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Robotic support brings freedom to paraplegics - Tek RMD
Check out this cool new robotic device that is able to help paraplegics move. Tek RMD gives them an opportunity to stand upright, move around in small spaces, and comfortably complete…
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New Robot Is Teaching Autistic Kids About Emotions
Check out Kaspar, a robot teaching autistic kids about emotions and physical contact!
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Hospital Uses Robots as New Tool in Kids' Therapy 'Reprogramming the Brain'
Robots are helping kids! At a Children's Hospital, doctors are using robots to help kids with movement disabilities to reprogram their brains.
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China's Robotic Restuarant
How cool would it be to have a robot serve you dinner? Check out this new restuarant that is run by robots!
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Yahoo! Who Knew? - Stealthy Gadgets
Check out these cool facts about stealthy gadgets in this video!
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Why Climate Scientists, Oil Drillers And The Military Are Clamoring For Green Ocean Robots
Learn how robotics can help climate scienctists, oil drillers, and the military!
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Ocean Robots Set Off On Record-Setting Pacific Journey
Check out this article about four ocean-going robots traveling to Australia and Japan from San Fransisco, CA!
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Revolutionary tool will methodically track fish populations in the ocean
Check out this cool article about Liquid Robotic's Wave Glider!
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Honda's All-new ASIMO Prepares and Serves Refreshments Honda's All-new ASIMO Prepares and Serves Refreshments Honda's All-new ASIMO Prepares and Serves Refreshments
Check out the latest ASIMO by Honda that is able to poor and serve drinks!
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Modular Robotics Cubelets
Check out this cool simple robot you can build and create on your own!
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The Future of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
Check out this presentation by Andrew NG from Stanford University where he talks about robots and artifical intelligence!
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A Swarm of Nano Quadrotors
Check out these cool flying robots! Watch the cool things they can do!
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Gyroscopes: Defying Gravity
Gyroscopes (which are top-like devices) seem to defy gravity! They can stand on thin strings, appear to levitate, and and do other neat tricks. How do they do it? Watch this video to …
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Google Robotic Cars on California Highways
Ever seen a car without a drive on the highway? Google has created a robotic car!
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Air Swimmers
Just when you thought you were safe on land! Check out these fish out of water!
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Space Station's Humanoid Robot Wakes Up
NASA has awaken it's robot! Check out this cool robot designed to help out astronauts in space!
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Dean Kamen's Robot Arm Grabs More Publicity
Learn how engineers help those who have lost their arms.
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U3-X Personal Mobility Prototype
Check out this new personal mobility concept by Honda! You have the freedom to move in any direction forward, backward, sideways and diagonally by simply leaning slightly in the desir…
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U3-X Rocks! Honda's Personal Mobility Device
Check out this awesome new development from Honda's Research and Development department. Wouldn't this be cool to have?
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ASIMO Commercial
Check out Honda's robot ASIMO! This in the most advance robot we have today that could soon be in your house!
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Honda ASIMO Directs Charity Performance of Detroit Symphony
Musical robot? Honda's ASMIO directs a performance of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra to raise money for the Power of Dreams Music Education Fund.
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HPI G-Dog Robot
Look it's a robotic dog! It acts just like a real dog! Imagine how cool it would be to have a robotic dog around the house!
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Petman 4.4 mph
When you walk do you think about puting one foot infront of another? Keeping your balance? Robots have to be programed to have a center of gravity and walk, a big challenge. Notice ho…
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Boston Dynamics BIGDOG Robot
This robotic dog is used for miltary use. It has the ability to carry heavy weights and walk on uneven ground. What a cool robot to have to help carry stuff around!
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Shape-Shifting Robot Mannequin
Have you every look at clothes online? Ever wonder what it would look like on you? This robot has the abilty to mold to your body measurements. Once you input your body measurements y…
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Justin The German Ball-Catching Robot
Check out this cool robot!!! This robot has the ability to play catch. It's amazing all the information the robot needs to be able to catch a ball.
