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This Week In Bots: Roboplayers, Robodancers, Robowarriors, And The Delicate Ethics Of Robosex

Would you love your Roomba more if it had rat-like whiskers? How about if it saved people's lives in post-disaster situations? Yeah, us too.READ»

Instead Of Just Eliminating Jobs, Automation Could Usher In A More Fair Economy

As robots become smarter, they are replacing more and more jobs. Does that have to mean people are out of work? Or can it mean that people work better and safer?READ»

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iRobot, Makers of Sweet Little Roomba, Also Blow Up Bad Guys [Video]

Robo-squids, robot "swarms"--and vacuums. For its 20th birthday celebration, the company celebrated its split personality, designing robots both for the home and for the military.READ»

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Today's Vision of Tomorrow: Tiny Robots Doing Your House Chores

Forget the robocalypse: Remember the robot-laden utopian home of the future, as portrayed in the Jetsons and a thousand sci-fi shows? It's on its way, and surprisingly soon you'll find many a household task in the hands (claws?) of ...READ»

Examining Design Values: Warm, Cold, or Just Right

How products can hit a sweet spot between traditionally female (Warm) and male (Cold) values.READ»

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Panasonic's Would-be Roomba Killer Crawls Like an Inchworm

Recently, Panasonic unveiled a new robot that looks like a washcloth--Except for the fact that it crawls along the floor, mopping up as it moves along. The secret of the Fukitorimushi--which ...READ»

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Five Robots To Ease Your Domestic Chores

The science magazines of the 50s were fond of portraying the future as populated with 'droids designed to ease life in every way imaginable. Sadly, it is the future, and that's not quite the way things turned out. But at least there ...READ»