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May 16, 2013 12:00 PM ET // Nic Halverson
In effort to host "one of the most protected sports events in history," Brazil is enlisting 30 camera-equipped PackBots for added security. Continue reading →
May 14, 2013 03:02 PM ET // Jesse Emspak
A robot moves plants to where they thrive, and also brings its closer to its friends. Continue reading →
May 10, 2013 01:58 PM ET // Nic Halverson
Harvard and MIT team up to create an inchworm robot that self-folds into place with little human intervention. Continue reading →
Mar 29, 2013 01:05 PM ET // Alyssa Danigelis
Don't worry, this enormous jellyfish won't sting you. ->
Mar 6, 2013 07:05 AM ET // Jesse Emspak
A group of scientists and engineers in California is using underwater drones to track single sharks' movements. ->
Feb 26, 2013 11:25 AM ET // Jesse Emspak
Cockroaches can show engineers how they walk without using their brains. ->
Mar 9, 2012 04:04 PM ET // Alice Truong
The robot that famously pwned in Jeopardy is heading to Wall Street. IBM's Watson, which defeated two of Jeopardy's greatest champions, will be working for Citigroup to analyze big data, Bloomberg reports. IBM expects to generate billions in new revenue by 2015 by putting Watson to work. The techno...
Mar 28, 2012 05:32 PM ET // Alice Truong
A startup in San Francisco is eyeing the sky. It wants "unmanned delivery agents" (in the form of a robotic quadcopter) to deliver tacos to you. Just order lunch from TacoCopter on your smartphone. READ MORE: Autonomous Robots Use Wii Sensors to Play Hockey The startup's in private beta currently, ...
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