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'Smart' Spray Cans Could Make Anyone a Mural Artist

April 11, 2016 | Article

A team of researchers has designed a prototype for a robotic, radio-controlled method that reproduces photographs as large-scale paintings.
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Shape-Shifting Drones Could Be Made from Metal-Foam Hybrid

April 08, 2016 | Article

Miniature drones that can morph from flying machines into underwater vehicles by changing the shape of their wings in midair could be a step closer, thanks to a new material that acts as a hybrid between stiff metal and spongy foam.
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'Please Touch My Buttocks' Says Robot In Human Arousal Test | Video

April 06, 2016 | Video

Turns out humanoid robots can teach humans a lot about being human. People were asked by a robot to touch different parts of its body. Arousal sensors registered higher when subjects touching areas of the robot’s body that are not regularly touched.
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Bad Touch: Intimate Robot Interactions Cause Discomfort

April 05, 2016 | Article

Touching robots in what humans think of as intimate places arouses emotions in people, but they're not what you think — the resulting feelings are mostly ones of discomfort, researchers say.
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Scientists Hijack Bugs, Turn Them into Cyborgs

March 30, 2016 | Article

By implanting electrodes into the muscles of beetles, scientists can now precisely control how cyborg insects walk — an ability that may help these bugs carry out complicated tasks, researchers said in a new study.
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Squishy Robot Fingers Will Grasp Sea Life Carefully | Video

March 28, 2016 | Video

Marine biologist David Gruber and robot-maker Robert Wood are building soft tele-operated grippers for handling delicate animal samples collected by deep-diving remotely piloted vehicles (RPVs).
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Watch 6 Teensy Robots Pull a 2-Ton Car

March 16, 2016 | Article

A team of teensy robots that take a page from gecko feet has managed to tug a car that weighs 3,900 lbs. (1,769 kilograms)
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Boston Dynamics' New Atlas Robot Can't Be Pushed Around (Video)

February 24, 2016 | Article

Robotics company Boston Dynamics released a new video yesterday (Feb. 23) showcasing its upgraded Atlas robot, and the footage features a slew of impressive (and somewhat unsettling) new capabilities.
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Cockroach Robots Will 'Infest' Earthquake Sites For Rescues | Video

February 08, 2016 | Video

Building off of millions of years of insect evolution, roboticists are developing CRAM (Compressible Robot with Articulated Mechanisms) to get robots into tiny spaces.
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In a Tight Spot? Robo-Roach Can Flatten Itself to Help

February 08, 2016 | Article

Robots that mimic the way cockroaches can scuttle through teeny-tiny cracks might one day help first responders locate and rescue disaster victims trapped in debris, researchers say.
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