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How do you control a spermbot? Try a magnetic field

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How do you control a spermbot? Try a magnetic field

Tiny hybrid robots could shepherd individual sperm to eggs to help fertilisation, or to deliver targeted doses of drugs

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Drones turned into zombies using an easy Wi-Fi hack

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Drones turned into zombies using an easy Wi-Fi hack

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Copycat Russian android prepares to do the spacewalk

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Copycat Russian android prepares to do the spacewalk

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Fire ants writhe to make unsinkable rafts

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Fire ants writhe to make unsinkable rafts

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Summon the bee bots: Can flying robots save our crops?

Earth

Summon the bee bots: Can flying robots save our crops?

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People-safe robot is first non-human to close NASDAQ

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People-safe robot is first non-human to close NASDAQ

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Sewage-powered bot beats blockages with printed heart

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Sewage-powered bot beats blockages with printed heart

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Spider-drones weave high-rise structures out of cables

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Spider-drones weave high-rise structures out of cables

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Crash-happy insect drone hits obstacles to help it fly

Technology

Crash-happy insect drone hits obstacles to help it fly

Instead of avoiding collisions, a new ball-shaped flying robot exploits them to help it travel through the air

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'Terminator arm' churned out of 3D printer

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Touchscreens get curves thanks to 3D printed optics

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Robo-fishmonger uses 3D images to aim its knife

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Future law: Can you be slandered by a robot?

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