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Second Beijing E-Town Half Marathon and Humanoid Robot Half Marathon in Beijing

World Apr 19

Humanoid robot wins Beijing half-marathon, defeating the human world record

By Associated Press

World Dec 03

FILE PHOTO: Man looks at message board for passengers onboard missing MH370 in Kuala Lumpur
Texas robotics firm will resume search for MH370 plane that vanished more than 10 years ago

Malaysia's transport ministry said Wednesday that a private firm will resume a deep-sea hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 later this month, more than a decade after the jet vanished without a trace.

By Associated Press

Arts Jan 03

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New MIT Museum showcases latest scientific advancements

Artificial intelligence, robotics and gene sequencing are the stuff of headlines, science fiction and sometimes even our worst fears. It’s all on view at the new MIT Museum. A place where the latest scientific advancements fill galleries, but only really…

By Jared Bowen, GBH

Science Aug 12

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How an underwater robot could help reveal mysteries of the deep

Mesobot is a state-of-the-art aquatic explorer designed to help researchers learn more about the ocean's "twilight zone."…

By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas

Science May 04

How robots and other tech can make the fight against coronavirus safer

Around the globe, robots and other technologies, like drones and telehealth devices, are being used in a variety of settings and capacities to assist in the COVID-19 response since there is a level of elevated risk for human workers.

By Cat Wise

Jan 16

300 million years ago, our ancestors walked tall. This robot shows you how

By Vicky Stein

The fictional Sherlock Holmes could read footprints — in soil, snow, carpet, dust and even blood. Researchers today are similarly using tracks caught in stone — plus a robot — to recreate a creature that lived 300 million years ago.

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Dec 05

Watch 7:51
The robots are coming. Will they work with us?

In the latest installment of our Future of Work series, Miles O’Brien visits MIT’s Interactive Robotics Laboratory to understand the “new species” of robots scientists are designing to work alongside humans safely. Though the devices often excel at repetitive tasks,…

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Jun 06

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Meet a robot offering care and companionship to seniors

By Teresa Carey

In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, a Northern Virginia startup is using new technology and a sense of humor to care for the elderly. The NewsHour’s Teresa Carey reports.

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Jul 15

Afghan girls robotics team arrives in U.S. just in time

By Josh Lederman, Associated Press

Twice rejected for U.S. visas, an all-girls robotics team from Afghanistan arrived in Washington early Saturday after an extraordinary, last-minute intervention by President Donald Trump.

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May 17

What this apple-picking robot means for the future of farm workers

By Andrew Wagner

Abundant Robotics has built an automated apple picker, which could make agricultural labor shortages a thing of the past.

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