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From IEEE Spectrum<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We\u2019ve been writing about robots here at IEEE Spectrum<\/em> for a long, long time. Erico started covering robotics for Spectrum<\/em> in 2007, about the same time that Evan started BotJunkie.com. We joined forces in 2011<\/a>, and have published thousands of articles since then, chronicling as many aspects of the field as we could. Autonomous cars<\/a>, humanoids<\/a>, legged robots<\/a>, drones<\/a>, robots in space<\/a>\u2014the last decade in robotics has been incredible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To kick off 2020, we\u2019re taking a look back at our most popular posts \nof the last 10 years. In order, listed below are the 100 articles with \nthe highest total page views, providing a cross-section of what was the \nmost interesting in robotics from 2010 until now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, sometime in the next several weeks, we plan to post a selection\n of our favorite stories, focusing on what we think were the biggest \ndevelopments in robotics of the past decade (including a few things \nthat, surprisingly, did not make the list below). If you have \nsuggestions of important robot stories we should include, let us know<\/a>. Thank you for reading!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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How Google\u2019s Self-Driving Car Works<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Google engineers explain the technology behind their self-driving car and show videos of road tests<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Erico Guizzo
Posted 18 Oct 2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This Robot Can Do More Push-Ups Because It Sweats<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A robot that uses artificial sweat can cool its motors without bulky radiators<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 13 Oct 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#3<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Meet Geminoid F, a Smiling Female Android<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Geminoid F displays facial expressions more naturally than previous androids<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Erico Guizzo
Posted 3 Apr 2010<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Latest Geminoid Is Incredibly Realistic<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Geminoid DK is a realistic android nearly indistinguishable from a real human<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 5 Mar 2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Next Generation of Boston Dynamics\u2019 ATLAS Robot Is Quiet, Robust, and Tether Free<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The latest ATLAS is by far the most advanced humanoid robot in existence<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman & Erico Guizzo
Posted 23 Feb 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Uncanny Valley: The Original Essay by Masahiro Mori<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Uncanny Valley\u201d by Masahiro Mori is an influential essay in \nrobotics. This is the first English translation authorized by Mori.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Masahiro Mori
Posted 12 Jun 2012<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NASA JSC Unveils Valkyrie DRC Robot<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

NASA\u2019s DARPA Robotics Challenge entry is much more than Robonaut with legs: it\u2019s a completely new humanoid robot<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 10 Dec 2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Origami Robot Folds Itself Up, Does Cool Stuff, Dissolves Into Nothing<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Tiny self-folding magnetically actuated robot creates itself when you want it, disappears when you don\u2019t<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 28 May 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Robots Bring Couple Together, Engagement Ensues<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Yes, you really can find love at an IEEE conference<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman & Erico Guizzo
Posted 31 Mar 2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#10<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Facebook AI Director Yann LeCun on His Quest to Unleash Deep Learning and Make Machines Smarter<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Deep Learning expert explains how convolutional nets work, \nwhy Facebook needs AI, what he dislikes about the Singularity, and more<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Lee Gomes
Posted 18 Feb 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#11<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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This Is the Most Amazing Biomimetic Anthropomorphic Robot Hand We\u2019ve Ever Seen<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Luke Skywalker, your new robotic hand is ready<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 17 Feb 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#12<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Dutch Police Training Eagles to Take Down Drones<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Attack eagles are training to become part of the Dutch National Police anti-drone arsenal<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 1 Feb 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You (YOU!) Can Take Stanford\u2019s \u2019Intro to AI\u2019 Course Next Quarter, For Free<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sebastian Thrun and Peter Norvig are offering Stanford\u2019s \n“Introduction to Artificial Intelligence” course online, for free, \ngrades and all<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 4 Aug 2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#14<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Robot Hand Beats You at Rock, Paper, Scissors 100% Of The Time<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Watch this high-speed robot hand cheat at rock, paper, scissors<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 26 Jun 2012<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You\u2019ve Never Seen a Robot Drive System Like This Before<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Using just a single spinning hemisphere mounted on a gimbal, this robot demonstrates some incredible agility<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 7 Jul 2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fukushima Robot Operator Writes Tell-All Blog<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

