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Robot drive systems can be thought of as the muscular system of a robot. They’re the part of the robot responsible for how it performs tasks, such as lifting or twisting robotic arms. The muscular system in our body keeps us upright and strong, and that’s exactly how the drive system operates as well.  Following this definition, you then understand ...

Robots are more than just science fiction. Thanks to Moore’s Law, computing and robotic technology is coming closer and closer to full integration in our everyday lives. But as researchers race to create robots capable of assisting and working alongside human beings, some ethicists are concerned about how robotic protection laws should be structured. After all, humans have a pretty ...

Popular culture is littered with examples of where robots have taken over the world and have left humans at their mercy. Movies such as Terminator and Matrix show potential consequences of advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics. At present, many jobs such as factory assembly are being automated with investments in robotics. Even office jobs involving data entry and analysis ...

At today's press event, Apple unveiled "Siri", an artificial intelligence personal assistant who will be included with the new iPhone 4S.

At a tech festival in India, almost 60% of people believed that they were speaking to a human, when in fact they were speaking to Cleverbot.

The latest advancement in robotics has come from Germany, where scientists have developed a new robotic model that has 'sensitive skin', allowing it to simulate the sensation of touch.

Imagery that comes to grips with black holes, places where the equations of the physicists seem to stretch unto breaking. Videos after the jump.

At Berkeley, a Kinect hack takes flight.

Micromouse competitions are an attribute to the growing popularity of robotic entertainment. This particular competition in Chubu, Japan appears to be going normally until you hit the 4:30 mark, at which point the EggTorte bot solves the maze in less than five seconds. Its owner probably threatened it with a robotic mousetrap. According to Wikipedia, the world-record for solving a ...

AIST (Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology) recently opened up their doors to the public for a few days, allowing an inside look at just how ridiculously realistic robots have become. The Actroid-F, developed by Kokoro Co. Ltd and ATR, can mimic the operators facial movements and tics with unbelievable realism. Would I be fooled into thinking ...