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Are You Too Fond Of Your Face? You Can Now Sell It For An Army Of Robots
In a statement posted online, Geomiq says the robotics company - which remains unnamed due to an apparent non-disclosure agreement - isn't looking for just any old face, but a "kind and friendly" one that will may be reproduced "on potentially thousands of versions of the robots worldwide," according to the statement.
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Researchers Create Bird-Like Robot That May Someday Explore Mars
In research centers around the world, roboticists have for decades been on a quest to perfect bipedal locomotion in machines. They're making progress, but for all the flashy shots of back-flipping, log-hopping robots racking up views on YouTube, researchers say, there are far more failures and dead ends that the public never sees.
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Turkey Turns To Humanoid Robots For Istanbul's New Airport
Earlier this year, thousands of flights began landing at Istanbul's brand-new $11 billion airport, a sprawling behemoth that occupies an area larger than Manhattan and may eventually become the world's busiest air hub.
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3 Years Ago It Could Not Walk. Now Humanoid Robot Atlas Does Gymnastics.
The internet gawks each time Boston Dynamics releases a video showing its eye-catching humanoid robot, Atlas, performing newly acquired acrobatic tricks.
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Hyundai's Solution For Traffic Jams: Mount Electric Scooter On Your Car
Since they began appearing on streets last year, electric scooters have been billed as an eco-friendly alternative to gas-guzzling automobiles, especially in traffic-clogged urban areas. Now Hyundai, one of the world's largest automakers, is exploring the idea of using e-scooters as a compliment to their vehicles instead of an alternative.
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'Hey, Google! Let Me Talk to My Departed Father.'
For decades, Silicon Valley futurists have sought to unchain humanity from the corporeal life cycle, viewing death as yet another transformational problem in need of a "life-altering" solution.
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Tesla Owner Wanted To Control Her Car, Gets Valet Key implanted In Arm
Biohax International, a Swedish company, has implanted its microchip in several thousand customers, allowing them to ride trains without using tickets, turn on the lights in their apartments and access a gym the company has partnered with.
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Buddhists In Japan Are Turning To 'Mindar' Robots To Spread Their Message
As interest in religion wanes around the world, and secularism surges, religious leaders have begun searching for innovative ways to spread their message and connect with potential adherents.
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Japanese Researchers Want To Give Your Grandma A Robotic Monkey Tail
Design that imitates natural biological design is known as "biomimicry." Other examples include this backpack inspired by an armadillo's shell and a synthetic adhesive that was inspired by geckos and is strong enough to allow people to scale glass walls.
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Amazon Now Delivering Packages In Southern California With Scout Robots
For much of this year, a fleet of Amazon Scouts, mini tank-like delivery vehicles about the size of a cooler, have traversed residential neighborhoods in a Seattle suburb to deliver packages.
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Domino's Will Start Delivering Pizzas via an Autonomous Robot This Fall
For months now, the robotics company Nuro has been using electric, self-driving vehicles to deliver groceries to Kroger customers in Phoenix and Houston.
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Uber Plans to Start Delivering McDonald's Burgers by Drone in US
Uber has announced plans to begin testing the first-ever commercial application of food delivery by drone in high-density urban areas.
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Carpal Tunnel, Back Pain And Social Anxiety: The Many Risks Associated With Professional Gaming
With millions of dollars in prize money on the line each season, and thousands of players hungry for a roster spot, even minor injuries are a cause for serious concern for the young players who know they can text the 43-year-old doctor at any time.
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Alphabet's Loon Providing Internet Access to Peru's Earthquake Victims
Loon - an Internet-providing balloon service owned by Alphabet, Google's parent company - is providing Peru's people with wireless broadband communication.
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In Video, Humanoid Robot Crosses Narrow Balance Beam Like A Cakewalk
At first glance, a humanoid robot walking between two platforms across several cinder blocks may look like a simple feat.
