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Seals Provided Inspiration for Waddling Robot
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Seals Provided Inspiration for Waddling Robot

Seals and other pinnipeds inspired researchers to develop a waddling soft robot that reportedly features "improved degrees of freedom, gait trajectory diversity...

Inside the Lab Growing Mushroom Computers
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Inside the Lab Growing Mushroom Computers

The Unconventional Computing Laboratory of the U.K.'s University of the West of England focuses on developing chemical or living computers that can interface with...

Quantum Computer Helps Ford Find Better EV Battery Materials
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Quantum Computer Helps Ford Find Better EV Battery Materials

Quantum researchers at Ford modeled crucial electric vehicle battery materials using a quantum computer.

AI Could Help Night Vision Cameras See Color in the Dark
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AI Could Help Night Vision Cameras See Color in the Dark

Could an AI algorithm better predict colors in an image from a night vision camera that uses multiple wavelengths of infrared light?

The March of the Penguins Has a New Star: An Autonomous Robot
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The March of the Penguins Has a New Star: An Autonomous Robot

Researchers built a ground vehicle that may be operated in autonomous or remote-controlled modes to study hundreds of Emperor penguins in Antarctica.

How Tesla is Using a Supercomputer to Train its Self-Driving Tech
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How Tesla is Using a Supercomputer to Train its Self-Driving Tech

Tesla's approach to autonomy is controversial: It relies on just cameras to see and understand the roads.

Audi's In-Car Information System Helps Drivers Avoid Red Lights
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Audi's In-Car Information System Helps Drivers Avoid Red Lights

Audi's Traffic Light Information system can alert drivers to imminent red lights and other traffic signals.

The Complex Physics Behind Bending It Like a World Cup Player
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The Complex Physics Behind Bending It Like a World Cup Player

The gems of every World Cup are the impossible goals.
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