Robots

Robots

Bring Me Some Coffee, Bot

5:28AM Brian Lam | Before email, newspapers used intern runners to courier things between departments. Less than 50 years later, we have robots to do their jobs. More »
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Create The Ultimate Bionic Human Upgrades

3:00AM Adam Frucci | In the not-too-distant future, we’ll be able to upgrade our bodies with real hardware. But what exactly do you want grafted onto your body? The world is your nanomachine-powered oyster! More »
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Someone Stop The Fastest Robot Packager In The World At Once

3:40AM Jesus Diaz | For some reason, I can’t stop looking at the frenzy Adept Quattro robopackager, which reaches more than 300 cycles per minute. Go to 1:30 to see running at full speed. Must. Close. Window.[Adept via RobotBuzz via Botjunkie]
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NASA Mars Spirit Rover Has Amnesia

6:00AM Jack Loftus | We hadn’t visited the NASA Mars rovers in a while here at Gizmodo, so I thought I’d take a look today and see what they’re up to. Unfortunately, things could be better. More »
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MIT’s AIDA Robot Will Be The Ultimate Backseat Driver

12:00PM Sean Fallon | Actually, the Affective Intelligent Driving Agent (AIDA) won’t be riding in the backseat, it’s mounted right on the dashboard — but it will make comments on how you drive. It also reacts to your emotional state and helps you navigate. More »
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Spider-Bot Pumpkin Is A Scary Way To Dispense Lollies On Halloween

9:20AM Sean Fallon | If I wasn’t so worried about traumatising the kids in my neighbourhood, dispensing trick-or-treat lollies in this creepy spider-bot pumpkin would be awesome. More »
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The Muralizer Draws Art On Your Wall Automatically

5:20AM Adam Frucci | The Muralizer is a device that hangs on a string, automatically drawing the design of your choice on your wall. And hopefully, it’ll be a kit you can get yourself in the near future. More »
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The ROPID Robot Jumps And Runs Like An Excited Kid

1:20PM Rosa Golijan | This cute, lil’ Japanese robot is like a kid after too many lollies, but somehow it’s got better balance than most of us after a long day of writing posts. Check out how it lands gracefully after some high jumps. More »
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Robot-Performed Autopsies: It’s Like Having A Stunt Double Corpse

10:40AM Rosa Golijan | Virtual autopsies create 3D images of deceased bodies to be used for examination. Save for having robots make micro-incisions for tissue samples, real bodies can rest at peace while the virtual stunt corpses are chopped apart. Goodbye, CSI-induced nightmares! More »