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October 21, 2015

Illegal drone business thrives in US

Despite regulations banning commercial drone use in the United States, a thriving black market for unmanned aircraft is on the rise, sending the Federal Aviation Administration into a tailspin.

October 21, 2015

Your pee could power future robots

There's a new use for artificial hearts, and it involves a more taboo bodily fluid than blood

October 21, 2015

Top-secret British combat drone gets test run

A prototype of a top-secret, unmanned British warplane, called Taranis, recently completed a second set of classified flight trials at an undisclosed location, according to the drone's builders

October 21, 2015

The science of Sony's 'Elysium': This is your brain on robotics

The exoskeleton technology featured in the movie "Elysium" could be closer than we think, able to assist paraplegics as well as action heroes, scientists say.

October 21, 2015

Artificial muscles built from 'carbon yarn'

Muscles made from twisted strands of carbon yarn were able to pull more than 100,000 times their own weight in recent tests.

October 21, 2015

Chimpanzee smashes drone to the ground at Dutch zoo

Drones seem to be everywhere these days -- even at zoos. In one viral video that has been making the rounds, a chimpanzee is seen knocking a surveillance drone down to the ground at the Royal Burgers' Zoo in the Netherlands. 

October 21, 2015

Humans show empathy for robots

From R2-D2 in "Star Wars" to Furby, robots can generate surprisingly humanlike feelings.

October 21, 2015

Robotic rock climbers could aid hunt for Mars life

A robot that can scale the faces of steep cliffs might one day help explore Mars and find signs of life.

October 21, 2015

NASA unveils ‘superhero’ robot Valkyrie that may be used to explore Mars

NASA has unveiled Valkyrie, an advanced humanoid "superhero" robot that appears female and may one day be used to explore Mars.

October 21, 2015

NASA's Robonaut 2 droid gets its legs on space station

Look out, astronauts – your companion robot on the International Space Station is now mobile!