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Robotic Insect Moves Across Water
A robot developed by Washington State University researchers mimics insects that are supported by surface tension as they move across water.
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Robo-Dog Sets 100-Meter Sprint Guinness World Record
Guinness World records labeled a dog-like robot created by a team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology the fastest quadrupedal robot.
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System Like 3D GPS Tracks Pill Cams Through GI Tract
Researchers have created a system that three-dimensionally tracks wireless ingestible devices throughout the gastrointestinal tract.
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Experimental Wearable Pops Its Top to Send Drowning Alerts
An experimental device under development by scientists at Australia's Macquarie University is designed to alert lifeguards when its wearer is drowning.
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Crash-Defying Quadcopter Lands on Rooftops Pitched at Up to 60 Degrees
Mechanical engineers at Canada's University of Sherbrooke developed landing technology for quadcopter drones that enables them to land on inclined surfaces.
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U.K. Project Will Create 165-Mile Drone Superhighway
The U.K. government has approved plans for Skyway, a 165-mile drone superhighway that will connect towns across England and be used to survey infrastructure such...
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Japanese Rail Company Rolls Out VR-Piloted Gundam Robot Worker
Several companies in Japan cooperated to create and deploy a humanoid heavy equipment maintenance robot that is directed through virtual reality (VR).
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3D-Printed Tablets Offer Taste of Personalized Medicine
Researchers at the U.K.'s University College London have demonstrated that three-dimensional printing could be used to produce personalized medicines.
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Tracked Bottom-Crawling Robot Gathers Valuable Deep-Sea Data
The Benthic Rover II robot has spent seven years collecting deep-sea data 140 miles off California's coast.
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Quantum Computing Hits the Desktop, No Cryo-Cooling Required
An Australian-born startup says it has developed a quantum microprocessor that runs happily at room temperature.
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Underwater Robot Designed to keep Tabs on Fish Farms
Researchers at Norway's SINTEF institute are designing an underwater robot to autonomously inspect fish farms.
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Robot Completes First Round of 'Supermicrosurgeries' on Human Patients
A new robot has successfully performed its first round of supermicrosurgical procedures.
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