An anonymous worker at Japan\u2019s Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power \nplant has written dozens of blog posts describing his experience as a \nlead robot operator at the crippled facility<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Erico Guizzo
Posted 23 Aug 2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#17<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Should Quadrotors All Look Like This?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Researchers say we\u2019ve been designing quadrotors the wrong way<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 13 Nov 2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#18<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Boston Dynamics\u2019 PETMAN Humanoid Robot Walks and Does Push-Ups<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Boston Dynamics releases stunning video showing off its most advanced humanoid robot<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Erico Guizzo
Posted 31 Oct 2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Boston Dynamics\u2019 Spot Robot Dog Goes on Sale<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s everything we know about Boston Dynamics\u2019 first commercial robot<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Erico Guizzo
Posted 24 Sep 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#20<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Agility Robotics Introduces Cassie, a Dynamic and Talented Robot Delivery Ostrich<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

One day, robots like these will be scampering up your steps to drop off packages<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 9 Feb 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#21<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Superfast Scanner Lets You Digitize Book By Flipping Pages<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Tokyo University researchers develop scanner that can capture 200 pages in one minute<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Erico Guizzo
Posted 17 Mar 2010<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Robot That Balances on a Ball<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Masaaki Kumagai has built wheeled robots, crawling robots, and legged robots. Now he\u2019s built a robot that rides on a ball<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Erico Guizzo
Posted 29 Apr 2010<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Top 10 Robotic Kinect Hacks<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Microsoft\u2019s Kinect 3D motion detector has been hacked into lots of awesome robots, and here are our 10 favorites<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 7 Mar 2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Latest AlphaDog Robot Prototypes Get Less Noisy, More Brainy<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

New video shows Boston Dynamics and DARPA putting AlphaDog through its paces<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 11 Sep 2012<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#25<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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How South Korea\u2019s DRC-HUBO Robot Won the DARPA Robotics Challenge<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This transformer robot took first place because it was fast, adaptable, and didn\u2019t fall down<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Erico Guizzo & Evan Ackerman
Posted 9 Jun 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#26<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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U.S. Army Considers Replacing Thousands of Soldiers With Robots<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The U.S. Army could slash personnel numbers and toss in more robots instead<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 22 Jan 2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#27<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Google Acquires Seven Robot Companies, Wants Big Role in Robotics<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The company is funding a major new robotics group and acquiring a bunch of robot startups<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman & Erico Guizzo
Posted 4 Dec 2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#28<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Who Is SCHAFT, the Robot Company Bought by Google and Winner of the DRC?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s everything we know about this secretive robotics startup<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Erico Guizzo & Evan Ackerman
Posted 6 Feb 2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ground-Effect Robot Could Be Key To Future High-Speed Trains<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Trains that levitate on cushions of air could be the future of \nfast and efficient travel, if this robot can figure out how to keep them\n stable<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 10 May 2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hobby Robot Rides a Bike the Old-Fashioned Way<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t know where this little robot got its awesome bicycle, but it sure knows how to ride<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 24 Oct 2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#31<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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SRI Demonstrates Abacus, the First New Rotary Transmission Design in 50 Years<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Finally a gear system that could replace costly harmonic drives<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 19 Oct 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#32<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Robotic Micro-Scallops Can Swim Through Your Eyeballs<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Tiny robots modeled on scallops are able to swim through all the fluids in your body<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 4 Nov 2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#33<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Boston Dynamics Officially Unveils Its Wheel-Leg Robot: “Best of Both Worlds”<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Handle is a humanoid robot on wheels, and it\u2019s amazing<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Erico Guizzo & Evan Ackerman
Posted 27 Feb 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#34<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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iRobot Brings Visual Mapping and Navigation to the Roomba 980<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The new robot vacuum uses VSLAM to navigate and clean larger spaces in satisfyingly straight lines<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman & Erico Guizzo
Posted 16 Sep 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#35<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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When Will We Have Robots To Help With Household Chores?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Google, Microsoft, and Apple are investing in robots. Does that mean home robots are on the way?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Satyandra K. Gupta
Posted 2 Jan 2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#36<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Robots Playing Ping Pong: What\u2019s Real, and What\u2019s Not?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Kuka\u2019s robot vs. human ping pong match looks to be more hype than reality<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 12 Mar 2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#37<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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BigDog Throws Cinder Blocks with Huge Robotic Face-Arm<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t know why BigDog needs a fifth limb to throw cinder blocks, but it\u2019s incredibly awesome<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 28 Feb 2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#38<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Children Beating Up Robot Inspires New Escape Maneuver System<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Japanese researchers show that children can act like horrible little brats towards robots<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Kate Darling
Posted 6 Aug 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#39<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Boston Dynamics\u2019 AlphaDog Quadruped Robot Prototype on Video<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Boston Dynamics has just released some absolutely incredible video of their huge new quadruped robot, AlphaDog<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 30 Sep 2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#40<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Building a Super Robust Robot Hand<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Researchers have built an anthropomorphic robot hand that can endure even strikes from a hammer without breaking into pieces<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Erico Guizzo
Posted 25 Jan 2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#41<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Who\u2019s Afraid of the Uncanny Valley?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

