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Japan’s news-reading robot shouldn’t have too many newscasters fearing for their job

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This robotic guitar hand can help you master those complicated chords

RoboTar is a plastic box that attaches to the neck of your instrument and automates the fretwork for you. Players simply strum with their other hand.

New velociraptor-inspired robot can run much faster than you can

Barobot

Barobot is the hackable automated bartender you never have to tip

If this recently-laucnhed Kickstarter project manages to meet it's funding goal, you'll finally be able to own your own robotic bartender
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World’s first ‘robot kangaroo’ created to inspire future engineers

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Robot plays Threes perfectly, infuriates people who suck at it

A robot programmed to play the iOS game Threes effectively gets Twitch talking as it racks up huge scores in the popular tile-shifting game.
as table tennis champ preps for robot showdown hobbyist demos own ping pong bot

As table tennis champ preps for robot showdown, hobbyist demos own Ping-Pong bot

table tennis champ to take on ping pong playing robot

Man versus machine: Table tennis champ to take on Ping-Pong-playing robot

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Google and Foxconn team up for robotics development, report says

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NASA’s squishable robot ideal for exploring Titan, Saturn’s largest moon

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This robotic bartender is like a Star Trek replicator for booze

Kickstarter project Monsieur will take your order, and then automatically make you a nice, tall glass of whatever you want.
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NASA to equip Robonaut with (very long) legs in 2014 upgrade

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World’s biggest dinosaur takes first steps in 94 million years – digitally, that is

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Play-i aims to make programming, robots, and engineering fun for children

Start-up Play-i aims to make engineering, robotics and programming fun and engaging for kids as young as five years old.
cygan 1950s robot fetches more than 27000 at uk auction

Eight-foot robot from 1950s fetches more than $27,000 at auction

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Professor builds LEGO robot that strips DRM from Kindle books

Definitely a creative way to circumvent DRM restrictions, a professor built a robotic LEGO device in order to automatically take pictures of book pages.

Kirobo, the world’s first talking ‘robot astronaut’, heads for International Space Station

Sit still, Veebot is trying to draw your blood

A new prototype for a medical robot has the same accuracy rate as human nurses for drawing blood. And no, we're not talking about the Terminator robots.
grit blasting robots to clean sydneys iconic bridge sydney harbour

Grit-blasting robots to clean Sydney’s iconic bridge in massive repaint project

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Scientists create headless cat robot for use in search and rescue missions

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Makr Shakr at Google I/O 2013 photo gallery

Check out the Makr Shakr robotic bartender in these pics taken from the floor of Google I/O in San Francisco.

Nope, that’s not a person pretending to be a Boston Dynamics robot

Boston Dynamics has unveiled its update to the PETMAN humanoid robot, showcasing its fluid body movements to test a chemical protective gear.

Kinect-powered virtual therapists can fully decode a patient’s body language

Psychiatrists can't always keep their eyes on you while making notes. Enter SimSensei, a virtual therapist that uses the Kinect to detect body movements.

Rapyuta, the cloud-based robotic brain, is now online

Nissan’s EPORO robots take lessons from schools of fish for advanced safety tech protocols

Nissan's EPORO robots copy fish-like schooling behaviors to study collision avoidance in cars.

Scientists have built a robot that makes rats depressed. Yay, science?

A team at Waseda University has designed a robot rat to make the lives of real-life rats miserable, just to see how depressed they get as a result.

Nobody expects the robotic inquisition: Testimonies prove more accurate when hosted by a robot

A study by Mississipi State University found that legal testimonies interviewed by robots can provide a more accurate result than human interviewers.
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World’s first complete ‘bionic man’ goes on show in the UK

Are you a better artist than the Senseless Drawing Robot 2?

A Japanese art duo has created the Senseless Drawing Robot 2 which can create abstract graffiti that may just rival some pieces found in museums today.
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Like your personal space? This robotic spider dress should help

kibo the humanoid robot to keep iss based astronauts company from next year

Kibo the humanoid robot to keep ISS-based astronauts company from next year

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The robotic wheelchair that can take on steps

Hop the hands-free suitcase follows you around like an obedient pet

Meet robofish, the marine machine set to clean up polluted waters