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Milking robots on dairy farms help the cows milk themselves when they want to be milked. [ Link ] Robots allow the cows to set their own ...

DARPA Robotics Challenge. [ Link ] Valkyrie and her fellow competitors—Chimp, RoboSimian, Hubo, Schaft and Thor—are at the center of a de...

How to deal with the coming economic collapse. [ Link ] That would appear to be a two-pronged challenge: 1. Survive the economic coll...

Teletubbies as utopia. [ Link ] It seems clear from the world of the Teletubbies that, whether alien or posthuman, they come from a tec...

No, really. [ Link ] The extraordinary thing about Barzilay and Branavan’s system is that it begins with virtually no prior knowledge about...

F/A-18 lands on carrier automatically. [ Link ] On July 2, the F/A-18 performed dozens of arrested landings without any input from the pilo...

Or at least laws regarding driverless cars. [ Link ] This week, the state passed a new law that will require its Department of Transportati...

Neat. [ Link ] Users upload images taken with their flying machines, at which point Pix4D kicks into action, defining high contrast points ...

Neat designs. More at the link. [ Link ]

Neat. [ Link ] In the future, our flying robot overlords won't just navigate terrain autonomously, they'll also report back to base...

The people have spoken. Emphasis added. [ Link ] The statue has set off debates about the artistic value of a RoboCop statue. Some complai...

Neat.

They can, as long as the weather is calm and clear. [ Link ] The Navy’s top admiral told a think-tank audience yesterday he wants  more u...

How can we compete against the Giant Robot Gap? [ Link ]

Bounces up to 25 feet per jump. [ Link ] During normal travel, an electric motor powers the wheels. But when needed, the robot can engage a...

First the Gundam in Japan and the coming Tetsujin 28 (Gigantor) . Now South Korea is planning to build one that will dwarf the Gundam and b...

You can't make this stuff up. [ Link ] A special wedding event was held at the base of the 1/1 Gundam RX78 at Odaiba on August 25, 2009...

LEGO Voltron. In minifig scale. (The figures are at its feet!) [ Link ] Years have passed since Zarkon's invasion of Arus. A team of S...

This is just asking for trouble when the robots start going on a human eating rampage. [ Link ] The idea of EATR is ostensibly that militar...

Even when they're stuck. [ Link ] When your rover has abundant energy but can't go anywhere, what's a scientist to do? How abou...