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Japan wants people to virtually embody avatars orbiting in space

The Japanese space programme has partnered with an airline to build humanoid robots to assist astronauts and allow people on the ground to experience space

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A four-wheeled robot that can echolocate

Technology

Watch this bat-inspired robot use sound to navigate and spot plants

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A small robot next to a touchscreen

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It's too soon to tell if robots help autistic children's social skills

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Technology

Practice your hoop skills with an Alexa-powered pedal bin

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Future robot swarms should copy lazy ants who let others do the work

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Future robot swarms should copy lazy ants who let others do the work

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A robot looks at a crowd

Technology

Replacing your boss with a cruel robot could make you concentrate more

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Technology

Bots on Amazon's Mechanical Turk are ruining psychology studies

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Technology

Robot laws: 5 new rules that could save human lives (at least on TV)

Features

Robot laws: Why we need a code of conduct for AI – and fast

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Robot laws: Why we need a code of conduct for AI – and fast

Features

A lady controlling a robot arm with her mind

Technology

This mind-controlled robotic arm lets you do two things at once

Need a hand? Eight people have reliably used a mind-controlled robotic third arm to perform two tasks simultaneously

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Robotic grabber catches squidgy deep sea animals without harming them

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Robots and AI will actually create more jobs than they take

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Space

Cimon the robot blasts off to the International Space Station

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Swarm of robot wildlife will check for life in an Italian lagoon

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