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Robot

A Gel-Based Material That Can Do the Electric Slide

It's the invention of engineers at Rutgers University.

Eric Grundhauser May 21, 2018

Well, that's one way to write poetry.

The Robots Are Here to Write Poetry

But how are we going to teach them to do it well if no one can agree on what makes good verse?

Jessica Leigh Hester December 12, 2017

The ROV that captured footage of the wreck of <em>SS Itata</em>, 650 feet down.

Found: The Wreck of Chile's 'Titanic'

After decades of searching, the site where 400 lost their lives has been identified.

Vittoria Traverso November 13, 2017

A drone flying over the Hands Free Hectare.

From Seed to Harvest, This Field of Barley Was Grown Without Human Intervention

Programmed tractors, autonomous drones, and the future of farming.

Vittoria Traverso October 2, 2017

Would you like last rites from this guy?

Japan Unveils a Buddhist Funeral Robot

It's pretty cheerful-looking for a robot that gives funeral services.

Eric Grundhauser August 23, 2017

High Rock Tower against a blue sky

Lynn, Massachusetts

High Rock Tower

At the supposed instruction of Ben Franklin and Socrates, a Spiritualist believer intended to birth a mechanical messiah here.

Human Eyes Might Not Notice a Good Forgery, But Computers Could

Artificial intelligence might thwart art forgers once and for all.

Natalie Zarrelli October 5, 2016

objects of intrigue

Object of Intrigue: Disneyland's Flirty, Talking Trash Can

An animatronic trash can named PUSH eventually got the shove.

Tao Tao Holmes March 15, 2016