Talking Robot Guide Dog Could Replace Human Companions, More So for Senior Citizens

A talking robotic dog can navigate and explain surroundings, offering a scalable alternative to traditional service animals ...

Why a ‘terrifying' Elon Musk robot dog is roaming San Francisco

A flesh-colored android has been spotted roaming the city streets with an eerily realistic head resembling that of Tesla CEO ...
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"He doesn't judge me, he's always there": robot animals, a new solution to loneliness?

Furry like real ones, endearing and incredibly comforting, robot pets are slowly but surely finding their way into homes. These little creatures, with batteries instead of hearts and AI hidden beneath ...
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Alive or not? Tiny 3D-printed robots that swim and navigate just like animals

Leiden researchers Professor Daniela Kraft and Mengshi Wei have created microscopic robots that move without sensors, software, or external control. Instead, their behavior emerges entirely from their ...
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Robotics and AI to be employed on the range to raise sheep in harsh environments

Nevada researchers are developing a robotic watering system and a facial-recognition AI model to identify and capture data on ...
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3D-printed robotic rattlesnake triggers an avoidance response in zoo animals, especially species which share their distribution with rattlers in nature

The robotic rattlesnake and experimental set-up. (A) Diagram of the 3D-printed robot rattlesnake. (B-D) Behavioral responses of a collared peccary (Pecari tajacu) during each of the three trial types.