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When heated, flat sheets fold into functional robots that can move and turn. The technology could be used to assemble tiny structures or make it easier to ship robots long distances. Read more »
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When heated, flat sheets fold into functional robots that can move and turn. The technology could be used to assemble tiny structures or make it easier to ship robots long distances. Read more »
Jibo can read messages, tell a dramatic story and beam in live video of a relative. Robots like it could soon bridge the social gap between humans and increasingly intelligent everyday… Read more »
We are already surrounded by bots in the form of ATMs, GPS systems and Nest thermostats. Our appliances will become autonomous one by one, but we’ll still refuse to call them… Read more »
Despite its big win in the trials competition in December, the SCHAFT robot will no longer compete. Its maker was acquired by Google earlier this year. Read more »
Google hired the noted inventor and futurist to build artificial intelligence that can think like a human. His vision is a computer with a structure modeled on the human brain, giving… Read more »
A new system developed at MIT, which was inspired by how a group of super-fast quadcopter drones gathered information, uses a camera to analyze robots’ surroundings a 1,000 times a second. Read more »
The block-like bots attach to each other with tiny hooks. They can also attach to completed pieces of furniture and move them around, which could benefit people with limited mobility. Read more »
Around 120,000 people were expected to attend this weekend’s exhibition of the world’s wackiest creations. Attendees had the chance to learn basic electronics skills and pick up that 3D printer they’ve… Read more »
Nine startups pitched everything from a gesture-controlled cousin to Siri to a website for animating images at the first AXLR8R demo day in San Francisco. Read more »
Drones, humanoids and 3D printers emerged this week to showcase to the public what the country’s best labs are working on. Read more »