Robots
Ten Technologies That Will Change Our Lives, Soonish
A scientist and admired cartoonist explore how today’s research is becoming tomorrow’s innovations in a new book
This Robotic Exoskeleton Helps Kids With Cerebral Palsy Walk Upright
Children with cerebral palsy often walk in a crouched position, which is difficult to maintain over long distances. A robot suit can help.
Nine Tasks Robots Can Do That May Surprise You
Machines can cook your dinner, fill your prescriptions, make your shoes and much, much more
The Author of ‘Frankenstein’ Also Wrote a Post-Apocalyptic Plague Novel
‘The Last Man’ was derided in its time for being too grim, but today it would fit in with a growing genre of dystopian fiction
How Robots Could Help the Elderly Age in Their Homes
But these helpful machines won't be the humanoid butlers of science fiction
News Brief: Underwear of the Future Could Help Prevent Back Pain
The wearable device reduces strain on the back during lifting or leaning, which can help stop the pain before it starts
The Sci-Fi Technology that Could Power Microbots
Using no moving parts, ion thrusters could propel tiny robots for long periods
Why Funny, Falling, Soccer-Playing Robots Matter
The 2017 RoboCup brings small changes and big competition to a broad technical challenge
Roomba Wants to Sell Maps of Your Home
Data from these robovacs could assist in the development of other 'smart home' devices
Underwater Robot Spots Possible Melted Nuclear Fuel in Fukushima Reactor
Identifying the location of the fuel is a vital step in the decontamination process
Debunking the Mechanical Turk Helped Set Edgar Allan Poe on the Path to Mystery Writing
Like many others, Poe was certain the machine couldn't be playing chess under its own power
How Fire Ants Build Incredible Writhing Towers
Using X-rays, researchers find simple rules help the ants raise each other up, which could be useful in robotics
NASA Is Sending a Robotic Fueling Station to Space
How do you save a billion-dollar satellite? Send another robot up there after it
Meet Pedro the “Voder,” the First Electronic Machine to Talk
Pedro was an experiment in reproducing speech electronically, but took on a kind of life of its own
A Visit to Seoul Brings Our Writer Face-to-Face With the Future of Robots
In the world’s most futuristic city, a tech-obsessed novelist confronts the invasion of mesmerizing machines
Check Out This Year's Entries to the RobotArt Competition
Thirty-eight teams have submitted almost 200 artworks painted by robots, many guided by artsy artificial intelligence
Making Robots That Can Work With Their Hands
For robots to be most useful when working alongside humans, they'll have to literally lend us a hand when our own two are not enough
Melding Mind and Machine: How Close Are We?
Researchers separate what's science from what's currently still fiction when it comes to brain-computer interfacing
How Will Artificial Intelligence Help the Aging?
The key, researchers say, is finding the right roles for machines
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