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Photos: Robots, lasers, action

Photo You know the future has arrived when scientists bring together two staples of science fiction: lasers and robots. Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Emory University School of Medicine believe they have found the answer to...

Tags: healthcare, laser, robotics

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[10 Apr 2008]

Photos: Flying robots, Colossus codebreaker, virus art

Photo Security software firm MessageLabs turned cyber threats into art using code from various malicious programmes. This creation pictured is from a phishing program. See our photo story for more weird and wonderful creations.

Tags: supercomputer, robots, viruses, military

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[27 Mar 2008]

Photos: Talons, Eagles and Enforcers - the tech behind war

Photo There are already more than 1,000 Talon robots (pictured here) in service, mainly with US forces, ranging from remote-controlled fully armed reconnaissance bots, to bomb disposal units. Holographic quantum technology and acoustic sniper sensors may...

Tags: soldier, army, mod, credit

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[26 Mar 2008]

Photos: Lunar mobile phones preparing to soar

Photo Astronauts and robots exploring the moon's surface will only be a text message away after the full system - which will be similar to the Inmarsat, seen here in a mock-up, network on Earth - goes live later this century.

Tags: mobile, nasa, moon, satellite

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[25 Feb 2008]

Photos: Robots befriend roaches

Photo Research published in the journal Science used matchbox-sized robots to put roaches to the test. Researchers, led by José Halloy at the Free University of Brussels, used a roachy scent to trick the insects into thinking of the otherwise alien...

Tags: robot, bugs, space, researchers

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[20 Nov 2007]

Photos: Robots race around 'Darpa city'

Photo Darpa released more than 30 vehicles to simulate real traffic conditions for the robots in the Urban Challenge. Meanwhile, the robots from CMU, MIT and Stanford navigated the intersection without trouble.

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[14 Nov 2007]

Photos: Top 10 pieces of Linux kit

Photo Linux-based robots have been around for years, from the scarily humanoid to the more practical. If you fancy Linuxing up your console but don't fancy doing the techie graft, then those involved with the project will install Linux on your Xbox...

Tags: ipod, watch, robot, linux

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[22 Nov 2006]

Photos: Robot doctor on the wards

Photo This robot doctor is doing the rounds as part of a trial at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington. The doctor's face appears on this screen as the robot - dubbed Sister Mary - does her rounds. The webcam sends back images that the doctor can see at his...

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[09 Feb 2006]