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Heather Knight: Silicon-Based Comedy
Check out this cool video of robotic stand-up comedy! Heather Knight works at the only theatrical robotic company in New York.
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"Social Roboticist" Heather Knight Wants You To Hug Your Robot: Video
Check out this cool article about a social robot. Heather Knight shows how easy and fun it can be to work with robots!
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Robot Violinist
Watch this robot play the violin!
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Tosy TOPIO
Watch how a robot developed by Tosy is able to play table tennis!
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Sony Rolly in Motion
Check out this cool robot that dances to music!
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Modular iMobot
Here's a really cool snake-like robot called iMobot that twists and curls up into many different shapes. Watch the video and click the link to find out more about this very v…
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Robotic Car
Can you imagine a car without a driver? Audi and Standford University work together to create a driverless car!
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Man Controls Robotic Hand with Mind
Look how advanced artificial limbs have become and how it helps amputees with daily life.
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Living with Robots
Check out Honda's new robot!
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Robotic Dog
Did you know that some robots are so advanced they can actually be made to look and act like real animals? Check out this robotic dog!
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Different Types of Robots
There are so many different jobs that humans can have. Learn about many of the different types of robots and how they help us do our jobs!
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Raytheon Robotic Suit
Want to be as strong as Ironman? Raytheon developed this cool robotic suit. Check it out!
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Disney Ultimate Buzz Lightyear Robot
Love Buzz Lightyear? Watch this video and see this robot work!
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GM and NASA Take a Giant Leap in Robotic Technology
See GM and Nasa's robot in action!
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The Real Wall-E
Wall-E from the movie comes to life! Check it out!
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Robot Fish
Check out this robotic fish!
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MIT's High-Tech Artificial Limbs
Learn about the work of MIT's professors and students on artificial limbs.
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Google's New Robot Car Raises Hopes, Reality Will Dash Them Soon
Learn how Google's robotic cars work!
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How Robots Work
Learn how a robotic arm helps with manufactuing heavy items.
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Japan Earthquake: Robots Help
The earthquake that shook Japan in early March 2011 was an absolute tragedy and many survivors were left trapped under rumble and debris. These robots were deployed to help rescue tea…
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FIRST LEGO League Team Presents Findings to White House Staff Member
It's a pretty big deal to go to the White House and talk to President Obama's team! Read about a student FIRST Robotics group who got to do it!
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LEGO Engineering
Learn about a new application for LEGOs and how to build a robot using them!
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Physics by Design
Learn about class that involves physics with robotic design to show students like you hands-on applications for science and math.
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Artbotics
This article talks about Artbotics, an artform that combines art and computer design resulting in art that interacts with people who look at it. Read the article to learn how they mak…
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Combo-Cracking Robot Makes Quick Work of Padlocks
A group of college students created a robot that can solve a combination lock! They created a nice user interface program to go along with it so that people can easily understand how …
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Kaspar the Friendly Robot Helps Autistic Kids
A british robot named Kasper is helping children with autism learn how to express their emotions. The inventors of Kasper are hoping it will let austic children lead normal adult live…
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NJ Student's Robot Solves Rubik's Cube in 15 Seconds
Two college students built a robot that can solve a rubik's cube puzzle in 15 seconds! Watch the video and read this article to find out how these students used their technical knowle…
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Just Like Mombot Used to Make
Did you ever think robots would someday be able to cook for us? Researchers at Carnegie Melon Univesity are researching the interaction between robots and humans. They developed a rob…
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Next Gen Search & Rescue Robots Tested at 'Disaster City'
When there's a big disaster, such as an earthquake, emergency rescue teams are called in to help recover people who are trapped in the rubble. These types of operations are not only d…
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Robots Designed by High School Students Compete in FIRST District Competition at Kettering University
High school students competed in an intense robotics competition at Kettering University. Right before the end of the match, each robot was to deploy a "minibot" that had to climb a 1…
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RPI Student's Robot Headed to Space
Learn about the robot that a student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute helped build that is headed to space. The work he did on the robot was crucial to making it work and now the r…
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Scientists Uncover How To Swim Through Sand Like a Lizard
By building a snake-like robot a computer model, scientists have been able to mimic the movement that creatures use to move through sand. This may not sound like a lot, but this devel…
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Ground Coffee Helps Robot Get a Grip
Learn how robots can pick up virtually any shape using coffee grounds and suction. With this technology, robots may be able to help with chores around the house someday!
