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As airplane makers gathered outside Paris to show off their newest high-tech jetliners on Monday, a less-heralded technology story was unfolding back home on the factory floors of the world's leading aerospace firms.

Swiss scientists have created a cat-like robot with the stability and agility to one day be used in search-and-rescue missions.

Two weeks ago, I wrote about the idea of a citizen's income : the state replacing the vast majority of the benefit system with one cash payment made to everyone, regardless of employment or income.

Thanks to its legs, whose design faithfully reproduces feline morphology, EPFL's 4-legged 'cheetah-cub robot' has the same advantages as its model: It is small, light and fast Even though it doesn't have a head, you can still tell what kind of animal it is: the robot is definitely modeled upon a cat.

A Japanese scientist has developed a body-double robot which resembles him closely, with tiny human-like movements and blinking eyes.

Kaori-chan, a female robot, can smell your breath and responds based on a four point scale Have you got a case of dog breath? How about smelly feet? Friends and family may not tell you, but a couple of new robots will.

Ford announced its durability testing methods will now employ the help of robotic steering technology.

While other companies are working to develop fully autonomous vehicles, Ford has been working on a slightly different problem.

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are using snakes as a model for a series of robots that will having capabilities ranging from search and rescue operations to medical applications.

In testing the durability of its upcoming fullsize Transit vans , Ford has begun using autonomous robotic technology to pilot vehicles through the punishing courses of its Michigan Proving Grounds test facility.

Medical professionals from all over the region came to a robotics symposium Saturday at the Jump Trading Simulation and Education Center, where experts talked about the pros and cons of robotic surgery.

Russian billionaire Dmitry Itskov speaks to the Global Future 2045 Congress, Saturday, June 15, 2013 at Lincoln Center in New York.

Making sure vehicles are "built Ford tough" has become too tough on the test drivers whose job involves putting thousands of bone-jarring, teeth-rattling, mind-numbing miles on new models.

Researchers at Japan's Chiba University have built a robot that's capable of playing air hockey.

Dmitry Itskov gathered some of humanity's best brains - and a few robots - in New York City on Saturday to discuss how humans can get their minds to outlive their bodies.

The first demo at Apple's WWDC conference keynote last Monday wasn't an Apple demo.

Google's self-driving car is already on the road. It even makes an appearance in a feature film, The In t ernship , a story about two unemployed middle aged guys who land summer internships at Google.

Robotics Camp for Elementary and Middle School students from Grades 4 to 8 is coming this summer and is open to non- MEI students as well! The camp will be held July 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26. There will be two sessions for the camp on these days.

Ford is first automaker to develop robotic technology that drives vehicles during new accelerated high-impact on-road and off-road durability testing Ford engineers have developed the industry's first robotic test driving program - now in use at the company's Michigan Proving Grounds in The pilot program has been used most recently for durability ... (more)

Ford is first automaker to develop robotic technology that drives vehicles during new accelerated high-impact on-road and off-road durability testing -- Robotically driven vehicles ideally suited for durability test conditions that could prove too taxing for human drivers -- New technology used to ensure Ford trucks, including the all-new Transit ... (more)