To design the androids of the future, we shouldn\u2019t fear exploring the depths of the uncanny valley<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Erico Guizzo
Posted 2 Apr 2010<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#42<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Why AlphaGo Is Not AI<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Google DeepMind\u2019s artificial intelligence AlphaGo is a big advance but it will not get us to strong AI<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Jean-Christophe Baillie
Posted 17 Mar 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#43<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Freaky Boneless Robot Walks on Soft Legs<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This soft, inflatable, and totally creepy robot from Harvard can get up and walk on four squishy legs<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 29 Nov 2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#44<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Sweep Is a $250 LIDAR With Range of 40 Meters That Works Outdoors<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Finally an affordable LIDAR for robots and drones<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 6 Apr 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#45<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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How Google Wants to Solve Robotic Grasping by Letting Robots Learn for Themselves<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

800,000 grasps is just the beginning for Google\u2019s large-scale robotic grasping project<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 28 Mar 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#46<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Whoa: Boston Dynamics Announces New WildCat Quadruped Robot<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A new robot from Boston Dynamics can run outdoors, untethered, at up to 25 km\/h<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 3 Oct 2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SCHAFT Unveils Awesome New Bipedal Robot at Japan Conference<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

SCHAFT demos a new bipedal robot designed to “help society”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman & Erico Guizzo
Posted 8 Apr 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Riding Honda\u2019s U3-X Unicycle of the Future<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It only has one wheel, but Honda\u2019s futuristic personal mobility device is no pedal-pusher<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Anne-Marie Corley
Posted 12 Apr 2010<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lingodroid Robots Invent Their Own Spoken Language<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

These little robots make up their own words to tell each other where they are and where they want to go<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 17 May 2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Disney Robot With Air-Water Actuators Shows Off “Very Fluid” Motions<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Meet Jimmy, a robot puppet powered by fluid actuators<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Erico Guizzo
Posted 1 Sep 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kilobots Are Cheap Enough to Swarm in the Thousands<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

What can you do with a $14 robot? Not much. What can you do with a thousand $14 robots? World domination<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 16 Jun 2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Honda Robotics Unveils Next-Generation ASIMO Robot<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We heard some rumors that Honda was working on something big, and here it is: a brand new ASIMO<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 7 Nov 2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cybernetic Third Arm Makes Drummers Even More Annoying<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It keeps proper time and comes with an off switch, making this robotic third arm infinitely better than a human drummer<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 18 Feb 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chatbot Tries to Talk to Itself, Things Get Weird<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

