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As Pac-man-shaped Xenobot “parents” move around their environment, they collect loose stem cells in their “mouths” that, over time, aggregate to create “offspring” Xenobots that develop to look just like their creators.

Pac-Man-shaped blobs become world's first self-replicating biological robots

By Stephanie Pappas published

Biological robots made from frog cells can self-replicate like no other organism, by moving around raw materials to build more of themselves.

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A photo of Kevin Warwick using his cyborg implant to control a robot hand over the internet.

Who was the first cyborg?

By Patrick Pester published

Fictional cyborgs have appeared in science fiction since the 1920s, but who was the first human to fuse with technology and become a real-life cyborg?

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The robot artist "Ai-Da" stands in front of one of her self-portraits during the opening of her new exhibition at the Design Museum in London on May 18.

Human-like robot creates creepy self-portraits

By Harry Baker published

A robotic artist powered by AI algorithms has created realistic self-portraits that question the limits of artificial intelligence and what it means to be human.

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Who's a good boy?

Meet Au-Spot, the AI robot dog that's training to explore caves on Mars

By Mindy Weisberger published

Robotic "Mars Dogs" could use artificial intelligence and sensors to investigate the Martian surface and map hidden lava tunnels.

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See spot stand.

New robot 'explorer' dog will only set you back 63 stimulus checks

By Brandon Specktor published

Boston Dynamics' robot dog 'Spot' is now for sale for a cool $74,500.

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Researchers at NASA's Langley Research Center are developing soft robot actuators from 3D-printed flexible silicone molds to study how "soft robots" can be used for space exploration.

NASA Is Developing 'Soft Robots' That Look Like Inflatable 'Aliens'

By Elizabeth Howell published

And they could be just the thing to explore worlds beyond Earth.

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Artist’s rendering of the Europa "tunnelbot."

Scientists Proposed a Nuclear 'Tunnelbot' to Hunt Life in Europa's Hidden Ocean

By Rafi Letzter published

A group of scientists wants to send a nuclear-powered "tunnelbot" to Europa to blaze a path through its thick shell of ice and search for life.

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Humanoid Robot Atlas Can Now Do Parkour and That's Not at All Terrifying

By Mindy Weisberger published

Atlas, the humanoid robot that can run like a person, recently demonstrated a few new tricks.

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An illustration of the Large Hadron Collider, the world's largest particle accelerator, in Switzerland.

No, Particle Accelerators Will Not Destroy the Planet, But Humans Might

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

"The stakes are very high"

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This Machine Will Hug Your 'Soft Bodies' and Force Them to Be Twitchy Robots

By Rafi Letzter published

Say goodbye to your favorite teddy bear. It's robo-Teddy now.

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