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Stanford's Stickybot is Climbing Faster, Human Project Coming Soon? (video) - Singularity Hub (blog)

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Singularity Hub (blog)

Stanford's Stickybot is Climbing Faster, Human Project Coming Soon? (video)
Singularity Hub (blog)
Now, engineers are upgrading the components of the bot and improving its performance. Compare the most recent footage of the climbing robot (1st video) with ...

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Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 shows new character!! - Big Shiny Robot!

Google News: Robot Video - 2 hours 1 min ago

DeviceMAG

Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 shows new character!!
Big Shiny Robot!
... from Mega Man, video below! Feel free to leave a comment below. Big Shiny Robot reserves the right to delete or edit any comment deemed inappropriate. ...
New Marvel vs. Capcom 3 trailer confirms Tron BonneSCRAWL (blog)

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Shit Robot Tuff Enuff video - Purple Revolver (blog)

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Shit Robot Tuff Enuff video
Purple Revolver (blog)
Published Fri 10 Sep 2010 11:29 Shit Robot has released a new video for his single Tuff Enuff and you can watch it here, look out for his "shit" robot head ...

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Read all 'Google Maps' posts in Military Tech - CNET (blog)

Google News: Robot Video - 8 hours 4 min ago

CNET (blog)

Read all 'Google Maps' posts in Military Tech
CNET (blog)
Having a human walking around scanning the environment, while going up and down stairs, allows for more mobility than a robot. The system could also be used ...

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iPhone apps that wouldn't get approved today - CNET

Google News: Robot Video - Thu, 09/09/2010 - 19:12

Washington Post

iPhone apps that wouldn't get approved today
CNET
Josh Lowensohn writes about Web start-ups, video games, multimedia tools, and the occasional robot. He joined CNET in 2006, and posts to the Web Crawler and ...
Apple relents on Flash-derived iPhone, iPad appsCNET (blog)

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Economics focus: Automatic reaction - The Economist

Google News: Robot Video - Thu, 09/09/2010 - 15:26

Economics focus: Automatic reaction
The Economist
AN ODDLY entrancing YouTube video of a robot folding a pile of freshly laundered towels has been viewed over half a million times. ...

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iRobot's Military Swarm of Wifi Bots Flips Into Action - Singularity Hub (blog)

Google News: Robot Video - Thu, 09/09/2010 - 14:59

Singularity Hub (blog)

iRobot's Military Swarm of Wifi Bots Flips Into Action
Singularity Hub (blog)
iRobot's newest video of the Ember shows off all the cool improvements they've made to the bot. It now has cliff and wall detection, an optional laser ...

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Evernote launches a bookmarking tool for sites - CNET (blog)

Google News: Robot Video - Thu, 09/09/2010 - 12:03

Evernote launches a bookmarking tool for sites
CNET (blog)
Josh Lowensohn writes about Web start-ups, video games, multimedia tools, and the occasional robot. He joined CNET in 2006, and posts to the Web Crawler and ...

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Portal and MS Flight Sim being played on Microsoft Surface - Geek.com

Google News: Robot Video - Thu, 09/09/2010 - 10:08

Portal and MS Flight Sim being played on Microsoft Surface
Geek.com
It was made possible by one of the lead programmers working on the Real Robot system seen in this video: He took a week off and hacked the DREAM controller ...

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In A Robot World Of Metal, Cardboard Loses (Video)

Robot Dreams - Wed, 09/08/2010 - 21:11
Way, way back in the days when we had the time to work on cars ourselves, we were always looking for techniques to save money doing the repairs necessary just to keep our stable of clunkers running. One hack that we clearly remember was fashioning an oil filter out of...
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Open-source personal robotics seeks a community to make it affordable [video] - Scientific American (blog)

Google News: Robot Video - Wed, 09/08/2010 - 14:03

Scientific American (blog)

