Human Thoughts Control New Robot [15 Dec. 2006]
Scientists have created a way to control a robot with signals from a human brain.
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not the most recent, but worthwhile to check out if you haven't heard...

Image Gallery: Cutting-Edge Robots
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Asimov's First Law: Japan Sets Rules for Robots
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is working on a new set of safety guidelines for next-generation robots. This set of regulations would constitute a first attempt at a formal version of the first of Asimov's science-fictional Laws of Robotics, or at least the portion that states that humans shall not be harmed by robots.
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New Robots Clone Themselves
Mimicking reproduction in living organisms, researchers have built a simple self-replicating robot out of automated blocks.
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The World's Smallest Robot
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New E-Skin Lets Robots Feel
A newly developed electronic skin may allow robots to feel long before they can think.
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Big Dog Robot Now in Puppy Stage
The Defense Advanced Research Project Authority (DARPA) Learning Locomotion project seeks to create algorithms that help multi-legged platforms learn to walk in varied terrain.
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Fighting MUSA Robot Unveiled
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toy robots on the rise

Sega's idog -- The Friendly Robot Puppy
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Sophisticated Toy Robot to Get Mind-Altering Software
Lego's new Mindstorm robot might be simple to build and program, but new software will let advanced users really get under the hood and put the machine through its paces.
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Friendly House-sitting Robot Coming to Stores Soon
TOKYO (AP) -- A child-shaped humanoid robot that can recognize about 10,000 words and work as a house sitter will go on sale in Japan in September (2005)
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U.N.: Domestic Robot Use to Surge Sevenfold by 2007
GENEVA (AP) -- The use of robots around the home to mow lawns, vacuum floors and manage other chores is set to surge sevenfold by 2007 as more consumers snap up smart machines, the United Nations said.
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