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Are You Too Fond Of Your Face? You Can Now Sell It For An Army Of Robots
In a statement posted online, Geomiq says the robotics company - which remains unnamed due to an apparent non-disclosure agreement - isn't looking for just any old face, but a "kind and friendly" one that will may be reproduced "on potentially thousands of versions of the robots worldwide," according to the statement.
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Researchers Create Bird-Like Robot That May Someday Explore Mars
In research centers around the world, roboticists have for decades been on a quest to perfect bipedal locomotion in machines. They're making progress, but for all the flashy shots of back-flipping, log-hopping robots racking up views on YouTube, researchers say, there are far more failures and dead ends that the public never sees.
-
Turkey Turns To Humanoid Robots For Istanbul's New Airport
Earlier this year, thousands of flights began landing at Istanbul's brand-new $11 billion airport, a sprawling behemoth that occupies an area larger than Manhattan and may eventually become the world's busiest air hub.
-
3 Years Ago It Could Not Walk. Now Humanoid Robot Atlas Does Gymnastics.
The internet gawks each time Boston Dynamics releases a video showing its eye-catching humanoid robot, Atlas, performing newly acquired acrobatic tricks.
-
Hyundai's Solution For Traffic Jams: Mount Electric Scooter On Your Car
Since they began appearing on streets last year, electric scooters have been billed as an eco-friendly alternative to gas-guzzling automobiles, especially in traffic-clogged urban areas. Now Hyundai, one of the world's largest automakers, is exploring the idea of using e-scooters as a compliment to their vehicles instead of an alternative.
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'Hey, Google! Let Me Talk to My Departed Father.'
For decades, Silicon Valley futurists have sought to unchain humanity from the corporeal life cycle, viewing death as yet another transformational problem in need of a "life-altering" solution.
-
Tesla Owner Wanted To Control Her Car, Gets Valet Key implanted In Arm
Biohax International, a Swedish company, has implanted its microchip in several thousand customers, allowing them to ride trains without using tickets, turn on the lights in their apartments and access a gym the company has partnered with.
-
Buddhists In Japan Are Turning To 'Mindar' Robots To Spread Their Message
As interest in religion wanes around the world, and secularism surges, religious leaders have begun searching for innovative ways to spread their message and connect with potential adherents.
-
Japanese Researchers Want To Give Your Grandma A Robotic Monkey Tail
Design that imitates natural biological design is known as "biomimicry." Other examples include this backpack inspired by an armadillo's shell and a synthetic adhesive that was inspired by geckos and is strong enough to allow people to scale glass walls.
-
Amazon Now Delivering Packages In Southern California With Scout Robots
For much of this year, a fleet of Amazon Scouts, mini tank-like delivery vehicles about the size of a cooler, have traversed residential neighborhoods in a Seattle suburb to deliver packages.
-
Domino's Will Start Delivering Pizzas via an Autonomous Robot This Fall
For months now, the robotics company Nuro has been using electric, self-driving vehicles to deliver groceries to Kroger customers in Phoenix and Houston.
-
Uber Plans to Start Delivering McDonald's Burgers by Drone in US
Uber has announced plans to begin testing the first-ever commercial application of food delivery by drone in high-density urban areas.
-
Carpal Tunnel, Back Pain And Social Anxiety: The Many Risks Associated With Professional Gaming
With millions of dollars in prize money on the line each season, and thousands of players hungry for a roster spot, even minor injuries are a cause for serious concern for the young players who know they can text the 43-year-old doctor at any time.
-
Alphabet's Loon Providing Internet Access to Peru's Earthquake Victims
Loon - an Internet-providing balloon service owned by Alphabet, Google's parent company - is providing Peru's people with wireless broadband communication.
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In Video, Humanoid Robot Crosses Narrow Balance Beam Like A Cakewalk
At first glance, a humanoid robot walking between two platforms across several cinder blocks may look like a simple feat.
