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Scientists build methanol-powered beetle robot

Scientists at the University of Southern California in the US have built a beetle robot powered by methanol. The insect-size robot weighs 88 milligrams, making it “one of the lightest and smallest autonomous robots ever created”, scientists said. 
 

August 20, 2020
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Hong Kong-based engineering company Hanson Robotics is making plans to mass produce humanoid robots following its successful creation of Sophia, which became world famous when it was unveiled in...04:04
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Hong Kong and the rise of the robots
January 26, 2021
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Japan’s US$2.7 million Gundam-inspired robot suit
October 3, 2023
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South Korea
Meet ‘Pibot’, the world’s 1st AI robot pilot
September 7, 2023
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The Qibo Robot Company in China’s eastern Shandong province has developed Qibbot, a teleoperated one-armed robot designed to mirror the real movements of a skilled human fighter. A demonstration...02:06
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Chinese firm develops robot that mimics skilled human fighter
August 1, 2023
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Japan
Robotic arms spur exploration of multi-limbed cyborg world
June 27, 2023
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A Japanese robotics start-up has developed spider-like robots to inspect and maintain the country’s sewer pipes as the country grapples with a labour shortage in the industry. Tmsuk created the...01:43
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Robot spiders could soon be inspecting Japan’s sewers
December 7, 2022
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A robot artist Ai-da spoke and answered questions in Britain’s House of Lords on October 11, 2022, to address the effects of technology on creative industries. Developed by scientists at the...01:52
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Robot artist Ai-da addresses UK Parliament
October 15, 2022
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After struggling to hire enough staff, some restaurants in New York have started using robots to serve their customers. The feline-themed mechanical waiters are made in China and not exactly cheap,...02:22
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‘Robot cats’ serve food in staff-strapped New York eateries
September 4, 2022
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Humanoid robots that can sense how you feel and respond “emotionally” are among about 500 devices on display at the World Robot Conference being held in Beijing from August 18-21, 2022. Other...01:32
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These humanoids are built to sense how you feel
August 20, 2022
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Researchers led by Motoyasu Tanaka at the University of Electro-Communications in Tokyo have developed a snake-shaped robot that can climb up high steps, navigate through narrow spaces and even...02:16
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Snake-like robot to help in disaster rescues
July 13, 2022
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Japanese scientists have successfully grafted a lab-grown layer of human skin cells onto a robotic finger. The project was detailed in an article published in the journal Matter on June 9, 2022. To...01:37
Japan
Progress in perfecting humanoid robots
June 10, 2022
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Japan’s Kawasaki Industries, which is known for its motorcycles, has developed a quadruped robot goat to address the country’s labour shortage caused by an ageing population. The goat named “Bex”...01:26
Japan
Robot goat for ageing farmers
June 2, 2022
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A Japanese toymaker is aiming to become an unlikely part of potential future moon landings. The moon exploration robot Sora-Q was jointly developed by major Japanese toymaker Tomy and the Japan...01:36
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Japan’s mini moon exploration robot
May 4, 2022
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This part-Gundam, part-crane robot can lift heavy objects up to 10 metres into the air. The prototype can repair overhead railway lines that are hard to reach. By replacing humans in the dangerous...01:10
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VR robot is future of Japan’s rail repair
April 27, 2022
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The Pedia_Roid simulates  the jittery movements that children often make in the dentist chair, helping to train paediatric dentists. Co-developed by a Japanese robotics startup, Tmsuk, and a local...01:44
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Robot ‘child’ helps train dentists
April 25, 2022
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Researchers in Beijing said they have developed a robot rat that they hope can be used in post-disaster rescue missions. The team behind the invention, from Beijing Institute of Technology and...01:08
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‘Robo rat’ may prove a lifesaver
April 21, 2022
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A dental clinic in Beijing has started offering implant services carried out by robots. Inventors say this “robot surgeon” can operate more precisely than human dentists. Robots are already widely...01:49
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‘Robot surgeon’ in China
April 21, 2022
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A cafe in central Tokyo is using robots to serve customers. But they’re not being controlled by anyone at the cafe. Instead, disabled staff are directing them remotely. The robots - all named...03:40
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Disabled people use cafe robots
August 24, 2021
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Hanson Robotics, the Hong Kong-based creator of the celebrity humanoid robot Sophia, is launching a new prototype, Grace. The health care android is designed to help the elderly and those who feel...03:03
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The Covid-19 health care robot
June 9, 2021
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A restaurant in China is using robots to deliver a fully automated dining and cooking experience for customers. At the Foodom restaurant in Foshan, a city in the southern province of Guangdong,...02:00
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China’s robot restaurant
April 4, 2021
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A bionic robot developed by Chinese scientists recently reached a depth of 10,900 metres (35,761ft) in the Mariana Trench, the world’s deepest point in the western Pacific Ocean. The design mimics...01:42
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Robotic fish reaches world’s deepest sea
March 24, 2021
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Boston Dynamics’ dog-like robot “Spot” can now perform tasks such as carrying objects and opening doors with the new arm extension unveiled in February 2021. The addition even allows the robot to...03:27
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Robot dog Spot's new arm
February 3, 2021