“I am not a robot. I am a unicorn.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 29 Aug 2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dean Kamen\u2019s “Luke Arm” Prosthesis Receives FDA Approval<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This advanced bionic arm for amputees has been approved for commercialization<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Erico Guizzo
Posted 13 May 2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Meet the Amazing Robots That Will Compete in the DARPA Robotics Challenge<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Over the next two years, robotics will be revolutionized, and here\u2019s how it\u2019s going to happen<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 24 Oct 2012<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ReWalk Robotics\u2019s New Exoskeleton Lets Paraplegic Stroll the Streets of NYC<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Yesterday, a paralyzed man strapped on a pair of robotic legs and stepped out a hotel door in midtown Manhattan<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Eliza Strickland
Posted 15 Jul 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Drone Uses AI and 11,500 Crashes to Learn How to Fly<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Crashing into objects has taught this drone to fly autonomously, by learning what not to do<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 10 May 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lego Announces Mindstorms EV3, a More \u2019Hackable\u2019 Robotics Kit<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Lego\u2019s latest Mindstorms kit has a new IR sensor, runs on Linux, and is compatible with Android and iOS apps<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Erico Guizzo & Stephen Cass
Posted 7 Jan 2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Boston Dynamics\u2019 Marc Raibert on Next-Gen ATLAS: “A Huge Amount of Work”<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The founder of Boston Dynamics describes how his team built one of the most advanced humanoids ever<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Erico Guizzo & Evan Ackerman
Posted 24 Feb 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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AR Drone That Infects Other Drones With Virus Wins DroneGames<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Other projects included a leashed auto-tweeting drone, and code to control a swarm of drones all at once<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 6 Dec 2012<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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DARPA Robotics Challenge: A Compilation of Robots Falling Down<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Gravity is a bad thing for robots<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Erico Guizzo & Evan Ackerman
Posted 6 Jun 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bosch\u2019s Giant Robot Can Punch Weeds to Death<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A modular agricultural robot from Bosch startup Deepfield Robotics deals with weeds the old fashioned way: violently<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 12 Nov 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to Make a Humanoid Robot Dance<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Japanese roboticists demonstrate a female android singing and dancing along with a troupe of human performers<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Erico Guizzo
Posted 2 Nov 2010<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What Technologies Enabled Drones to Proliferate?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Five years ago few people had even heard of quadcopters. Now they seem to be everywhere<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Markus Waibel
Posted 19 Feb 2010<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Video Friday: Professor Ishiguro\u2019s New Robot Child, and More<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman, Erico Guizzo & Fan Shi
Posted 3 Aug 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Drone Provides Colorado Flooding Assistance Until FEMA Freaks Out<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Drones can provide near real-time maps in weather that grounds other aircraft, but FEMA has banned them<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 16 Sep 2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Thousand Kilobots Self-Assemble Into Complex Shapes<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This is probably the most robots that have ever been in the same place at the same time, ever<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 14 Aug 2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Boston Dynamics\u2019 SpotMini Is All Electric, Agile, and Has a Capable Face-Arm<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A fun-sized version of Spot is the most domesticated Boston Dynamics robot we\u2019ve seen<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 23 Jun 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kenshiro Robot Gets New Muscles and Bones<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This humanoid is trying to mimic the human body down to muscles and bones<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Angelica Lim
Posted 10 Dec 2012<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Roomba Inventor Joe Jones on His New Weed-Killing Robot, and What\u2019s So Hard About Consumer Robotics<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The inventor of the Roomba tells us about his new solar-powered, weed-destroying robot<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 6 Jul 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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George Devol: A Life Devoted to Invention, and Robots<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

George Devol\u2019s most famous invention\u2014the first programmable \nindustrial robot\u2014started a revolution in manufacturing that continues to\n this day<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Bob Malone
Posted 26 Sep 2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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World Robot Population Reaches 8.6 Million<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s an estimate of the number of industrial and service robots worldwide<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Erico Guizzo
Posted 14 Apr 2010<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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U.S. Senator Calls Robot Projects Wasteful. Robots Call Senator Wasteful<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

U.S. Senator Tom Coburn criticizes the NSF for squandering \n“millions of dollars on wasteful projects,” including three that involve\n robots<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Erico Guizzo
Posted 14 Jun 2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Inception Drive: A Compact, Infinitely Variable Transmission for Robotics<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A novel nested-pulley configuration forms the heart of a transmission that could make robots safer and more energy efficient<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman & Celia Gorman
Posted 20 Sep 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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iRobot Demonstrates New Weaponized Robot<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

iRobot has released video showing a Warrior robot deploying an anti-personnel obstacle breaching system<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By John Palmisano
Posted 30 May 2010<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Robotics Trends for 2012<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Nearly a quarter of the year is already behind us, but we thought\n we\u2019d spend some time looking at the months ahead and make some \npredictions about what\u2019s going to be big in robotics<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Erico Guizzo & Travis Deyle
Posted 20 Mar 2012<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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DRC Finals: CMU\u2019s CHIMP Gets Up After Fall, Shows How Awesome Robots Can Be<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The most amazing run we saw all day came from CHIMP, which was the only robot to fall and get up again<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman & Erico Guizzo
Posted 5 Jun 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lethal Microdrones, Dystopian Futures, and the Autonomous Weapons Debate<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The future of weaponized robots requires a reasoned discussion, not scary videos<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 15 Nov 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Every Kid Needs One of These DIY Robotics Kits<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

