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Author: Matt Simon

Posted on November 17, 2017November 17, 2017

These Stunning 3-D Models Are Helping Unravel the Mysteries of Coral

A new photographic technique from researchers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography is exposing coral like never before.
Posted on November 16, 2017November 17, 2017

Watch the Boston Dynamics Atlas Robot Do a Backflip. Yes, a Backflip

The Atlas humanoid robot from Boston Dynamics can now do backflips. That's one hell of a feat for a bipedal machine.
Posted on November 16, 2017November 18, 2017

Can Soccer-Playing Robots Kick It? Yes They Can!

Robots can play soccer too. At the RoboCup, mini Daleks test their cooperation skills.
Posted on November 14, 2017November 14, 2017

So You Want to Geoengineer the Planet? Beware the Hurricanes

A new study gives fascinating insight into how pumping sulfur into the stratosphere could affect hurricanes.
Posted on November 10, 2017November 10, 2017

Meet Tug, the Helpful Robot Rolling Its Way Into Hospitals and Hotels Around the World

Between delivering food and drugs in hospitals to bringing towels to your hotel room, Tug is helping redefine the human-robot frontier.
Posted on November 7, 2017November 7, 2017

Embodied Intelligence Wants to Teach Robots With Virtual Reality

Embodied Intelligence wants to make it easier for anyone to teach robots new tasks. It's like a VR videogame, only you get to control a hulking robot.
Posted on November 2, 2017November 2, 2017

This Robot Snake Means You No Harm, Really

It has 16 windpipe-constricting actuators, but this steely serpent is more likely to save your life than suck it out of you.
Posted on October 25, 2017October 25, 2017

The Guardian GT Is the Most Bonkers Robot on Earth

The massive robot can replicate human motions with incredible smoothness and accuracy.
Posted on October 23, 2017October 21, 2017

Can Robots Help Get More Girls Into Science and Tech?

Toys are a powerful way to teach kids how to engineer and code. And they way they're targeted has important effects.
Posted on October 19, 2017October 18, 2017

This Robot Tractor Is Ready to Disrupt Construction

Autonomous construction equipment has one big advantage over self-driving cars: They move around a relatively static, structured environment.

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