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Soon, robot that builds tools on its own

Researchers are constructing a robot that is intelligent and capable enough to build its own set of ...

Sticky feet could help robots land on asteroids

A new biologically inspired robot could one day crawl over the surface of an asteroid or Mars and ga...

Robotic buttocks can tense, twitch and respond to touch

A Japanese scientist has come up with a realistic pair of robotic buttocks, which exhibits some of t...

Bees `may improve robot vision`

An international team claims that honeybees also use multiple rules to solve complex visual problems...

A vacuum cleaner that talks as it cleans

A Japanese company has come up with a robot vacuum cleaner that can talk to people as it cleans.

Google`s robot cars pass driving test in US

The cars are controlled by computers processing a combination of mapping data, radar, laser sensors ...

Robotic arm to reveal inner working of brain cells

The method could be particularly useful in studying brain disorders such as schizophrenia, Parkinson...

Huggable robot converts voice into pulse

A Japanese robot designer has invented a plush, mono-legged figure that serves as a medium of intera...

Squid and zebrafish inspired materials could help camouflage

Researchers have come up artificial muscles that mimic the colour-changing ability of squid and zebr...

Swiss scientists demonstrate mind controlled robot

Swiss scientists have demonstrated how a partially paralyzed person can control a robot using brain ...

Giant robotic leap may be needed to find aliens

Deploying autonomous, self-replicating robots - exobots – may help in finding and identifying extrat...

How robotic prostitutes will change the sex industry

Two Kiwi researchers have envisioned what the sex industry would be like in the year 2050, when the ...

Now, military robots that climb stairs and do push ups

PETMAN will balance itself and move freely; walking, crawling and doing a variety of suit-stressing ...

NASA`s Viking robots found life on Mars 36 years ago

A new analysis of 36-year-old data, resuscitated from printouts, shows that NASA found life on Mars,...

First robotic fish tested

The world`s first robotic fish has successfully debuted among real fish, paving the way for better u...

Oxford University set to launch driverless cars

Oxford University scientists are planning to introduce the first driverless car on Britain’s roads.

Teddy bear-faced robot to help injured soldiers

Scientists have designed a 500-pound teddy bear that is capable of lifting and carrying an injured f...

Oscillating gel may give robots ability to `feel`

Non-oscillating gel can be resuscitated in a fashion similar to a medical cardiopulmonary resuscitat...

Now, a robot jellyfish fulled by hydrogen!

In a technological innovation, scientists in the US claim to have created a hydrogen-powered robot w...

Russia unveils robot for space missions

Russia has built an android -- a robot resembling a human being -- to work in orbit.

Four-legged "Cheetah" robot sets new speed record

The Cheetah is part of a program aimed at achieving theoretical and experimental advances in the sci...

Wheelchair-bound Ajit Jogi to get robotic legs so

Senior Congress leader who has been wheelchair-bound since a road accident in 2004, may be able to w...

Now, robot with artistic genius that sketches portraits

Researchers are all set to present an artistic robot, whose genius emerges if someone takes a seat o...

Human and humanoid robot shake hands in space first

Astronauts and robots have united in space with a healthy handshake.

Now, a robot that uses loo like humans!

A British research team has created a robot which uses organic matter for fuel, then `excretes` the ...

A robot which moves on a ball

Ballbots are robots designed to move on a single sphere instead of wheels.

Snake locomotion inspires new design for robots

Scientists have designed new machines for search and rescue robots by studying the locomotion of sna...

Robots to replace human labour in China

Technology firm Foxconn will employ one million robots to replace human labour in China in the next ...

Leaping lizards help design robots with tails

Biologists and engineers have been inspired by lizards and dinosaurs to design robots with tails.

Living robots may be coming within 15 or 20 years

“Robots will someday, or maybe, wake up. They may be as creative, smart and capable as human beings...

Now, robot to alleviate depression in elderly

The latest therapeutic robot developed in Japan looks like a fluffy toy and has been designed as a c...

DRDO developing robots to function as soldiers

Going futuristic with unmanned fighting systems, the Defence Research and Development Organisation o...

Software tweaks to make undersea robots smarter

A cutting edge software, developed and tested by naval scientists, can help undersea robots become s...

Gumby-like flexible robot crawls in tight spaces

Harvard scientists have built a new type of flexible robot that is limber enough to wiggle and worm ...

Smart bugs inspire better robotics design

Bugs which collectively thrive in challenging environments are inspiring scientists to design smart ...

Dancing robot toy sells like hot cakes

The bright yellow robot toy -- named "My Keepon" -- keeps perfect time to any style of music.

Now, Humanoid robots in Middle East classrooms

Humanoid robots are making an entry into classrooms in academic and research institutions in the Mid...

A robot face that looks like a real talking person

Researchers at the Institute for Cognitive Systems (ICS) at TU Munchen in collaboration with a group...

Robot uses gecko power to climb walls

Scientists have developed a tank-like robot that can scale vertical walls and crawl over ledges with...

Now, robot suit to help paraplegic walk again

A new robotic suit has been developed to help paraplegic walk again by sensing movement that is late...

UAE co may replace low-skilled workers with robots

Abu Dhabi conglomerate Royal Group`s robotics subsidiary has developed a life-size robot that could ...

‘Robot legs’ to improve movement in stroke patient

Dutch engineers have developed exoskeleton ‘robotic legs,’ to help improve the movement of stroke pa...

China to build polar icebreaker

China will build a polar icebreaker that would be capable of shattering ice over 1.5 metres thick, a...

Infants a model for robots?

Now, coming soon a robot which will easily find their way round in new environments and manipulate o...

NASA`s first humanoid robot `turned on` in space

In a bid to help the astronauts in space, NASA researchers have developed a humanoid robot.

Scientists design robots that walk on water

An aquatic microrobot can walk or run on water, mimicking the amazing abilities of the `water stride...

Egg-sized robots to monitor N-plants

The underwater patrollers can withstand a reactor`s extreme radioactive environment - transmitting i...

Coming soon: Robo nurses?

Coming soon: Robo nurses, say scientists who claim to be developing interactive robots capable of c...

Navies to float science robots in pirate waters

The robots collect key data used for forecasting monsoon and rainfall in Australia and South Asia.

NASA sets up robotic refueling experiment in space

NASA astronauts have set up the first robot petrol pump in space that will one day pave the way for ...

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