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Scientists Create Robot Mermaid, Then Search for Treasure
NOAA tells me mermaids aren’t real, but that doesn’t mean we can’t make them real. Last month, Stanford University revealed…
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Sophia, the Robot that Will Destroy All Humans
Hanson Robotics, spearheaded by one Dr. David Hanson, are behind some of the most fascinating (and creepy) human-like robots in…
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Nadine, the Social Robot That Remembers You
Meet Nadine, a social robot designed by Professor Nadia Thalmann of Nanyang Technological University. This robot, made to look somewhat…
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BigDog Wishes He Wasn’t So Loud
It was only about a week ago that BigDog wished everyone a Merry Christmas. But what does that four-legged Boston…
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Uncanny: This 19th Century Automaton Will Give You Nightmares
The uncanny valley can be a terrifying place – a place of strange dolls, unsettling computer animation, and people who…
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Scientists Link Monkey Brains to Create Monkey “Brainet”
It’s amazing what the power of science and juice can accomplish! Brain-machine interfaces are an incredible technology, and we’ve already…
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2015: The Year of a Robot Wedding…and a Robot Duel?
On June 27, 2015, a historic event took place: Yukirin and Frois got married. Not a huge deal, on the…
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5 Useless Robots that Probably Won’t Take Over the World
The robot apocalypse is coming, but not every robot is created equal. Here are seven not-so-terrifying machines we probably don’t…
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The Ghostly Voice of Joseph Faber’s Euphonia
Behold, Joseph Faber’s Euphonia. This curious amalgamation of various mechanical parts was exhibited in December 1845 at the Music Fund…
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Ray Kurzweil: Computers Will Behave Like Real People By 2029
In 1990, futurist Ray Kurzweil predicted that a computer would win a game of chess against a human by 1998.…
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