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Robotics

Quadcopters learn as they fly

EU launches world’s largest robotics initiative

Robotic mannequin to test protective suits for military

Festo unveils jumping kangaroo robot

Dyson to launch £5m robotic vision lab at Imperial

Military robot-maker acquired by Google

Low cost robotic arm wins 2013 James Dyson Award

Snake-arm robot gets in confined and hazardous spaces

WildCat robot can sprint unaided at 16mph

Super human: The process of building a brighter robot

Hydrogel set to find use in soft robotics

Piezoelectric skin could give robots ability to ‘feel’