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Scientists want to explore the Great Pyramid of Giza with … a micro-blimp?

Having used muon imaging to discover a hidden chamber inside the Great Pyramid of Giza, researchers now want to explore it using this robot.
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Somnox, the peanut-shaped sleeping robot, ‘breathes’ to help you sleep

Meet Somnox, a Dutch start-up that has debuted what is being described as the world's first sleep robot. It breathes to help you sleep.
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High 10! This bionic prosthetic gives you an extra hand on each arm

Augmented human startup YouBionic has developed a double hand prosthesis that lets you operate two robot hands with your one human hand.
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Self-driving robots will keep Walmart store floors squeaky-clean

New bristle-wielding devices are autonomously rolling themselves around Walmart stores, cleaning up after customers and employees. 
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Like a mechanical shadow, Toyota’s new robot mimics your movements in real time

Toyota's latest, third-generation humanoid robot is capable of exactly mimicking its operator’s movements.
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Octinion’s strawberry-picking bot is quick, nimble, and ready to replace humans

Belgian engineering company Octinion has developed a robot that's capable of picking strawberries more efficiently than humans.
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Somnox is a robotic pillow that lulls you to sleep by ‘breathing’

Somnox is a huggable soft robotic pillow that’s designed to be the perfect sleep companion to help you get a good night’s shut-eye.
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Battle other robots in first-person perspective with the Geio AI bot

Battling robots aren't confined to the silver screen anymore, thanks to Geio. Meet the latest in robotic technology on Kickstarter.
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Gomer is a soft-robotics A.I. hoping to bring some cheer to your life

Gomer is a "soft robotics-powered hand and friendly AI personality," and claims to be the first interactive home robot on the market. 
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Never clean a toilet again — SpinX robot does the dirty job

Promising to self-sanitize both your toilet bowl and seat in just 90 seconds, the SpinX is the only automatic, toilet-cleaning robot.
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'Robutt' is Ford's robot for testing the durability of its car seats

Ford is trying to build the perfect car seat and helping it is "Robutt," a robot based on the dimensions of "an average large man."
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You don’t need a JARVIS-style robotic arm, but you’ll definitely want this one

What tech lover wouldn’t want their very own programmable five-axis robotic arm? Fortunately a new Kickstarter campaign is here to help.
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Sony’s new Aibo robot dog is much smarter than before and ‘loves anything pink’

Resurrected yet again, Sony's Aibo robot dog is now much smarter and, for some reason, "loves anything pink."
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Bored this winter? You can now build yourself a humanoid robot assistant

Ever wanted to build your very own humanoid robot? If you have access to a 3D printer and 300 hours of spare time, this tutorial's for you.
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Yamaha shows off the improved Motobot at Tokyo Motor Show 2017

Yamaha has unveiled a new version of its robotic motorcycle at the Tokyo Motor Show 2017. The Motobot recently reached speeds of 200 KM
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9 high-tech examples that prove Dubai is the world’s most futuristic city

From robotic police forces to autonomous flying taxis, here are our picks for Dubai's most exciting tech innovations.
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DHL's mail robot carries heavy loads and frees up the hands of delivery workers

DHL is conducting trials of a new autonomous "PostBOT" robot that helps delivery workers on their rounds by carrying the mail for them.
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A San Francisco official wants robots to be taxed just like people

California's grassroots "Jobs of the Future Fund" seeks to protect human employees from the A.I. takeover by taxing robots just like people.
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Have a sore back? Emma the robot masseuse can help you feel better again

Have a sore back? If you live in Singapore, you can now treat it by getting a massage from a cutting-edge robot masseuse called Emma.
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Skydiving robot can maneuver in free fall to capture epic footage

Freefall Camera is a smart robot camera designed to autonomously film skydivers as they leap out of airplanes thousands of feet in the air.
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Carnegie Mellon’s new robot can use its legs as arms, arms as legs

CMU engineers have built a robot able to transition from walking on six legs to five so as to use one of its front legs as a gripper arm.
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MIT’s origami robot transforms to become a boat, a glider, or a wheel

MIT's new shapeshifting robot can transform into a variety of different forms -- allowing it to walk, roll, sail, and even glide.
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Bio-inspired robot can snap itself upright when it’s upside down

Researchers have turned to nature to design a bio-inspired robot can turn itself upright if it ends up on its backside.
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Greater body awareness may make this robot an ace at helping with everyday tasks

A new project from Swiss researchers involves a bipedal robot that uses its smart walking tech to assist with a variety of tasks.
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Innovative suction robot is designed to hitchhike on the side of a shark

A robot designed by engineers in China and the U.S. could hitch a ride on the side of a shark to either save on energy or help track them.
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Tiny nanoscale-tidying robots are made from a single strand of DNA

Caltech scientists have created a new DNA “robot” that may one day be performing “cargo sorting” jobs in places like our bloodstream.
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Watch a robot named YuMi conduct Andrea Bocceli, and prove no job is safe

Named YuMi, this little bot is the brainchild of ABB, and is heralded as the world's "first truly collaborative dual-arm robot."
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AI robot Musio may not have a pulse, but it has the ability to understand users

Musio is a communication robot that is claimed to be "capable of interacting socially with people of all ages."
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Moai is like a Roomba for your fish tank that also live-streams underwater video

Moai is a camera-toting, glass-cleaning robot that will autonomously propel itself around your fish tank, scouring algae as it goes.
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Awesome 3D-printed plant-carrying robot seeks out light to keep your plants healthy

A new 3D printed Kickstarter robot buggy transports plants around during the day in search of sunlight and water.
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Self-driving forklift takes the human factor out of warehouse work

The autonomous Seegrid GP8 Series 6 forklift can pick up and move heavy loads, all without needing human assistance.
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MIT's new software lets anyone build a functioning 3D-printed robot

Researchers from MIT developed software called “Interactive Robogami,” allowing users to quickly design and 3D print robots.
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This miniature robot arm could be the future of keyhole surgery

British engineers have developed a tiny keyhole surgery robot arm, which is one-third the size of the robots currently used for the job.
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Robot assembly line painting system saves paint, steals another job

A new smart robot painting system for assembly lines takes yet another job which was previously carried out by humans.