Researchers
are re-purposing animal parts that could be useful to new robots. The
latest entries in that field are 3D-printed robotic suckers, which mimic
the suction ability of a squid or octopus. It may one day help
tomorrow’s robots grip objects, ...
Make Your Own Humanoid Robot With 3D-Printed MAKI
3D printing allows for incomparably
quick construction. From gifts and jewelry to prosthetics and houses,
the innovation extends opportunities for creation and design. Hello
Robo, a robotic platform design group, is looking to make do-it-yourself
rob...
Robots Share Stage With Actors in New Show
A dying girl pressed a humanoid
robot's hand to her face as the robot began reciting poetry. The scene
showed a story from the future, and was acted out by a human actress and
an android during a North American tour of the Japanese Robot Theater
Proj...
Drones and Robots Could Soon Teach Your Kids Algebra
The school classroom experience is
not just about pen and paper anymore -- computers and tablets have
changed all that. And wait until we let the robots take over. It might
happen sooner rather than later, if a startup called RobotsLab has its
way. T...
This Robot Could Be the New Quentin Tarantino
Artificial intelligence has brought
us a lot of things, like Kinect, Watson and Haley Joel Osment. In the
90s, the chatty web application Cleverbot wowed us with the ability to
hold conversation, gradually "learning" from human input. Today, that
sor...
Toy-Like Robot Could Revolutionize NASA's Planetary Explorations
NASA plans to use a toddler's toy
robot designed for "sensory exploration" to explore something else --
planets. Yes, you read that right. The robot, which looks like a lattice
of cables, rods and beads could be NASA's future rover. At least that's
t...
Robot Takeover Starts With Little Caesars
Prepare to take aim at the kill
switch, silly humans, because the robot takeover has started. Bot
domination is beginning in an unlikely place -- Little Caesars Pizza.
YouTube user Stealing Axion spotted the early stages of the top secret
plot in act...
Here Is the Robot That Will Extract Water From the Moon
NASA's latest prototype has found a
way to, quite literally, get water out of rocks. No word on if it can
get blood from stone yet.
How Do Humans Really Feel About Robots?
In a world where mannequins track
your every move and the waiter at that restaurant is made of metal,
robots are inevitably becoming more commonplace. But how much do we
really care about these cold, controlled helpers? Most robots we
encounter are f...
iRobot's Medical Robot Gets FDA Approval for Hospital Use
You may soon see Rosie the Robot
strolling the halls of more hospitals now that iRobot's remote presence
robot has been given official FDA clearance. The Remote Presence Virtual
+ Independent Telemedicine Assistant, or RP-VITA for short, is the
first...
Print Your Own 3D-Printed Robot
We've all dreamed about having a
robot friend, right? At least, that's the case here at Mashable. But
there are other people out there who share our dream and are actually
working to make it reality. Take Gael Langevin, a French sculptor and
model ma...
Robot Fish Swims Long Distances for Underwater Research
A group of Michigan State University
researchers have developed a robotic fish that, according to them, can
swim practically indefinitely, gathering data on lakes and riverbeds.
The robot is called Grace, an acronym for Gliding Robot ACE and it's
equ...
Could Baxter the Robot Save Our Small Factories?
Chris Budnick is head of Vanguard
Plastics, a small injection-molding operation in Southington, Conn.,
that makes plastic fixtures, gaskets and other “stuff no one cares about
unless it breaks.” On a computer screen,
WheeMe Robot Is a Pint-Sized Personal Massage Therapist
For most people, massage appointments
are a luxury -- a tradeoff between time and money, and relaxation. But
one company aims to make massages more accessible by using a robot. The
WheeMe is a personal pint-sized massage therapist that "massages and ...
Robots Cook and Serve Food in This Chinese Restaurant
This "robot restaurant" in China has a staff of 20 -- you guessed it -- robots that serve, cook and entertain its guests.
This Robotic Spider Dress Will Make Your Skin Crawl
As if spiders weren't creepy enough
on their own, now you can wear one. High-tech fashion designer Anouk
Wipprecht created an unsettling robotic spider dress, complete with
animatronic arachnid limbs that jerk and twitch. Teaming up with
Austrian sof...
Hands On With a Window-Cleaning Robot
Ecovac's Winbot robot window-cleaner does a pretty good job of cleaning up the mess I made at CES 2013.
Could Stuffed Robots Ever Replace Stuffed Animals?
Robots have had the power to replace
many things reserved for humans in the past, but could they ever replace
stuffed animals? Amanita Design is now taking pre-orders for a $30
plush robot, which you can cuddle up with instead of a teddy bear. The
st...
Comedian Quits Smoking by Drawing Robot Comics
Comedian and illustrator Bryan Bruner
drops the cigarettes after a TaskRabbit assignment led to his 21-page
comic journeying a robot who quits smoking.
Watch This Robot Cover Band Play Motorhead's 'Ace of Spades'
Compressorhead, a cover band that
consists of 3 robots, has performed several heavy metal classics, the
most recent of which is Motorhead's "Ace of Spades."
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