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Robots that refuse to fail: AI evolves 'legged metamachines' that reassemble and withstand injury

Northwestern University engineers have developed the first modular robots with athletic intelligence. They can be combined ...
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Improving robots’ social skills: Purdue professor programs robots for improved nonverbal communication to better support humans

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Friendly robots, the ones people love to love, are quirky: R2-D2, C-3PO, WALL-E, BB-8, Marvin, Roz and Baymax. They’re emotional, prone to panic or bossy, empathetic and able to ...