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Lizard-Like Robot for Mars Exploration
A lizard-inspired robot could be used to improve existing rover models for navigating Mars-like terrain.
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Superconducting Circuits Push the Limits of Quantum Data Transfer
University of Chicago researchers created a quantum communication testbed with remote superconducting nodes, laying the foundation for more secure communication...
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3D-Printed Foam Could Boost Helmet Protection
Using AI algorithms, researchers developed a 3D-printable foam that eventually could be used in bike helmets, shipping crates, and football pads.
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Life-Saving 'Robot Medics' for Triage in High-Risk Places
Researchers at the U.K.'s University of Sheffield developed an uncrewed ground vehicle outfitted with robotic arms to serve as a medic in disaster and conflict...
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Shape-Shifting Robot Lands on Moon
A lunar robot has successfully landed on the Moon.
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New Error Correction Trick could Make Quantum Computers 200 Times Smaller
Using a combination of error-correction approaches, researchers could make a quantum computer with physical qubits available today.
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Housekeeping Humanoid System Can Cook, Clean
A humanoid robotic system could be trained to perform various household tasks, including cooking and organizing.
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Human Brain-Like Supercomputer Coming Next Year
Researchers have developed a neuromorphic supercomputer than can perform 228 trillion synaptic operations per second.
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Drones with Defibrillators Are Saving Lives
Researchers found drones with automated external defibrillators arrived at the scene of a suspected cardiac arrest more than 3 minutes before ambulances in 67%...
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Are Cat Qubits the Key to Reliable Quantum Computing in the Modern Era?
Quantum computers are prone to errors due to the sensitivity of qubits to environmental noise. Can cat qubits help build fault-tolerant quantum computers?
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Robot Mimics a 450-Million-Year-Old Extinct Marine Organism
Carnegie Mellon University researchers have developed a new approach to robotics that uses insights from extinct organisms to create soft robots.
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5G-Powered Robots Clean Singapore's Rivers
Singapore-based Weston Robot is supplying uncrewed surface vessels to clean Singapore's rivers by collecting garbage and monitoring water quality.
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Underwater Robot Helps Scientists Clarify Antarctic Ice Melting
A team of scientists in the U.S. and New Zealand used the Icefin underwater robot to explore Antarctic ice crevasses to better understand their role in rising global...
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NASA 3D-Printed a Rocket Nozzle for Deep Space
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration three-dimensionally-printed an aluminum rocket engine nozzle that could enable deep space exploration with...
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Brain-Wave Cap Saves Lives by Identifying Strokes
The StrokePointer brain-wave cap designed by researchers in the Netherlands can diagnose large vessel occlusion (LVO) stroke while patients are in an ambulance....
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Student Invents Affordable Fire-Fighting Robot
University of Texas at Austin's Siddarth Thakur developed a robot to assist firefighters.
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Configurable Robots Can Be Mixed, Matched for Tasks in Space
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers engineered the Walking Oligomeric Robotic Mobility System (WORMS) to revolutionize space robotics.
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Meet ALAN, a Robot That Requires Minimal Human Supervision
Carnegie Mellon University researchers have developed an autonomous robot, ALAN, that can make decisions and complete tasks based on its observations of its environment...
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Sound-Powered Underwater Camera Could Dramatically Boost Climate Monitoring
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers used sound waves to power a wireless camera underwater, which could help to map the impact of climate change. ...
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AI-Powered Material Can Learn Behaviors, Adapt
Mechanical engineers have developed an artificial intelligence-powered material that learns behaviors over time, and can adjust to changing circumstances.12