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Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded a 17-month, $988,000 contract to Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Institute to develop an autonomous flight system for the Transformer Program. The university is also exploring the feasibilit

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Terrence Aym

During the last several years, sophisticated robots have moved from novelties at trade shows to classrooms, companions at nursing homes, actors in live stage productions, and even the focus of a new sexuality. The robot revolution has arrived. Robots

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Daily Mail

Scientists have developed robots that are able to deceive humans and even hide from their enemies. An experiment by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology is believed to be the first detailed examination of robot deception.

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Stuart Fox via TechNewsDaily

While it looks more like a toaster with legs than Usain Bolt, Cornell University’s Ranger robot has set some track records all the same. On July 6, Ranger set a world record for untethered robotic walking, traveling 14.3 miles in only 11 hours.

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LiveScience

Aerospace engineers have designed a hovering craft that mimics the spiraling pattern made by maple tree seeds. Called RoboSeed NAV (nano air vehicle), the craft has a maximum dimension of less than 4 inches, making it the world's smallest controllabl

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Popular Science

Ray Kurzweil's concept of the Singularity rests on two axioms: that computers will become more intelligent than humans, and that humans and computers will merge, allowing us access to that increased thinking power. So it only makes sense to begin the

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As Science Fiction becomes reality chips are not very far off. This is a very interesting series called The Invasion of the Inhuman. In the year 1969 the one hit wonder In The Year 2525 came out it was a song with futuristic warnings, lyrics you'll pick your sons pick your daughters too from the bottom of a long glass tube. Now 40 years later Science Fiction is definitely becoming reality. Whether you are interested in technology, doomsday scenarios of 2012, New World Order news this is a very interesting series. In addition you do not have to sit through all those commercials. Take a peek (video)....

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LiveScience

In an experiment, 10 robots with downward-facing sensors competed for "food" - a light-colored ring on the floor. At the other end of the space, a darker ring - "poison" - was placed. The robots earned points for how much time they spent near food as opposed to poison.

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Youtube

Cool video!  Ishikawa Komuro Lab's high-speed robot hand performing impressive acts of dexterity and skillful manipulation. [For more information, see Hizook.com.]

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Times Online

Leading researchers warned that mankind might lose control over computer-based systems that carry out a growing share of society’s workload, from waging war to chatting on the phone, and have already reached a level of indestructibility comparable with a cockroach.

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