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TED 2018: Why You Should Make Useless Things
Simone Giertz's discusses inventions, failure, performance anxiety and more
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“My Special Aflac Duck,” a Robot Companion for Children with Cancer
Insurance company Aflac and health research company Sproutel unveiled a robot duck companion at this year’s CES, made for children going through cancer treatment. More than just a plush toy, the animated …
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YuMi the Robot Conducts Tenor Andrea Bocelli
In a program titled “A breath of hope: from the Stradivarius to the robot,” YuMi the dual-armed robot made its debut as a conductor. Through the compositions of Verdi, YuMi directed none …
fuseproject Designed Cobalt Office Security Robot
Yves Behar's visual language for a roaming, sensor- and algorithm-based watchdog
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1,007 Dancing Robots Set Guinness World Record
Sometimes one isn’t aware of Guinness World Record categories until they’ve been broken. This just might be the case surrounding the 1,007 dancing robots that took the title of “most robots dancing …
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Open Bionics’ Affordable Robotic Prosthetic
UK-based Open Bionics has been awarded the 2015 James Dyson Award for creating an affordable robotic prosthetic arm. While many prosthetics can cost as much as $50,000 and take months to custom …
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Creating the World’s First Sentient Sex Doll
The latest episode of The New York Times’ “Robotica” video series explores the science and philosophy behind creating the world’s first sentient, animatronic sex doll. Matt McMullen—whose company Abyss Creations has already …
Self-Flying Camera
$499.00
Born out of the basement of a UC Berkeley robotics lab, Lily is a radio controller-free camera that starts recording as soon as you throw it in the air. Whether you’re snowboarding …
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Mind-Controlled Prosthetic Limbs
The latest installation of The New York Times’ video series “Robotica” examines the ongoing development of mind-controlled prosthetic limbs. The video follows the life of 59-year-old Les Baugh—who lost both of his …