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Pill that zaps stomach cells could treat nausea and lack of appetite

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Pill that zaps stomach cells could treat nausea and lack of appetite

A capsule that electrically stimulates stomach cells has been tested in pigs, and could one day help treat nausea, vomiting and lack of appetite in people

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Soft robot hand learns how to avoid butter fingers

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Soft robot hand learns how to avoid butter fingers

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Robot hand

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Wooden robot hand can lift objects and withstand high temperatures

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A robot finger prods a shrimp

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Robotic hand pokes food and water to tell if they have mercury in them

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A pneumatic everting robot grows towards a heat source

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Vine-like robot that 'grows' towards heat could put out fires

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A picture of human skin in close-up

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Artificial skin can detect nearby objects without even touching them

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A small device shaped like Pac-Man can move on the surface of water and around obstacles without a motor. It could lead to the development of small robots for environmental monitoring of lakes and rivers.

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Motorless 'Pac Man' bot surfs across water, avoiding objects

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A man using the Utah Bionic Leg to take a step up

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Prosthetic leg can 'change gears' to make going up stairs easier

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RobotFalcon chases birds

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Flying robotic falcon scares away flocks of birds

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The boot-like exoskeleton tested

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Exoskeleton boots learn how you walk to help improve your gait

The ability to fine-tune a robotic exoskeleton boot while you are walking around could make such devices more affordable and practical

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Transforming turtle robot can walk on land and swim through water

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Boston Dynamics leads call to stop arming robots – will anyone listen?

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Bioinspired robots interact with performers in new dance project

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Watch a two-legged sprinting robot set a world record over 100 metres

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