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    Toddlers on Titanium Legs: Inside Beijing’s World Humanoid Robot Games
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    Pitch Perfect: Teaching Robots to Throw With Power and Precision
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    Spot Robots Wow America's Got Talent Stage With Queen Dance Performance
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    Tick, Tick, Bot: Robots Master the Art of Bomb Disposal
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    Predictive Passes: A New Football AI Could Change the NFL Gameplan
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    Japan Creates and Sends First Wood Satellite Into Space

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    Another Robot Wants to Do Your Laundry—This Time It's Figure 02
    Aug. 1, 2025
    Figure's CEO, Brett Adcock, takes the Figure 02 humanoid robot home to put its laundry skills to the test.
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    Needle-Free Flu Vaccines? Scientists Say Dental Floss Could Deliver ImmunityMaybe.
    July 25, 2025
    Researchers are testing floss-based vaccines, and early results suggest this method could actually work.
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    June 27, 2025
    AI-powered patrol dogs from Sync Robotic deliver smarter, round-the-clock security and inspection for industrial environments.
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    This Liquid-Powered Robot System Was Inspired by Human Blood
    June 13, 2025
    Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have developed a bio-inspired energy system that helps robots run longer and more efficiently by mimicking how the human body...
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    Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Has a Cool New Role: Powering Vermont’s Grid
    June 6, 2025
    Ben & Jerry’s ice cream waste is now generating renewable energy for Vermont’s grid, thanks to a new facility from PurposeEnergy.
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    Fun Innovations Friday: Researchers Create Chip-Based 3D Printer That's Smaller Than a Coin
    Aug. 9, 2024
    3D printers might be going the way of computers with a new focus on miniaturizing the tech as one team of researchers from MIT and the University of Texas developed the first ...
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    IIT VERO Vacuum Robot
    Aug. 2, 2024
    A four-legged robot vacuum named VERO, developed by Italian researchers, autonomously scours the ground for cigarette butts, potentially changing environmental cleanup efforts...
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    Fun Innovations Friday: Industrial Heat Could Be Your New Drinking Water Source
    July 26, 2024
    Norway is stepping up its sustainability by finding a way to recycle its 20 TWh of waste heat per year to create energy and purify water in the process.
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    July 19, 2024
    ProovStation has found a use for AI in the car rental industry, making a frustrating process more transparent and worry-free.