robot hand over the internet.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/B6PYskrHbRNX4BD3VpcfxL-320-80.jpg)
Who was the first cyborg?
By Patrick Pester published
Fictional cyborgs have appeared in science fiction since the 1920s, but who was the first human to fuse with technology and become a real-life cyborg?
![The robot artist "Ai-Da" stands in front of one of her self-portraits during the opening of her new exhibition at the Design Museum in London on May 18.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BWaS5TwUQjXyzM3UTETud6-320-80.jpg)
Human-like robot creates creepy self-portraits
By Harry Baker published
A robotic artist powered by AI algorithms has created realistic self-portraits that question the limits of artificial intelligence and what it means to be human.
![Who's a good boy?](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MB5nnnMraQPTs9HqgDowZR-320-80.jpg)
Meet Au-Spot, the AI robot dog that's training to explore caves on Mars
By Mindy Weisberger published
Robotic "Mars Dogs" could use artificial intelligence and sensors to investigate the Martian surface and map hidden lava tunnels.
![See spot stand.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/beQr69BAjcVVp2AngwLqaM-320-80.png)
New robot 'explorer' dog will only set you back 63 stimulus checks
By Brandon Specktor published
Boston Dynamics' robot dog 'Spot' is now for sale for a cool $74,500.
![Researchers at NASA's Langley Research Center are developing soft robot actuators from 3D-printed flexible silicone molds to study how "soft robots" can be used for space exploration.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2hPHKggdFm3SSV4zLiE3bX-320-80.gif)
NASA Is Developing 'Soft Robots' That Look Like Inflatable 'Aliens'
By Elizabeth Howell published
And they could be just the thing to explore worlds beyond Earth.
![Artist’s rendering of the Europa "tunnelbot."](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ci86BqUkaC5TXGXjkkWguC-320-80.jpg)
Scientists Proposed a Nuclear 'Tunnelbot' to Hunt Life in Europa's Hidden Ocean
By Rafi Letzter published
A group of scientists wants to send a nuclear-powered "tunnelbot" to Europa to blaze a path through its thick shell of ice and search for life.
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Humanoid Robot Atlas Can Now Do Parkour and That's Not at All Terrifying
By Mindy Weisberger published
Atlas, the humanoid robot that can run like a person, recently demonstrated a few new tricks.
![An illustration of the Large Hadron Collider, the world's largest particle accelerator, in Switzerland.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/66byhrmG27kpHniygZV647-320-80.jpeg)
No, Particle Accelerators Will Not Destroy the Planet, But Humans Might
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
"The stakes are very high"
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