A new solar-powered robot has been designed for farms to collect data on pests and plant disease, pick weeds, and someday even harvest crops. Named the Ladybird, this new robot is laser-guided and self-driving. It uses sensors and hyper-spectral cameras to collect data about pests and crop conditions as it moves around, which it automatically...
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Will You Give This Cute Robot a Ride?
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Teen’s invention wins International Competition
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Anyone Can Draw A Robot!
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These kittens are too cute – are they robots?
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West Virginia University team wins $5,000!
The West Virginia University robotics team received $5,000 for being the only team to complete the first level in NASA's Sample Return Robot Challenge 2014. This is WVU’s third-straight win...
Worries of Killer Robots
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Caution Issued for da Vinci Robot Surgical Procedures
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Would you play Ping Pong with a Robot?
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Rubik’s Cube New World Record!
Wow! The world's fastest time to solve a Rubik’s Cube (3x3x3) by a robot is 3.253 seconds set by CUBESTORMER 3 on March 15, 2014. Mike Dobson and David Gilday...
Robot Snowplow that poops snow bricks!
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U.S. Army Considers Replacing Thousands of Soldiers With Robots
The United States Army could slash personnel numbers and toss in more robots instead. Last week at the Army Aviation Symposium, in Arlington, Va., a U.S. Army officer announced that the Army...