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Elon Musk Says 'Humans Are Underrated'

April 17, 2018 | Article

Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk just paid a rare compliment to his own species, calling humans "underrated" on Twitter last week.
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'Killer Robot' Lab Faces Boycott from Artificial Intelligence Experts

April 05, 2018 | Article

The artificial intelligence (AI) community has a clear message for researchers in South Korea: Don't make killer robots.
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Meet 7 Versions of BB-8, the Lovable 'Star Wars' Droid

April 05, 2018 | Article

Creators of the endearing "Star Wars" droid BB-8 revealed how they constructed this adorable mechanical marvel.
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NASA Has a Plan to Put Robot Bees on Mars

April 03, 2018 | Article

These Marsbees would flap their way around the Red Planet, mapping the terrain and collecting air samples.
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Humans Couldn't Keep Up with This Burger-Flipping Robot, So They Fired It

March 12, 2018 | Article

Being a fry cook isn't as easy as it looks, as a burger-flipping robot named "Flippy" recently discovered.
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How 5,000 Pencil-Size Robots May Solve the Mysteries of the Universe

February 16, 2018 | Article

The little, swiveling robots will look at a new portion of the sky for the invisible force called dark energy that may be causing the accelerating expansion of the universe.
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There's a Reason Roaches Love Banging Their Heads Into Walls

February 14, 2018 | Article

Cockroaches take a head-on approach to obstacles.
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This Electronic Skin May Help Prevent Robots from Crushing Us

February 13, 2018 | Article

A metallic robot hand with "Terminator"-like power sounds good for the movies. But what about a real-life future where that android is now cradling your baby or just shaking your hand?
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Chemistry of 'Wine Legs' Inspires Surface-Skimming Minibots

November 20, 2017 | Article

A team of engineers from the East China Normal University in Shanghai may have found a solution: They've developed a chemical motor for lightweight robots that can glide along the surface of a body of water.
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New Video Shows a Creepily Human-Like Robot Doing a Backflip

November 17, 2017 | Article

Atlas, a new disaster robot can execute amazing human-like acrobatic feats such as backflips and in-air pirouettes.
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