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Stanford Designed The Most Phallic Robot You’ve Ever Seen
Designing simpler spacecraft is what helped us finally put rovers on Mars and start exploring the Red Planet. Embracing simplicity might also give us simple, inexpensive robots that thrive doing very specific tasks, instead of multi-million dollar humanoids that have trouble just staying on their feet.
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This Real Life Iron Man Is Only A Superhero On Laundry Day
Those blockbuster Marvel movies only show our favourite superheroes when they’re out saving the world. If you want a glimpse of what heroes like Iron Man do the rest of the time, look no further than this incredibly articulated humanoid robot called TEO, who’s recently learned to iron clothing.
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Scientists Created Biodegradable Microbeads So Your Face Scrub Won’t Pollute Our Oceans
By now it’s well documented that those tiny plastic microbeads used in face scrubs and toothpastes are contaminating lakes and oceans at an alarming rate. Starting next month they will be officially banned in the US for personal care products, but oily faces rejoice, eco-friendly replacements are already in the works.
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How Have I Lived My Whole Life Without An Extra Pair Of Robot Arms?
If you’re jealous of Tony Stark’s Iron Man suit, but don’t have billions of dollars to build your own, a group of Japanese researchers have come up with a cheaper, and arguably more useful alternative: An extra pair of robot arms that can help out when your own limbs are busy.