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number two iRobot built over 100 models of dog poop to train Roomba's visual AI Clive Thompson
microrobots The tiny robeetle earned Guinness Record as world's smallest crawling robot David Pescovitz
biomechanics Watch these squirrels do parkour… for science! David Pescovitz
parkour Watch these humanoid robots do parkour (and sometimes fail gloriously!) David Pescovitz
mechanized performance art Mark Setrakian's Axis, a sinister-looking robotic hand that spins a globe Gareth Branwyn
hair Robot learns to brush tangly hair without inflicting pain David Pescovitz
exoskeletons This self-walking exoskeleton infers your destination and takes you there David Pescovitz
sneakers These sneakers are woven by robots and have 3D-printed soles David Pescovitz
sandwiches Watch a robot make a sandwich David Pescovitz
robotics Boston Dynamics' new robot for moving boxes looks like a mechatronic scorpion David Pescovitz
jazz Popcorn popping controls robotic drum set to play free jazz solo David Pescovitz
spies This is Catfish Charlie, the CIA's robot spy fish David Pescovitz
billiards Robotic pool cue makes the shot for you Gareth Branwyn
robotics Artists outfitted robot dog Spot with a paintball gun in commentary on futuristic killer robots, just as NYDP deploys the same robot David Pescovitz
robotics Watch a desktop "laser factory" fabricate a drone that flies itself right off the machine David Pescovitz
robotics Robots made from ice to explore other planets David Pescovitz
built environment Watch huge building mechanically walk to its new location David Pescovitz
bionics Bionic leg goes open source David Pescovitz
sloths SlothBot slowly monitors the environment, adorably Gareth Branwyn
automation Quadruped robot patrols sidewalks to urge social distancing David Pescovitz