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Meet the Robots of Fukushima Daiichi

A cleanup crew of automatons will go where humans fear to tread

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Meet the Robots of Fukushima Daiichi
Photo: TEPCO
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Photo: The Yomiuri Shimbun/AP Photo
Homegrown: Despite Japan’s thriving robotics industry, there were few domestically produced robots capable of working in a rubble-strewn disaster site. This Quince, built by researchers at the Chiba Institute of Technology, near Tokyo, was one of the few that was ready to go.
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An x-ray of a human skull and shoulders. There are red dotted lines along the eyebrow area and two implants, one in each shoulder.
BiomedicalTopicTypeSensorsNews

Machine Learning Hunts for Chronic Pain's Signature

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A photograph of a small golden rectangular box with two lenses on the front face.
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NASA's Laser Link Boasts Record-Breaking 200 Gbps Speed

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A robotic servo on a gantry zip-tied to a pair of pruning shears hovers above a lush green garden plot.
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Robot Passes Turing Test for Polyculture Gardening

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