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February 8, 2016

Rescue Robots Should Be Built Just Like Cockroaches. Sorry.

Rescue Robots Should Be Built Just Like Cockroaches. Sorry.

The same ability that makes roaches gross–their flexible, collapsible exoskeleton–makes them a good model for disaster robots.

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January 12, 2016

A Robot Life Preserver Goes to Work in the Greek Refugee Crisis

A Robot Life Preserver Goes to Work in the Greek Refugee Crisis

A floating robot and a helpful armada of quadcopters join the effort to rescue shipwrecked migrants off the coast of Lesvos

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