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Robot injected in the skull spreads its tentacles to monitor the brain

A soft robot inserted through a hole in the skull can deploy six sensor-filled legs on the surface of the brain to monitor electrical activity. The design has been tested in miniature pigs and could someday help people who experience epileptic seizures

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Robot injected in the skull spreads its tentacles to monitor the brain

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Ceiling robots can reconfigure room lights and curtains

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These robots use magnets to cling to the ceiling

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Centipede robots with more legs are better at walking over bumps

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More legs, more stability on rough terrain
A robot learning how to sorting rubbish in a Google office

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Google robot learns to sort the recyclables left in office waste bins

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This drone can perch on nearly anything

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Inflatable drone can bounce off walls and perch on nearly anything

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US military is testing high-speed driverless vehicles on rough terrain

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Robot snake that moves like a sidewinder could inspect sewage pipes

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Robot snake that moves like a sidewinder could inspect sewage pipes

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Screenshot from the Alexa Arena computer game

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Amazon wants you to help train robots by playing a video game

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Spy robot investigates the enemy and then melts into an oily puddle

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Google robot can have a conversation but also fetch you a snack

A robot that is controlled by Google’s PaLM-E artificial intelligence language model can process images and text, respond to queries and even grab a bag of food for you from the kitchen

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Google's PaLM-e robot selecting a bag of snack from a drawer

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Microsoft uses ChatGPT AI to control flying drones and robot arms

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Solar panel cleaning robot can be dropped off and picked up by drone

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Metal robot can melt its way out of tight spaces to escape

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This Venom-like magnetic slime robot was a big hit in 2022

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