Israel unveils portable hunter-killer robot
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An Israeli defense firm on Thursday  unveiled a portable robot billed as being capable of entering  most combat zones alone and engaging enemies with an onboard  armory that includes a machine-pistol and grenades.
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A new breed of snake arm robots has been developed by researchers that allow them to access hard-to-reach areas.
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RoboCops and robot soldiers got a little closer to reality Thursday as a maker of floor-cleaning automatons teamed up with a stun-gun manufacturer to arm track-wheeled 'bots for police and the Pentagon.
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IRobot Corp , a maker of vacuums  and bomb defusers, said on Thursday it has developed a device  for cleaning gutters on homes and a Web-controlled robot with a  video phone.
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The latest tiny flying robot that could help in search and rescue or surveillance has been unveiled in Japan.
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A robot that can fly "like a  mini-helicopter" and a second that can glide across ice will  aid Chinese scientists during an Antarctic expedition slated  for October, Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday.
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OSAKA, Japan - A group of scientists in Japan have developed a robot that acts like a toddler to better understand child development.
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It may eat flies and stink to high heaven, but if this robot works, it will be an important step towards making robots fully autonomous.
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No German input: could need a surrender button The killer-robot revolution, that 21st-century military phenomenon*, has so far been centred mainly in America, with other industrial nations like the UK trailing behind.â¦
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Japan's growing elderly population from will be able to buy companionship in the form of a 45-centimeter (18-inch) robot, programmed to provide just enough small talk to keep them from going senile.
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It's hard to miss the similarities between iRobot Corp.'s military robot and one produced by a new rival when the two models are side by side. Both have track wheels that can climb over debris or rough terrain and an extendable arm that can defuse a bomb or hold a camera.
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Seiko Epson Corp. is developing a flying robot that looks like a miniature helicopter and is about the size of a giant bug. The company hopes it'll prove handy for security, disaster rescue and space exploration.
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The next big use for iRobot's bots: patrolling international borders.
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An Israeli company is working on a new device to monitor oxygen levels in the brain.
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British scientists are developing a robot that will generate its own power by eating flies.
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Defense scientists in several countries are developing tiny flying robots that can hit the enemy with itsy-bitsy explosives. Critics worry that terrorists will adopt the nasty tech. By David Hambling.
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The device spreads a synthetic version of the odor skunks use to drive away predators. Meanwhile yesterday, gunmen in Gaza opened fire at a convoy, wounding a Palestinian intelligence chief and killing two of his bodyguards.