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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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Cat Qubit Error Correction Architecture
A new quantum error-correction architecture could reduce quantum computer hardware requirements.
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Shape-Shifting Robot Lands on Moon
A lunar robot has successfully landed on the Moon.
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NVMe Consortium Polishes Its Specs to Support Computational Storage
The NVM Express (NVMe) consortium has established a standardized method for applications to talk to storage devices with processing capabilities.
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Japan Turns to Innovation to Tackle Labor Crisis
Japan, the world's fastest-aging economy, is turning to technologies like AI, avatars, and robots to address labor shortages.
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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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Robots Are Changing the World of High Jewelry
Robots increasingly are being used to automate the jewelry-making process.
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NASA's Robotic, Self-Assembling Structures
Researchers at the NASA Ames Research Center have developed "self-reprogrammable mechanical metamaterials."
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Robots Look Better to Detroit as Labor Costs Rise
Automakers are again turning their attention to robots to address rising labor costs.
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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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Biorobotic Heart Helps Scientists Study Cardiac Function
Researchers developed a biorobotic replica of the human heart to help scientists better understand cardiac function.
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Robots Key to New Ways of Farming as Labor Shortage Looms
Robots increasingly are being deployed on farms in Japan amid an impending labor shortage.
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Technology Bolsters the Battle Against Wildfires
Technology increasingly is being used to predict and fight wildfires.
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The Next Front in the U.S.-China Battle Over Chips
A U.S.-born chip technology called RISC-V has become critical to China's ambitions. Washington is debating whether and how to limit the technology.
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Robot with Sense of Touch Grabs Ocean Trash
University of California, Los Angeles researchers developed an artificial skin that allows a robot to distinguish between inanimate objects and living sea creatures...
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IBM Built the Biggest, Coolest Quantum Computer. Now Comes the Hard Part
New York's Thomas J. Watson Research Lab houses the world's largest quantum computer system, IBM's Quantum System Two.
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Tesla Recalls 1.6 Million Cars in China to Fix Self-Driving Systems
Tesla is recalling nearly all the vehicles it has sold in China to update their computer software.
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Microsoft Adding New PC Keyboard Button
Microsoft is adding an AI button to its Windows keyboards, the company's first significant keyboard change in nearly three decades.
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