Open-source personal robotics seeks a community to make it affordable [video]
Scientific American (blog)
At least that's the contention of Willow Garage, Inc., a Menlo Park, Calif. company that Wednesday made its PR2 personal robot available to the public. ...
Awesome PR2 Robot For Sale (video)Geeky gadgets
Your Very Own $400000 RobotNew York Times (blog)
Sock-pairing robot a promising match for software gurusAFP
Xconomy -Gizmag
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Awesome PR2 Robot For Sale (video) - Geeky gadgets

Google News: Robot Video - Wed, 09/08/2010 - 11:22

New York Times (blog)

Awesome PR2 Robot For Sale (video)
Geeky gadgets
Check out the video after the jump to see some of the development work currently putting the PR2 through its paces. The fantastic PR2 robot is a two-armed ...
Open-source personal robotics seeks a community to make it affordable [video]Scientific American (blog)
New Robot May be a Strong Fit for Software DevelopersTMCnet
Your Very Own $400000 RobotNew York Times (blog)
AFP -Xconomy -Gizmag
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Tele-robot connects workers separated by distance - Toronto Star

Google News: Robot Video - Wed, 09/08/2010 - 05:51

Deccan Herald

Tele-robot connects workers separated by distance
Toronto Star
He simply clicks a few buttons and the robot comes to life. Skeptics point out that a video chat program like Skype could accomplish the same two-way ...
The boss is robotic, and rolling up behind youDeccan Herald

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US military robot smashes through doors, flips the bird and cares for wounded ... - NEWS.com.au

Google News: Robot Video - Wed, 09/08/2010 - 02:34

US military robot smashes through doors, flips the bird and cares for wounded ...
NEWS.com.au
Picture: Vecna Robotics THE makers of a new battlefield robot have released a video showing it smashing down doors, rescuing a wounded soldier and, er, ...

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Still our favorite humanoid robot...

Robot Dreams - Wed, 09/08/2010 - 01:34
Hobby level humanoid robots have come a long, long way in the past six or seven years. The advances have been pretty amazing, to the point that it has become relatively easy to buy a robot kit that will deliver walking stability and performance that the early builders could hardly...
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Apple iPod shuffle (4th Gen. with Click Wheel) - PC Magazine

Google News: Robot Video - Wed, 09/08/2010 - 01:33

Apple iPod shuffle (4th Gen. with Click Wheel)
PC Magazine
With a quick tap of the VoiceOver button, the robot reads you the title of the track and the artist's name. A double tap gives you your battery's charge ...

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GeckoSystems and Dell Subsidiary Sign Agreement to Expand Elder Care Robot Trials - MarketWatch (press release)

Google News: Robot Video - Tue, 09/07/2010 - 21:06

GeckoSystems and Dell Subsidiary Sign Agreement to Expand Elder Care Robot Trials
MarketWatch (press release)
Generally, the care receiver is pleased at the prospect of family being able to drop in for a "virtual visit" using the onboard webcam and video monitor for ...

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Spin-ematical: New on DVD and Blu-ray for 9/7 - Cinematical (blog)

Google News: Robot Video - Tue, 09/07/2010 - 19:07

Spin-ematical: New on DVD and Blu-ray for 9/7
Cinematical (blog)
It may be better remembered as inspiration for Gene Roddenberry to create Star Trek and for introducing audiences to Robby the Robot. At its heart, however, ...

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Robots: Programmable Matter

Robots : New Articles - Tue, 09/07/2010 - 16:23

The latest episode of the Robots Podcast looks at the following scenario: Imagine being able to throw a hand-full of smart matter in a tank full of liquid and then pulling out a ready-to-use wrench once the matter has assembled. This is the vision of this episode's guests Michael Tolley and Jonas Neubert from the Computational Synthesis Laboratory run by Hod Lipson at Cornell University, NY. Tolley and Neubert give an introduction into Programmable Matter and then present their research on stochastic assembly of matter in fluid, including both simulation (see video above) and real-world implementation. Read on or tune in!

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