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Airborne robot swarms are making complex moves (w/ video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- The GRASP Lab at the University of Pennsylvania this week released a video that shows their new look in GRASP Lab robotic flying devices. They are now showing flying devices ...

Thu 2 Feb 12 from PhysOrg

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Meet Geminoid-F, Professor Ishiguro's latest uncanny android

Visitors to Tokyo's Shinjuku ward my find themselves figuratively transported to the uncanny valley, if they take a stroll past Takashimaya department store, that is. Until Valentine's Day, ...

Fri 3 Feb 12 from Gizmag

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Researchers find social robots require astute tuning to improve acceptability by the human mind

After years of existing only in fiction, social robots are finally being designed that can more closely emulate how people express themselves, interact and learn – and doing so while performing ...

Fri 3 Feb 12 from PhysOrg

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"Here, Listen to My Underpants": The Robot Psychics of India

Fri 3 Feb 12 from Discover Magazine

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Engineer builds robot based on crab to remove stomach cancers

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a bit of science that has a genuine wow factor, doctors and a mechanical engineer from Singapore's National University Hospital and Nanyang Technological Institute have teamed ...

Thu 2 Feb 12 from Medical Xpress

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Lovotics, an update on the science of human-robot love

The creator of lovotics has been hard at work to improve the art of human-robot love. Now there's a robot that you can kiss, and a walking-talking robot that you can fall in love with.

Mon 30 Jan 12 from Extremetech

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Consumers: Robots should clean my windows

A survey finds strong interest among consumers for domestic robots to do the dirty work around the house, the sort of machine that would best suit elderly and disabled people.

Tue 31 Jan 12 from CNET Cutting Edge

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Novatiq enters robotics market with SCORP throwable robot

After 15 months of development, privately-owned Swiss company Novatiq is set to enter the robotics market with its first offering, SCORP. Designed for scouting and surveillance applications, ...

Wed 25 Jan 12 from Gizmag

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