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Robot Communications Go Underground

Posted by Jesse Emspak 12 HOURS AGO | 0

Low-frequency signals reach this robot if it's underground or moving through heaps of rubble. Read more

Google's 'Solve for X' Wants to End World Problems

Posted Tue Feb 7, 2012 11:05 AM ET | 0

A new think tank will foster radical ideas for big issues. Read more

Has NASA Scuppered Europe-led ExoMars Mission?

Posted by Ian O'Neill Mon Feb 6, 2012 12:36 PM ET | 0

NASA's concerns for the future financial landscape may end Europe's Martian dreams. Read more

Has NASA Scuppered Europe-led ExoMars Mission?

Quadcopter Swarms Dance in the Air

Posted by Jesse Emspak Thu Feb 2, 2012 02:53 PM ET | 0

A swarm of robots can act together, doing stunts, avoiding obstacles, and behaving like a swarm of insects. Read more

Hunting Pluto's Dangerous Rings

Posted by Ian O'Neill Fri Jan 27, 2012 02:46 PM ET | 0

If there is a ring system, it could spell doom for the speedy New Horizons probe when it flies by in 2015. Read more

NASA Welcomes Our Surgical Robot Overlords

Posted by Jennifer Ouellette Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:10 AM ET | 0

Using a pioneering surgery technique developed for hospitals, could NASA fix satellites in orbit? Read more

NASA Welcomes Our Surgical Robot Overlords

Scales Pull Snake Bot Forward

Posted by Jesse Emspak Fri Jan 20, 2012 10:06 AM ET | 0

A robot moves the way snakes do, using its scales and muscles. Read more

Floating Drones Gather Ocean Data on Epic Journey

Posted by Jesse Emspak Thu Jan 19, 2012 09:51 AM ET | 0

Four drones will be making a record-breaking trip across the Pacific, gathering data as they go. Read more

Floating Drones Gather Ocean Data on Epic Journey

Displays Get Bigger, Thinner and More Costly

Posted by Rob Pegoraro Fri Jan 13, 2012 10:16 AM ET | 0

Now that the flat-panel TV has become a commodity, the next step is to make them flatter and bigger. Read more

Displays Get Bigger, Thinner and More Costly

Meet Ava, iRobot's Mobile iPad Bot

Posted by Alyssa Danigelis Thu Jan 12, 2012 04:16 PM ET | 0

The latest from iRobot is an autonomous robot on wheels that has an iPad for a head. Read more

Top 10 Robot Talents

Posted Thu Jan 12, 2012 09:20 AM ET | 0

What can't robots do? The list is getting smaller. Here are 10 of their most impressive talents. Read more

A Robotic Hand for the Impatient Rich

Posted by Christina Ortiz Tue Jan 3, 2012 09:23 AM ET | 0

An expensive robotic hand mimics the impatient drumming of human fingers. Read more

Teen Team Wins Top Siemens Foundation Award

Posted by Christina Ortiz Thu Dec 29, 2011 01:24 PM ET | 0

This team won a $100,000 scholarship for using an Xbox Kinect to analyze the gait of patients with movement affecting injuries. Read more

Teen Team Wins Top Siemens Foundation Award

Human Gets Immersed In Remote Robot's Actions

Posted by Alyssa Danigelis Wed Dec 28, 2011 07:00 AM ET | 0

These kinds of robots could represent us in faraway places, letting us interact with friends, family and coworkers as if we were there. Read more

Recycle Your Laptop Into a Telepresence Robot

Posted by Jesse Emspak Thu Dec 22, 2011 02:03 PM ET | 0

Want to be in two places at once? Hook up a laptop to a robotic body. Read more

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