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Lure Kittens to Play Online with (Computer) Mice
Have you ever wanted to have the chance to play with a kitty, but didn't want to worry about taking care of it? Learn how how you can play with kittens using robots no matter where you live!
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Student Uses Robotics to Keep his Tourette's Syndrome Under Control
This high scool student from New Jersey finds a way to overcome his disability by following his passion. He earned a $10,000 college scholarship for his amazing robot design. Learn mo…
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Adorable Walking Robot Sets Distance Record
Watch this adorable robot break the walking distance record at 14.3 miles. Wow, that's quite a long way for a robot! Click on the link to read the article or watch the video.
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Nonstop Robot
You know how in some movies and games the bad guy never dies? Is it really possible? Read this article to find out!
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Robots on the Road, Again
Who needs a driver when you have a robot! Learn about the 142 mile challenge where driviers aren't allowed. Photo by Carnegie Mellon University.
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Dancing with Robots
Learn about working with robots and all the cool things they can do! Photo by Sarah Webb.
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Roboroach and Company
Robots and animals? Learn how scientists are using what we know about animals to design new robots! Photo by Will Kirk, Johns Hopkins University
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Team Pair-A-Dice Head to Destination ImagiNation Global Finals
Read about a team of girls from Maine who created a robot from everday materials and won the right to represent their state at an international problem-solving competition called Dest…
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Students to Focus on the Science of Undersea Volcanoes at MATE Center's 2010 International ROV Competition
Have you ever wondered how scientists discover new materials or species underwater or under the earth's surface? The Marine Advance Technology Education (MATE) Center is holding an in…
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Dawgma Fuels Robotics Education in Lower Merion School District
Read about a team of kids who compete in different robotics competitions. They've been really successful and won a lot of awards. Check out the article to learn how they do it!
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International School of Boston Students Visit iRobot
A robotics class from the International School of Boston took a field trip to iRobot's corporate headquarters for a first-hand understanding of how robots are developed and used outsi…
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FIRST Robotics Design
Are you thinking of participating in a robot design and build competition like FIRST Robotics? If so, Grant Imahara of the TV show MythBusters has some great reccomendations for you a…
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IBM Watson: The Face of Watson
One of the things that scientists and engineers are working hard on is developing robots that humans can easily interact with and understand. Since humans are pretty complicated and n…
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IBM Watson: The Next Grand Challenge
Watson is a robot that was developed by IBM to compete on the TV Show Jeopardy!. Although it may sound easy to develop a robot that can understand humans, we're a lot more complex tha…
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Loudoun Students Use Legos to Devise Robotics for International Competition
Read more about kids like you that got involved in a FIRST Lego Robotics Team and are now going to the World Championship to compete with the robots they built! Photo from Washingt…
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How Robots Work
This is a great article to tell you how robots work, their body structure, their muscle system, how they sense and even tells you about their brain.
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Be Glad You're Not a Cyclops!
Learn why robots must have two eyes, just like humans, and see for yourself how difficult it would be to only have one!
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The Spy Factor: Decoding Speech
The Spy Factor: Decoding Speech explains how computers analyze and decipher spoken language. Watch this video and learn about all of the work that goes into helping computers with sp…
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Is It Possible: Robotic Babysitter
Designed to explore Mars, the hearing, seeing and sniffing Ground-Bot can now be found patrolling airports and playgrounds. Watch this video and learn how this incredible robot works!
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Girls in Engineering, Math, and Science Robotics Competition
For their school's GEMS (Girls in Engineering, Math and Science) team, this group of girls prepare for a robotics competition they are entering. Their robot must complete two tasks: …
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How to Make a BristleBot
Watch this video to learn how to make a simple robot that moves using the head of a toothbrush.
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