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Watch this bird-like robot make a graceful landing on its perch
A perching robot could one day be used to monitor even the most shy, hidden animals.
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Analysis of the working principle of customer service robots?
When you use many APPs, you must know something about the intelligent robot customer service system. Just like real customer service, customer service robots can have simple conversations with people and give corresponding answers to people’s needs. Although the answers obtained most of the time are not very reliable, but in general it is relatively labor-saving.
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Nuclear fusion robots could be sent into space to clean up floating debris
Nuclear fusion robots are being prepared for use in space to remove debris and revive defunct satellites.
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Robots are learning to brace themselves against walls to avoid falling
AI helps bots react much like a tipsy human.
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Researchers are building robots that can build themselves
Researchers at MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms are working on an ambitious project, designing robots that effectively self-assemble.
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How Lego and MIT Came Together To Give Us Lego Robots
Lego’s ’80s strategy almost gave into fearmongering surrounding electronic toys, but instead it laid the groundwork for the beloved Mindstorms line.
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Scientists dream up a massive floating solar farm in space – here’s how it would work
It sounds like the stuff of science fiction – but Europe might one day be powered by giant floating solar panels orbiting the planet.
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Robots Learn to Use the Force
Soft robotic grippers use ML to learn how to use just the right amount of force to grasp and manipulate virtually any tool.
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Robots need to move faster to save the world
Please use the sharing tools found via the share button at the top or side of articles. Copying articles to share with others is a breach of FT.com T&Cs and Copyright Policy. Email licensing@ft.com to buy additional rights. Subscribers may share up to 10 or 20 articles per month using the gift article service. More information can be found at https://www.ft.com/tour. https://www.ft.com/content/361d7a3c-a097-4599-a124-f2bdd4d714be Not so long ago authors were churning out dire books on how “The Rise of the Robots” would lead to “The Jobless Future”, amid authoritative forecasts that half of all US jobs would be at risk from automation starting right about now.
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Walking Robots Could Aid Research On Other Planets
Texas A&M scientists have joined a $3-million NASA-funded research project testing and improving robots’ ability to assist planetary explorations.