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Dance, Robots, Dance!

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I don’t quite know why, but I rather enjoy watching robots dance. Maybe it’s because they’re supposed to be designed to do more serious things like assembling cars, detonating bombs, or performing surgery. However, there’s nothing quite like a little robot choreography as a form of digital entertainment.…

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June 19th, 2010 by: Technabob

Toyota’S Violin-Playing Robot Will Soon Play in a Symphony

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Well, maybe not yet, but it’s still impressive that this ‘bot can actually play the violin! I don’t think that human orchestras are in any danger, but it just goes to show that robots can be programmed to do anything.

Toyota is well-known for making cars, but not for making…

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May 14th, 2010 by: Range

Is Taiwan’S Robot Army Ready to Invade China?

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These new robots from the Taiwan-based Aurora Group are set to invade China. Well, that’s not exactly what they’re doing there. They’ll be shown in Shanghai at the World Expo. Still, Shanghai is in China, so you never know what those ‘bots might be up to.

At the show, the…

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May 13th, 2010 by: Range

Hai Bao Robot Says Hi and Bye at the Shanghai Expo

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You’ve probably seen a few photos from this year’s Shanghai Expo floating around the Internets. It’s a really big event that’s going on right now in China. It looks like the expo is using the services of the Hai Bao robot to welcome visitors.

Hai Bao was designed by researchers…

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March 18th, 2010 by: Range

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