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Fantastic Voyage.

Injectable swimming nanorobots can hunt down tumors and kill them

Science fiction is becoming a reality after researchers successfully tested microscopic robots…
Singing robot.

Robot teaches itself to sing by watching YouTube and staring in a mirror

The days of creepy, lifeless robotic stares may be numbered thanks to…
Factory robot.

Radio waves act as ‘brain power’ for robots, cutting energy use by 90%

Duke University engineers have developed a method to offload complex artificial intelligence…
The robots appear black and silvery gray in the grayscale image, with tiny gray squares and rectangles on one side and plain gray on the back

World’s smallest programmable robots cost one penny and run for months

The world’s smallest fully programmable, autonomous robots have launched, able to sense…
NASA's Astrobee.

Autonomous AI pilot flies NASA robot through space station in historic first

A cube-shaped robot has successfully navigated the cluttered corridors of the International…
Robotic gripper made from langoustine tails.

Discarded langoustine shells turn food waste into functional robots

Roboticists have successfully transformed dinner leftovers into high-torque machines, using discarded langoustine…
Robots and kids.

Children ignore rude robots and stick to human social norms

Fears that commanding educational robots might negatively influence children’s behaviour appear unfounded,…
The Terminator.

New framework charts path to creating embodied AI like ‘The Terminator’

Researchers have proposed a new structural framework for Embodied AI, aiming to…
"Breathing" robots.

‘Breathing’ robots transmit fear through touch alone as humans catch panic

Humans can “catch” fear from machines, according to new research, revealing that…