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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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Army opens new Fort Benning class to help leaders use drones, robots in combat

FORT BENNING, Ga. — An instructor moved a tiny drone upside down then rapidly back and forth by hand as Army Sgt. 1st Class William Benz peered through his goggles to see what the drone could see. “It ...

Tech companies are making their robots cute to try to win over humans

Whether they’re delivering food or folding your laundry, consumer-facing robots are increasingly being designed to be more palatable to the humans who interact with them.
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Improving robots’ social skills: Purdue professor programs robots for improved nonverbal communication to better support humans

Robot expert Sooyeon Jeong makes robots and AI agents more social and more human-friendly, including creating robot study companions and increasing robots’ active listening abilities.
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