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The UK is sending robot submarines to watch the world’s largest iceberg crash into an island
Curated from www.livescience.com - December 18th, 2020 by igor_X

The world’s largest iceberg appears days away from crashing into a penguin-filled island. These robots will study the aftermath.

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LG is launching a robot that disinfects surfaces amid the coronavirus pandemic
Curated from www.cnbc.com - December 18th, 2020 by igor_X

The South Korean firm says it wants to introduce the tech to the U.S. early next year.

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Following Hyundai acquisition, Boston Dynamics’ CEO discusses the robotics pioneer’s future
Curated from techcrunch.com - December 17th, 2020 by geraldinebc15

A lot can change in a year. Especially this year. For Boston Dynamics, the past 12 months have brought a number of radical changes traditionally not seen at 30-year-old businesses of its size. It’s a list that includes the first new CEO in the company’s history, wide availability of its first commer...

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How pole beans inspired this new soft robotic gripper
Curated from www.therobotreport.com - December 17th, 2020 by geraldinebc15

Researchers at the University of Georgia designed a new soft robotic gripper that draws inspiration from an unusual source: pole beans.

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Hybrid 3D printing technique produces liquid-filled objects
Curated from newatlas.com - December 17th, 2020 by geraldinebc15

Ordinarily, if you want to make a 3D-printed liquid-filled object, you have to inject the liquid after the object has been printed. A new process, however, allows such items to be printed all in one step – and the technology could have some valuable applications.

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Robotic Fish Built by UMass Researcher Mimics Fast Acceleration of
Curated from www.umass.edu - December 16th, 2020 by igor_X

A robotic fish designed and built at a research lab at UMass Amherst can accelerate up to 20g, an acceleration comparable to the fastest live fish that has been measured so far. No other robotic fish

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Magnetically controlled, hydrogel-based smart transformers
Curated from phys.org - December 15th, 2020 by igor_X

While the film "Transformers" introduced intelligent robots that morphed between shapes with multiple functionalities, researchers are developing intelligent soft transformers to significantly accelerate ...

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This $3K Robot Didn't Complain About Carrying My Groceries
Curated from gizmodo.com - December 15th, 2020 by igor_X

Gita is a little pig-looking robot that follows you around and carries stuff you'd rather not carry yourself. Made by the people behind Vespa its pricey, and not quite ready for consumers, but a lot of fun.

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Solar-based Electronic Skin Generates Its Own Power
Curated from spectrum.ieee.org - December 15th, 2020 by geraldinebc15

Scientists demonstrate a innovative e-skin with touch and proximity-sensing capabilities without using dedicated touch sensors

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Underwater robot designed to keep tabs on fish farms
Curated from newatlas.com - December 14th, 2020 by igor_X

While ocean-based fish farms do help take pressure off of wild stocks, they have eco-unfriendly drawbacks of their own. A new underwater robot is being designed to address that situation, by autonomously inspecting the fish and their pens.

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The Marine Corps Just Got Its First Live-Fire Range Designed for Robotic Targets
Curated from www.military.com - December 14th, 2020 by igor_X

On Dec. 12, a small group of senior military officers gathered at the range to observe a company assault demonstration.

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Europe's Biggest Vertical Farm Will Be Powered by Wind and Planted by Robots
Curated from singularityhub.com - December 14th, 2020 by igor_X

Crops will grow in stacks 14 layers high and will use more than 20,000 LED lights. Robots on wheels will deliver seeds to the growing shelves.

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Robots patrol Bush Airport parking garages for safety
Curated from abc13.com - December 14th, 2020 by igor_X

You'll see these guys patrolling the parking garage and assisting customers with any vehicle issues. So cool! 🤖

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An open-source and low-cost robotic arm for online education
Curated from techxplore.com - December 14th, 2020 by igor_X

Researchers at Tecnologico de Monterrey in Mexico have recently created a low-cost robotic arm that could enhance online robotics education, allowing teachers to remotely demonstrate theoretical concepts ...

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MIT Mini-Cheetah Robots Looking for New Homes
Curated from spectrum.ieee.org - December 14th, 2020 by geraldinebc15

MIT professor Sangbae Kim and his research team are supporting joint research by distributing Mini-Cheetahs to researchers all around the world.

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Wheels Are Better Than Feet for Legged Robots
Curated from spectrum.ieee.org - December 13th, 2020 by geraldinebc15

ANYmal demonstrates how hybrid mobility can benefit quadrupedal robots

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Dexai designs Alfred 2.0 for food service to help restaurants in pandemic
Curated from www.therobotreport.com - December 13th, 2020 by geraldinebc15

Dexai Robotics used parts from igus in designing Alfred 2.0, its robotic system intended to help restaurants serve food safely.

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Soft aquatic robot activated by light and magnets to quickly crawl
Curated from newatlas.com - December 13th, 2020 by geraldinebc15

Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a new soft robot that can walk at roughly the speed of a human, activated by light and magnetic fields. The robot can squeeze into tight spaces and pick up, carry and release objects on demand.

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Robot Fleet Dives in “Marine Snow” for Climate Answers
Curated from scitechdaily.com - December 13th, 2020 by igor_X

Australian research voyage to investigate how life in the Southern Ocean captures and stores carbon from the atmosphere. A fleet of new-generation, deep-diving ocean robots will be deployed in the Southern Ocean, in a major study of how marine life acts as a handbrake on global warming. Th

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Exclusive: A look at the NYPD's new robot dog
Curated from abc7ny.com - December 13th, 2020 by igor_X

Eyewitness News got an exclusive look at a new tool the NYPD has at its disposal for responding to emergency situations. It's a robot dog known as "Digidog."

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What will Hyundai's robot business look like?
Curated from www.koreatimes.co.kr - December 13th, 2020 by igor_X

What will Hyundai's robot business look like?

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Video Friday: Japan's Gundam Robot Takes BIG Step Forward
Curated from spectrum.ieee.org - December 11th, 2020 by geraldinebc15

Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos

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AlphaFold Proves That AI Can Crack Fundamental Scientific Problems
Curated from spectrum.ieee.org - December 10th, 2020 by geraldinebc15

DeepMind's breakthrough demonstrates deep learning's potential to dramatically accelerate scientific discovery

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Mechanical gripper allows drones to hang from objects
Curated from newatlas.com - December 10th, 2020 by geraldinebc15

Tiny quadcopter drones, or micro air vehicles (MAVs), have notoriously short battery lives. So, if they can "perch" somewhere instead of hovering in mid-air, more power to them. A new gripper mechanism has been designed with that in mind.

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