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2017
First Robocop to join Dubai Police ranks
Dubai is introducing robots into its police force with the first cop-bot starting work this week and plans for 25 percent of its force to be robotic by 2030.
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2017
World's first autonomous security vehicle with companion drone
The O-R3 is the world's first ground-aerial outdoor security robot that combines an autonomous roving ground vehicle with a surveillance drone, resulting in a mobile system that can launch a drone to follow intruders and track their location.
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2017
Exoskeletons may be coming to a hardware store near you
Hardware chain Lowe's has collaborated with Virginia Tech to create a new lift-assist exoskeleton for use by its employees. Four of the devices are currently being trialled at a Lowe's store in Christiansburg, Virginia.
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2017
Eight-Motored Omnicopter Shows Off Its Expert Fetching Skills
Aircraft usually have considerable skill zipping around in different directions. An omnicopter straight out of the Institute for Dynamic Systems and Control at ETH Zurich, steps away from convention by using eight motors to orient itself in all directions
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2017
Roomba-like tech heads for the garden
Entrepreneur Joe Jones – inventor of the Roomba – is now developing a little weed-whacking robot known as Tertill.
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2017
DARPA robot lands (simulated) Boeing 737
Built and operated by Aurora Flight Science as part of DARPA's Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program, the robot's touchdown was one of a series of flight maneuvers carried out by the system as part of the development of an automated c
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2017
3D-printed robot has first soft legs to tackle tough terrain
A team from UC San Diego has created a robot with a firm body and soft legs that can wander over difficult ground like sand or pebbles.
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2017
Lockheed's lower-body exoskeleton lightens the load
Lockheed Martin has once again channeled Ironman in the creation of a new lower-body exoskeleton.
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2017
MIT's New Robot Can Teach Its Metallic Kin
Building a robot is hard. Teaching a robot is even harder. But teaching a robot to do your teaching for you might just be within the realm of possibility.
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2017
Elon Musk Teases Video of Electric Sled for Boring Company
Drive onto the sled, let it catapult you at 125 mph. Boring indeed.
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