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WildCat, Boston Dynamic’s Latest Robot, Will Chase You Down
At this point in our existence, we’re pretty used to the folks as Boston Dynamics regularly creating robots that horrify …
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DARPA Is Developing A Silent, Bulletproof Robot That Will Haunt Your Nightmares
Sometimes it’s like the Pentagon doesn’t want any of us to get a good night’s sleep, ever. The Legged Squad …
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Projection Mapping That Will Blow Your Ever-Loving Mind
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” Those words were written by sci-fi demigod Arthur C. Clarke. Modern technological …
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Pirate Drone Crashes German Chancellor’s Party
Admittedly I’m not necessarily up on Germany political news, but any story that involves a drone irritating politicians on national …
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Soldiers’ Emotional Attachments To Robots May Affect Their Decisions
Robots have already begun to change human life in myriad ways, both measurable and immeasurable. People have domestic, social, romantic, …
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Robot Musicians Perform in Brooklyn, Threatening Local Hipster Population
Move over, hipsters. Your ranks are about to be infiltrated. And all those girls you get playing the guitar? You’re …
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Japan’s Kirobo Robot Talks To Us From Space
One small step for man, one even smaller step for robots. On August 21, Japan’s adorable Kirobo robot became the …
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Mars Colony Proposal Would Send Robots Ahead To Carve Out Underground Facilities
We’ve heard a lot about Mars, and the dream of sending humans there, in recent years. The landing of the …
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Lego Robots Battle To The Robot Death
Hacktivism and hackers have been getting a lot of press lately, from Aaron Schwartz to the Syrian Electronic Army. So …
This Wall-Climbing Robot Has A Thing For High Art
We’re not trying to condone the illegal act of tagging public buildings or anything, but we’re saying if you ever …
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Can An Artificial Intelligence Get Into The University Of Tokyo?
Artificial intelligence isn’t at the point where we’re all bowing down to our robot overlords just yet, but it’s a …
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Meet RoboThespian, An Actual Robotic Stand-Up Comedian
Recently, we told you guys about a computer that comes up with its own jokes and gauges audience reaction. I …
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Modular Robots Fly, Assemble Midair, and Swarm
You know how everything from gnats to dogs to people becomes more disgusting and/or terrifying in a swarm? Let’s hope …
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Meet ATLAS, DARPA’s Latest Terrifying Humanoid Robot
DARPA’s Robotics Challenge (DRC), a competition aimed at facilitating the development of disaster rescue robots by dangling a $2 million …
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TED Talk Describes Jobs Of The Future And The Future Of Jobs
Lately, you can’t scan the technology section of a paper or magazine without seeing articles about robots replacing humans in …
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Crowdfund A Robot With The Artificial Intelligence Of A Three-Year-Old
Everybody likes to talk about artificial intelligence as if there is one simple hurdle to jump over and then BOOM, …
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Pacific Rim/Robot Jox Mashup Trailer Has To Be Experienced
Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim is one of the biggest movies coming out this summer. While Japanese Anime and pop …
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Robot Used To Prove Zebrafish Don’t Wear Beer Goggles
People use the phrase “drink like a fish” without thinking about what it really means. They’re only taking one part …
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Robot Servant Learns And Anticipates Your Needs
I don’t know about you guys, but when I was a kid, my favorite part about watching The Jetsons was …
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Leaping, Climbing Robot Will Thrill And Terrify You
This is the coolest, and most frightening, thing you’ll see all day. A group of researchers from the University of …
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The United Nations Takes A Stance Against Killer Robots
Hopefully films like Pacific Rim will remain limited to the realm of science fiction, because if giant monsters ever did come …
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High School Roboticists Design Device To Help Muscular Dystrophy Student Open Locker
There’s a lot of negative news out there, and a lot of it has to do with backwards-thinking people in …
Look Out World! These Robots Assemble Ikea Furniture
Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming sci-fi action epic Pacific Rim features gigantic, monster-fighting robots operated by two people. Ross Knepper of …
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Robot Steals Sodas From Vending Machine, Giving Other Robots A Bad Name
To cross the language barrier, just head to 1:20 on the timeline to see the device in action. Otherwise, it’s …
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Horror Villains Recast As Evil Murdering Robots
From the name of this particular website, you probably guessed that we have a certain affinity for robots. They’re great, …
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Autonomous Robotic Jellyfish, Because the World Isn’t Scary Enough
There’s nothing particularly new about roboticists creating mechanical versions of some of nature’s creatures for research purposes, but in the …
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Robot Will Use Your Home’s Dirt As A Power Source
Since I started writing for this website, I’ve noticed — though I’ve pretended not to — the Giant Freakin’ Robots …
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Robotic Snakes Will Hug (Strangle) Whatever They’re Thrown Against
Surrounded by Louisiana wetlands, I’ve seen my fair share of snakes. Without a textbook knowledge of what’s what, I just …
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28 Days Later’s Alex Garland Helming Indie Robot Thriller Ex Machina
We might as well pull the band-aid off the wound real quick right here and say that this story sadly …
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