Category Archives: robotics

The Pentagon is Building a Robot Army [VIDEO]

Less than a month after the U.S. Army ordered 1,100 micro-robots for $13.9 million, the Department of Defense placed a $1 million order for lig… Continue reading

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DARPA’s Robot Grabs Tools, Opens Doors




Showing-off 18 new human-hand-like maneuvers, DARPA’s Autonomous Robotic Manipulation (ARM) project reached the second milestone in its de… Continue reading

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Google to Test Driverless Cars on Nevada Roadways




The roads in Nevada are ready for driverless robot cars. Earlier this month, Nevada’s Legislative Commission approved testing of autonomouContinue reading

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Deep-Sea Diving Robot Can Do Dangerous Work




In some instances, it’s a good thing when a robot can replace you at work. A team of professors and student researchers are exploring ways… Continue reading

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Grant From MythBusters Offers Advice for Aspiring Hardware Hackers

If you’ve always wanted to tinker with hardware — up to and including building robots — but didn’t know how to start, Gr… Continue reading

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Gang of Smart Mini-Copters Learns How to Build Stuff [VIDEO]

Look out everyone, because there’s a gang of miniature, four-rotor electric helicopters that’s figured out how to work together and build a simple structure. This could be just the beginning of what they can do. Those clever programmers at the GRASP (General Robotics, Automation, Sensing and Perception) Lab at the University of Pennsylvania have made […] Continue reading

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