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Surgeons can use AI chatbot to tell robots to help with suturing

A virtual assistant for surgeons translates text prompts into commands for a robot, offering a simple way to instruct machines to carry out small tasks in operations

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Cameras inspired by insect eyes could give robots a wider view

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Figure 4 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scirobotics.adi8666 Fig. 4. Target positioning and on-drone motion tracking of PHCE system. (A) Photograph of binocular vision system comprising two PHCEs. Scale bar, 1 cm.

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DeepMind is experimenting with a nearly indestructible robot hand

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Ballbot learns to push a wheelchair

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Ball-balancing robot could assist wheelchair users

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Swarm of nanorobots can remove tiny plastic fragments from water

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Watch a swarm of cyborg cockroaches controlled by computers

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Two mini humanoid robots show off their football skills

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Watch mini humanoid robots showing off their football skills

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

A robot that can design, build and test objects made from folded paper can make paper planes that fly further than ones made by a human having the same number of attempts

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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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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

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