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Firefighters Had Secret Weapon When Notre Dame Caught Fire: A Robot Named 'Colossus'
Paris firefighters used a 1,100-pound, tank-like robot to mitigate damage to Notre Dame cathedral and prevent the conflagration from spreading further by entering...
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Craftsmen Built Notre Dame Eight Centuries Ago. Now It May Be Up to Robots to Save It.
As the first images of charred wreckage inside the Notre Dame cathedral appeared online Tuesday, engineers around the world said one observation was already clear...
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Self-Driving Car Learns to Navigate Narrow European Streets Like a Human Driver
U.K. startup Wayve said it has created an autonomous vehicle that can learn to drive the way a human does, through trial and error, using cameras and satellite...
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How China's Huawei Took the Lead Over .S. Companies in 5G Technology
As U.S. officials have pressured allies not to use networking gear from Chinese technology giant Huawei over spying concerns, President Trump has urged American...
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WhatsApp's New Tip Line is a Testing Ground for Fighting Fake News on Encrypted Messaging
WhatsApp's new tip line for misinformation in India could be a precursor for how parent company Facebook tries to address fake news.
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Toyota Robot Can't Slam Dunk, but Shoots a Mean 3-Pointer
Researchers at Toyota Motor have developed a robot that can make free throws and three-point shots on a basketball court.
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Walmart's Latest Tool for Ordering Groceries: Google Assistant
Walmart this month will launch a new service in which customers can order groceries virtually through Google Assistant.
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Hospital Viruses: Fake Cancerous Nodes in CT Scans, Created by Malware, Trick Radiologists
When Hillary Clinton stumbled and coughed through public appearances during her 2016 presidential run, she faced critics who said that she might not be well enough...
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Sensor Cited as Potential Factor in Boeing Crashes Draws Scrutiny
Sensors Boeing was ordered to replace following the near-crash of an Airbus A321 in 2014 are drawing fresh scrutiny after two recent Boeing 737 disasters.
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New Zealand Farmers Have New Tool for Herding Sheep: Drones That Bark Like Dogs
New Zealand farmers are using drones to herd livestock.
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Your Next FedEx Delivery Could Be a Pizza
FedEx has unveiled an early model of an autonomous delivery robot.
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.S. Cyber Command Operation Disrupted Internet Access of Russian Troll Factory on Day of 2018 Midterms
The U.S. military blocked Internet access to an infamous Russian entity seeking to sow discord among Americans during the 2018 midterms, several U.S. officials...
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Is That a Robot? Dr. Bear Bot Helps Care for Kids at Local Hospital
Children's National Health System in Washington, D.C., is the first pediatric hospital to deploy a remote-monitoring virtual liaison robot in its cardiac intensive...
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Farmworker vs Robot
Both human and machine have 10 seconds per plant. They must find the ripe strawberries in the leaves, gently twist them off the stems and tuck them into a plastic...
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How Analytics are Making Peace Between Fishermen, Turtles
New predictive analytics technologies are helping researchers protect turtles, albatrosses, whales, and other endangered species from fishermen.
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Friendly Nurse or Nightmare-Inducing Machine? How Culture Programs Our Taste in Robots.
Slowly and silently, they glide across the floor wearing bright yellow dresses that look as though they were plucked from a haunted 1920s boarding school.
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New 3D Printing Technique Creates Solid Objects sing Rays of Light
Researchers have created a three-dimensional printer that can generate whole objects at once, instead of printing them layer by layer.
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Boeing's Self-Driving Air Taxi Completes First Test Flight
A prototype self-driving air taxi from Boeing's research and development unit completed its first flight in Manassas, VA, last week.
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George Mason Students Have New Dining Option: Food Delivered by Robots
George Mason University students will soon have a fleet of 25 autonomous wheeled robots delivering meals to them across campus.
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