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Amazon unveils drone delivery plan

Washington - Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos revealed on Sunday that his company is looking to the future with plans to use "octocopter" mini-drones to fly small packages to consumers in just 30 minutes.The US retail giant's ambitious project still …

Published: 02 Dec 2013 at 09:18hrs | 209 | by AFP

Nasa launches sun-powered robotic spacecraft, 'Juno'

Cape Canaveral - A sun-powered robotic explorer named Juno rocketed away on Friday on a five-year journey to Jupiter, the solar system's most massive and ancient planet.Hundreds of scientists and their families and friends watched from jus…

Published: 06 Aug 2011 at 04:45hrs | 193 | by Moyo Roy

Hands free everything

Tech visionaries have long dreamed of the day when PCs, TVs and phones can be controlled with a wave of the hand or blink of an eye."Natural user interface" technologies on display at the Consumer Electronics Show, held in Las Vegas last w…

Published: 11 Jan 2011 at 12:51hrs | 204 | by Bill Rigby

Athlete Robot set to take on Usain Bolt

Japanese researcher Ryuma Niiyama wants to build a biped robot that runs. But not like Asimo, whose running gait is a bit, well, mechanical. Niiyama wants a robot with the vigor and agility of a human sprinter. To do that, he's building a …

Published: 15 Dec 2010 at 15:33hrs | 207 | by Byo24

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Technology / Robotics

Amazon unveils drone delivery plan

Nasa launches sun-powered robotic spacecraft, 'Juno'

Hands free everything

Athlete Robot set to take on Usain Bolt

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