Topic: Robotics

You Don't Really Want a Robot Maid

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Here we are, now solidly into the 21st century, and yet, we still do not have autonomous, friendly robot housekeepers to do all our bidding in the style of Rosie from The Jetsons.

By Adam Clark Estes

Nov 8, 2011

Japan Invents a Cyborg Suit to Clean Up Fukushima

Japanese robotics wizard Yoshiyuki Sankai invented his science fiction-inspired robotic exoskeletons to help disabled people, but a new model aims to speed up the clean-up at Fukushima.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Nov 1, 2011

Meet the Army's Running, Jumping Robotic Manequin

The red-eyed humanoid robots in the Terminator movies don't look half as scary as PETMAN, the headfree machines that can run on treadmills now being built for the U.S. Army.

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By Dino Grandoni

Aug 24, 2011

Stat of the Day

Prediction: There Will Soon Be One Worker Robot for Every 5,000 Humans

One projection says that the nation of robo-workers will be 1.2 million strong in two years

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By Adam Clark Estes

Jul 22, 2011

A Zoo's Worth of Robotic Animals

A German firm has designed birds, penguins and even humans

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