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Here's What Sophia, the First Robot Citizen, Thinks About Gender and Consciousness
By Chelsea Gohd published
Can robots have gender? Sophia has an opinion.

No Vision, No Problem for This 'Blind' Cheetah Robot
By Mindy Weisberger published
Stumbling blocks don't deter this persistent — and blind — four-legged robot.

Wireless 'RoboFly' Looks Like an Insect, Gets Its Power from Lasers
By Mindy Weisberger published
A new type of flying robot is insect-sized, weighs about as much as a toothpick, and is powered by lasers.

Watch Out: This Robot Could Run After You
By Mindy Weisberger published
You can run from Boston Dynamics' humanoid robot Atlas, but it wouldn't do you any good — the robot can run after you.

Former NASA Engineers Building Real-Life Underwater Transformer
By Rafi Letzter published
A transformer designed to do grunt work for the oil industry and military is coming, and it's… admittedly kind of fun to look at.

Elon Musk Ditched His 'Flufferbot.' No, It's Not What You Think.
By Mindy Weisberger published
Musk bot botches battery build, fumbles fuzzy fiberglass.

Elon Musk Says 'Humans Are Underrated'
By Laura Geggel published
Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk just paid a rare compliment to his own species, calling humans "underrated" on Twitter last week.

NASA Has a Plan to Put Robot Bees on Mars
By Rafi Letzter published
These Marsbees would flap their way around the Red Planet, mapping the terrain and collecting air samples.
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