#431052 Chinese robotics artist makes real-life ...

Posted on September 7, 2017 by Android

In the suburbs of China's capital, a 32-year-old engineer creates the kind of larger-than-life, shapeshifting robots that most have only seen in "Transformers" movies.[Read more…]

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#431045 Jet-Powered iCub Could Be the First ...

Posted on September 6, 2017 by Android

Italian researchers are developing a control system that they hope will allow an iCub humanoid robot to hover on four jet thrusters[Read more…]

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#431023 Finish Him! MegaBots’ Giant Robot Duel ...

Posted on September 1, 2017 by Android

It began two years ago when MegaBots co-founders Matt Oehrlein and Gui Cavalcanti donned American flags as capes and challenged Suidobashi Heavy Industries to a giant robot duel in a YouTube video that immediately went viral.
The battle proposed: MegaBots’ 15-foot tall, 1,200-pound MK2 robot vs. Suidobashi’s 9,000-pound robot, KURATAS. Oehrlein and Cavalcanti first discovered the KURATAS robot in a listing on Amazon with a million-dollar price tag.
In an equally flamboyant response video, Suidobashi CEO and founder Kogoro Kurata accepted […] Continue Reading…

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#431022 Robots and AI Will Take Over These 3 ...

Posted on September 1, 2017 by Android

We’re no stranger to robotics in the medical field. Robot-assisted surgery is becoming more and more common. Many training programs are starting to include robotic and virtual reality scenarios to provide hands-on training for students without putting patients at risk.
With all of these advances in medical robotics, three niches stand out above the rest: surgery, medical imaging, and drug discovery. How have robotics already begun to exert their influence on these practices, and how will they change them for […] Continue Reading…

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#431015 Finish Him! MegaBots’ Giant Robot Duel ...

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Android

It began two years ago when MegaBots co-founders Matt Oehrlein and Gui Cavalcanti donned American flags as capes and challenged Suidobashi Heavy Industries to a giant robot duel in a YouTube video that immediately went viral.
The battle proposed: MegaBots’ 15-foot tall, 1,200-pound MK2 robot vs. Suidobashi’s 9,000-pound robot, KURATAS. Oehrlein and Cavalcanti first discovered the KURATAS robot in a listing on Amazon with a million-dollar price tag.
In an equally flamboyant response video, Suidobashi CEO and founder Kogoro Kurata accepted […] Continue Reading…

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