Robots
These High-Tech Scarecrows Will Keep Pesky Creatures Away
From robots to digitized recordings, farmers are upping their game when it comes to protecting their crops
'Robotic Worm' Could Be the Future of Stroke Care
The hydrogel-covered wire can be guided through the brain via magnets to bust up blood clots
How Biology Inspires Future Technology
Bioengineers at Harvard’s Wyss Institute showcase their ingenious medical, industrial and environmental designs at the Cooper Hewitt
Robotic Hand Restores Wearer’s Sense of Touch
The prosthetic enabled a test subject to pick up an egg without cracking it, send a text message, peel a banana and hold his wife's hand
Seoul Will Welcome a Robot Science Museum Constructed by Robots
Robots and drones will be involved in all aspects of the project, including design, manufacture and assembly
With Opportunity Lost, NASA Confronts the Tenuous Future of Mars Exploration
Following decades of continuous flights to Mars, NASA is facing a shortage of missions
How NASA's Opportunity Rover Made Mars Part of Earth
After more than 15 years exploring the surface of Mars, the Opportunity rover has finally roved its last leg
Scientists Used a Robot to Study How Prehistoric Lizards Walked
OroBOT, a robot version of an ancestor to the dinosaurs, is helping fill in some gaps in the evolution of walking
These Technologies Could Put an End to Leaky Water Mains
Two inventors have come up with radically different approaches to try to solve the widespread problem of aging water infrastructure
This New Technique Could Revolutionize the Future of Art Reproduction
RePaint renders reproductions in color four times closer to the original than the next-best tool
Christie's Is First to Sell Art Made by Artificial Intelligence, But What Does That Mean?
Paris-based art collective Obvious’ ‘Portrait of Edmond Belamy’ sold for $432,500, nearly 45 times its initial estimate
This Robotic Farming System Could Be the Answer to Labor Shortages
Hydroponics startup Iron Ox is automating indoor produce farming
These "Robotic Skins" Turn Everyday Objects Into Robots
A team at Yale University has developed flexible robotic sheets that can make just about anything move
These Robotic Pants Could Help Some Disabled People Walk Again
'The Right Trousers' combine soft artificial muscles and electric stimulation to get people moving
Sea-Star Murdering Robots Are Deployed in the Great Barrier Reef
The RangerBot is a new line of defense against coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish
The Quest to Build Robotic Hands
Humans can readily manipulate all kinds of objects. But robots need better mechanics—and a lot more intelligence
Christie's Will Be the First Auction House to Sell Art Made by Artificial Intelligence
Christie's will sell the work from Paris-based art collective Obvious, which created ‘Portrait of Edmond Belamy’ with the machine-learning algorithm GAN
Children Are Susceptible to Robot Peer Pressure, Study Suggests
When robots provided incorrect answers in social conformity test, children tended to follow their lead
Popcorn-Powered Robots? Get 'Em While They’re Hot!
In an attempt to harness the power of pop, researchers went against the grain to push the boundaries of this staple starch
This Is What Robotic Art Looks Like in 2018
The 2018 RobotArt competition fielded more than 100 submissions entered by 19 teams from all over the world
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