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How yo-yoing in the dark teaches robots to walk

Technology

How yo-yoing in the dark teaches robots to walk

Learning to control the cyclic motion of a yo-yo without the use of vision sensors could help robots walk and run more effectively, say researchers

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Why sand is a walking robot's nightmare

Technology

Why sand is a walking robot's nightmare

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'Marsupial' robots could roam Mars and the Moon

Space

'Marsupial' robots could roam Mars and the Moon

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Life

Video: Robot uses human mind tricks to navigate

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Technology

Innovation: Artificial brain for sale

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Unnatural selection: Robots start to evolve

Technology

Unnatural selection: Robots start to evolve

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Mars plane could be ideal methane 'sniffer dog'

Space

Mars plane could be ideal methane 'sniffer dog'

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Tests that show machines closing in on human abilities

Life

Tests that show machines closing in on human abilities

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The new world of robot warcraft

Technology

The new world of robot warcraft

Books & Arts

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Technology

Brain trick makes robot hand feel real

A bizarre trick that makes people believe a false hand is part of their own body could be all it takes to imbue prosthetic limbs with touch

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Technology

Tiny motor could power artery-cruising robots

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Technology

Tiny boat skims over water like a bug

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Technology

Guide robot steers with a tender touch

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Life

Cyborg cockroaches could power own electric 'brains'

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