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Tiny, Underwater Robots Offer Unprecedented View of World's Oceans

January 24, 2017 | Article

A swarm of grapefruit-size robots is taking to the seas.
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Amazon's 'Mothership': Retailer Gets Patent for Mega-Drone

January 06, 2017 | Article

Amazon recently patented a large and robust flying drone made up of lots of smaller drones, for carrying heavy packages.
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'Caterpillar' Robot Wriggles to Get Around

January 06, 2017 | Article

A soft, caterpillar-like robot might one day climb trees to monitor the environment, a new study finds.
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10 Crazy New Skills That Robots Picked Up in 2016

December 27, 2016 | Countdown

Here's a roundup of some of the coolest (or scariest, depending on how you feel) abilities machines added to their repertoire in the last year.
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In Photos: 1.5-Ton Humanoid 'Robot'

December 22, 2016 | Image Album

Photos on Facebook and Instagram purport to show a humanoid robot 13 feet (4 meters) tall, weighing 1.5 tons, being developed in South Korea. Live Science could not confirm the veracity of the images.
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Don't Be Fooled by This Giant 'Mech' Robot

December 22, 2016 | Article

A video of a giant humanoid robot is exciting, but there are questions about its origins.
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8 Ways Animal Flight Inspires Drone Designs

December 19, 2016 | Countdown

How do scientists build better flying robots? They look to the natural world for inspiration.
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Jingle Bytes? Artificial Intelligence Writes a Christmas Song

December 14, 2016 | Article

You might find yourself wishing for a silent night after you hear the first Christmas song written by artificial intelligence.
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Spoiler Alert: Artificial Intelligence Can Predict How Scenes Will Play Out

December 09, 2016 | Article

A new artificial intelligence system can take still images and generate short videos that simulate what happens next similar to how humans can visually imagine how a scene will evolve, according to a new study.
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Will Artificial Intelligence Be the Next Einstein?

December 08, 2016 | Article

Artificial Intelligence could soon be used to help scientists form hypothesis and direct which experiments they perform.
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