Robotics news, features and articles
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These astonishing biobots can help neurons regrow — but researchers have no idea howTiny biological robots can move on their own, assemble into 'superbots' and encourage nerve cells regrow.
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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Robot hand exceptionally 'human-like' thanks to new 3D printing techniqueThe hand was printed using a technique called slow-curing, which gives plastics more time to set and makes them more durable.
By Ben Turner Published
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Tiny, shape-shifting robot could one day be used to perform surgery from inside the bodyA spider-inspired robot called mCLARI weighs less than a gram and could one day be deployed to aid first responders following a natural disaster or help out in surgery.
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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Human-like robot tricks people into thinking it has a mind of its ownIn a new study, participants became convinced that a human-like robot had achieved self-awareness. But in reality, it was being controlled by researchers.
By Harry Baker Last updated
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This sideways-scooting robot crab is so tiny it fits through the eye of a needleEngineers have designed a mini robot crab that can be made to walk sideways using lasers. The tiny eight-legged critter is the world's smallest remote-controlled robot.
By Harry Baker Published
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Pac-Man-shaped blobs become world's first self-replicating biological robotsBiological robots made from frog cells can self-replicate like no other organism, by moving around raw materials to build more of themselves.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Who was the first cyborg?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?
By Patrick Pester Published
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Human-like robot creates creepy self-portraitsA 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.
By Harry Baker Published
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Meet Au-Spot, the AI robot dog that's training to explore caves on MarsRobotic "Mars Dogs" could use artificial intelligence and sensors to investigate the Martian surface and map hidden lava tunnels.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
