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This Robot Could Help Fulfill Your Online Shopping Sprees
Ambi Robotics is using years of research in robot manipulation to teach machines how to get a grip. The secret? ... -
Boston Dynamics’ Newest Robot Doesn’t Dance—It Works
Called Stretch, the machine may look wildly different than its famous cousins Spot and Atlas, but it shares a ton ... -
Watch a Shape-Shifting Robot Prowl the Big, Bad World
Meet DyRET, a doglike machine that can lengthen its four legs on the fly. That’s not to creep out humans, ... -
This Fingertip for Robots Uses Magnets to ‘Feel’ Things
By sensing the subtle changes in the finger’s own magnetic field, this new technology could one day make for ultra-sensitive ... -
Researchers Are Studying These Worm Blobs to Build Robots
These crawlers form clumps to protect the collective. Understanding their movement gives engineers a model for shape-shifting robot swarms. http://www.wired.com/ -
These Adorable Fish Robots Form Schools Like the Real Thing
Meet Bluebot, a friendly swimming robot with big camera eyes. Put a few in a tank together and they’ll collaborate ... -
The Plan to Build a Global Network of Floating Power Stations
A lot of thermal energy is trapped in the ocean. An ex-NASA researcher has figured out how it might generate ... -
Watch a Robot Dog Learn How to Deftly Fend Off a Human
Kick over this robot and it’ll quickly right itself—not because someone told it how, but because it taught itself to ... -
This Drone Sniffs Out Odors With a Real Moth Antenna
Researchers slap a living antenna on a drone to give the machine an insanely keen sense of smell. Ladies and ... -
The Oldest Crewed Deep Sea Submarine Just Got a Big Makeover
The 60-year-old sub is preparing to take its deepest plunge yet. But in the age of autonomous machines, why are ...
