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Swarm of nanorobots can remove tiny plastic fragments from water

In just 2 hours, small metal robots can capture most nanoscopic plastic particles from a sample of water

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garbage in sea water

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Watch a swarm of cyborg cockroaches controlled by computers

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Watch mini humanoid robots showing off their football skills

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Two mini humanoid robots show off their football skills

This robot can respond to verbal commands and corrections on the fly.

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‘Yell at your robot’ technique teaches robots household chores

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This robot predicts when you're going to smile – and smiles back

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Robot folding paper plane

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Paper planes made by a robot fly better than ones made by humans

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Watch an AI-powered robot dog crawl around an obstacle course

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The best new science fiction books of March 2024

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A robot dog has learned to open doors with its leg

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Nanobot uses a DNA clutch to engage its engine

A tiny robot with a clutch that mimics similar mechanisms found in microorganisms could be used to trigger the internal workings of a cell

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This robot can figure out how to open almost any door on its own

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Watch a robot with living muscles walk through water

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Dinosaurs evolved feathers to scare prey, suggests robot experiment

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Robot avatar lets people see and feel things remotely through VR

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