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Watch an AI-powered robot dog crawl around an obstacle course

A four-legged robot can handle real-world obstacles that require scrambling up and down or leaping sizeable gaps. AI training lets it adapt to new terrain it hasn’t seen before

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The best new science fiction books of March 2024

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The best new science fiction books of March 2024

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A robot dog has learned to open doors with its leg

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Nanobot uses a DNA clutch to engage its engine

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This robot can figure out how to open almost any door on its own

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Watch a robot with living muscles walk through water

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Dinosaurs evolved feathers to scare prey, suggests robot experiment

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Robot avatar lets people see and feel things remotely through VR

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Robot avatar lets people see and feel things remotely through VR

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Robot with sense of touch grabs ocean trash without harming sea life

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Humanoid robot acts out prompts like it's playing charades

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Humanoid robot acts out prompts like it's playing charades

A large language model can translate written instructions into code for a robot’s movement, enabling it to perform a wide range of human-like actions

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The best robot photos of 2023, from fashion shows to Hollywood strikes

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Robot eel reveals how the strange fish swim so efficiently

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This robot can manage to pick up several items of clothing at once

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AI cleaning robot can tidy up clothes in a messy bedroom

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Squishy inflatable tubes could make programmable soft robots

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Squishy inflatable tubes could make programmable soft robots

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