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Now our computers can forge our letters and checks

Google has pulled an article on its blog that discussed how one university student had managed to teach a neural network how to write as if by hand.
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Cute or creepy? This little robot just passed a self-awareness test

In a recent logic test conducted by researchers at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute AI and Reasoning Lab, one robot demonstrated self-awareness,
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DT Giveaway: Dash & Dot Wonder Pack kids programmable robot

We're giving away some Dash & Dot robots. Enter here to be in with a chance of winning. Good luck!
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Meet the robot looking to hitchhike across the United States

HitchBot has been built to test the relationship between humans and robots — and along the way it wants to hitchhike from Boston to San Francisco.
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Watch this tiny 3D-printed robot jump to six times its height

Scientists have 3D-printed a tiny little robot that can jump 2.5 feet, pretty impressive considering that the robot is only the size of a soccer ball.
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Start ’em young: Vortex robot teaches kids how to program

Enter Vortex, the robotic toy for kids that teaches them how to program and how to build their very own technology.
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Battle of the bots: American MegaBot to face off against Japanese Kuratas next year

In the real life version of a Transformers fight, the Japanese robot Kuratas has accepted the challenge for a duel from American MegaBot.
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Want stronger, more flexible robots? Check out sea horses and their tails

New research has suggested that the sea horse and its tail may provide the inspiration for engineers to build more flexible, long-lasting robots.
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Assembly line robot fatally injures a worker in Volkswagen factory

A 21-year-old car factory worker in Baunatal, Germany, was fatally injured by an assembly line robot on Tuesday
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This brick-laying robot can build an entire house in 2 days flat

An Australian engineer has developed a bricklaying robot that can lay 1,000 bricks an hour, work 24/7, and complete the shell of a home in just two days.
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The first robot wedding happened in Japan: There was a kiss, cake, and dancing

About 100 people gathered in Tokyo on Saturday to witness robots named Frois and Yukirin tie the knot. There was even a “kiss.”
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NASA’s toed robot gripper may bring an asteroid back to Earth

Nasa has developed a prototype of a robotic gripper that will bring a boulder from an asteroid back to earth.
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SoftBank’s ’emotional’ Pepper robot sells out in just 60 seconds

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Pepper: SoftBank’s ’emotional’ robot goes on sale Saturday

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Robotic teddy bear, Huggable, talks and plays with sick children to make them feel better

Boston Children’s Hospital and M.I.T. has introduced Huggable, the robotic teddy bear that talks and plays with sick children.
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MIT’s cheetah robot can run 5 mph and jump right into your nightmares

Researchers at MIT have created a robotic cheetah that can run at an average speed of 5 mph and jump over obstacles up to 18 inches tall.
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A robot has been arrested for buying drugs with Bitcoin (all in the name of art)

A robot that was purchasing illegal substances as part of a Swedish art piece had to answer to the powers that be.
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Meet Aiko Chihira, the robotic humanoid who’s greeting shoppers in Japan

A department store in Tokyo, Japan has unveiled a humanoid receptionist featured to draw customers in.
Moley Robotics

In a couple years, you’ll be able to sleep in while this robot makes you breakfast

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Oh no. Somebody taught a robot how to swordfight. We’re doomed

Nellie robot from Make magazine

Robot stalk-er: a 3D-printed bot designed to pull weeds

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My Budgee and me: Is the world ready for this grocery-carrying robot sidekick?

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This robot can dance like Michael Jackson, and we can’t stop watching

Check out this robot dancing like Michael Jackson. It's part of a project to inspire kids by making it easy for them to build and program their own robots.
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Meet Robear, a Japanese robot nurse with the face of a bear

Use voice commands to boss this robotic personal assistant around

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There’s a robot roaming the Indianapolis airport, and it wears a polo shirt

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SoftBank to start selling Pepper the ’emotional’ robot in U.S.

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This robot printer from Fuji Xerox brings your printed documents to your desk

Fuji Xerox has created a robotic printer that would cut the normal workplace printing routine down to just two steps: print and wait.
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Night at the Museum: You can tour this U.K. art gallery in the dark, using a robot avatar

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This robot thinks it’s Spielberg: Watch this machine-filmed ballet

This video of a ballet performance was taken with a robotic camera.
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Wearable robot adds two fingers to your human hand, gives you a better grip on life

Researchers at MIT have created a wrist-mounted robot that adds two long fingers to your hand so you can perform everyday routines more easily.
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Honda’s newest Asimo robot can walk faster, hear you better, and knows sign language

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Robot learns how to play Angry Birds and helps children with disabilities in the process

At the Georgia Institute of Technology, researchers are using a robot, a tablet and "Angry Birds" to help the rehabilitation of children with disabilities.
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3D-printed robot called Jimmy on its way from Intel, can tweet and pour beers