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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»

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Meet the Half-Wheeled Military Insect Bot of Your Nightmares: X.RHex

Military robots are almost two a-penny, but few of them will incite fear and loathing at the tingling nerves at the top of your spine like this one--a six legged, half-wheel bot that can happily jump curbs and pad across deserts to spy on you.READ»

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The Rise of the Machines, Redux: Robot Quadrocopters to Build Homes, Maybe Let Us Live in Them

Every time we catch up with developments in quadrocopter technology they seem to be getting even more astonishing. What's next, construction on the moon? Don't laugh. READ»

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ESPN Asks Wharton School: Internet or TV?

ESPN announced today that it is partnering with a Wharton School initiative to find solutions to the growing list of challenges presented by digital media. (Below, the Wharton campus.) The Wharton group, which is called the ...READ»

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Six Degrees of Sustainability: The Hottest Schools for Environmental Studies

In January, we reported on the 10 green jobs poised to carry us through the next decade. Five months later, the demand for those jobs is still growing strong--President Obama recently pledged $500 million for environmental job ...READ»