For just $200, this kit from a CMU spinoff company is a great way for total beginners to get started building robots<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 11 Jul 2012<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Beautiful Fluid Actuators from Disney Research Make Soft, Safe Robot Arms<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Routing forces through air and water allows for displaced motors and safe, high-performance arms<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 9 Oct 2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Boston Dynamics Sand Flea Robot Demonstrates Astonishing Jumping Skills<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Watch a brand new video of Boston Dynamics\u2019 Sand Flea robot jumping 10 meters into the air<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 28 Mar 2012<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Eyeborg: Man Replaces False Eye With Bionic Camera<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Canadian filmmaker Rob Spence has replaced his false eye with a bionic camera eye. He showed us his latest prototype<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Tim Hornyak
Posted 11 Jun 2010<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We Should Not Ban \u2018Killer Robots,\u2019 and Here\u2019s Why<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

What we really need is a way of making autonomous armed robots \nethical, because we\u2019re not going to be able to prevent them from \nexisting<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 28 Jul 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yale\u2019s Robot Hand Copies How Your Fingers Work to Improve Object Manipulation<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

These robotic fingers can turn friction on and off to make it easier to manipulate objects with one hand<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 12 Sep 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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France Developing Advanced Humanoid Robot Romeo<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Nao, the small French humanoid robot, is getting a big brother<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Erico Guizzo
Posted 13 Dec 2010<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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DARPA Wants to Give Soldiers Robot Surrogates, Avatar Style<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Soldiers controlling bipedal robot surrogates on the battlefield? It\u2019s not science fiction, it\u2019s DARPA\u2019s 2012 budget<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 17 Feb 2012<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Whoa: Quadrotors Play Catch With Inverted Pendulum<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Watch these quadrotors balance a stick on its end, and then toss it back and forth<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 21 Feb 2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why We Should Build Humanlike Robots<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Humans are brilliant, beautiful, compassionate, and capable of \nlove. Why shouldn\u2019t we aspire to make robots humanlike in these ways?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By David Hanson
Posted 1 Apr 2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals: Know Your Robots<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

All 25 robots in a single handy poster-size image<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Erico Guizzo & Evan Ackerman
Posted 3 Jun 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here\u2019s That Extra Pair of Robot Arms You\u2019ve Always Wanted<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

MIT researchers develop wearable robotic arms that can give you an extra hand (or two)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 2 Jun 2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rat Robot Beats on Live Rats to Make Them Depressed<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A robotic rat can be used to depress live rats to make them suitable for human drug trials<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 13 Feb 2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MIT Cheetah Robot Bounds Off Tether, Outdoors<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The newest version of MIT\u2019s Cheetah is fast, it\u2019s quiet, and it jumps<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 15 Sep 2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bizarre Soft Robots Evolve to Run<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

These simulated robots may be wacky looking, but they\u2019ve evolved on their own to be fast and efficient<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 11 Apr 2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Robot Car Intersections Are Terrifyingly Efficient<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the future, robots will blow through intersections without stopping, and you won\u2019t be able to handle it<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 13 Mar 2012<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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iRobot\u2019s New Roomba 800 Series Has Better Vacuuming With Less Maintenance<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A redesigned cleaning system makes the new vacuum way better at dealing with hair (and everything else)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman
Posted 12 Nov 2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sawyer: Rethink Robotics Unveils New Robot<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s smaller, faster, stronger, and more precise: meet Sawyer, Rethink Robotics\u2019 new manufacturing robot<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Evan Ackerman & Erico Guizzo
Posted 19 Mar 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cynthia Breazeal Unveils Jibo, a Social Robot for the Home<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The famed MIT roboticist is launching a crowdfunding campaign to bring social robots to consumers<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Erico Guizzo
Posted 16 Jul 2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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These Robots Will Teach Kids Programming Skills<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Startup Play-i says its robots can make computer programming fun and accessible<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Erico Guizzo
Posted 30 Oct 2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Watch a Swarm of Flying Robots Build a 6-Meter Brick Tower<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This is what happens when a bunch of roboticists and architects get together in an art gallery<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Erico Guizzo
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