Scientists make robot with ‘living’ skin smile
A team of researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science at the University of Tokyo released a study showing how they made a robot with ‘living’ skin be able to smile.
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China Cracks Open First Ever Sample From Moon’s Far Side
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Fibreglass found in oysters and mussels at harbour
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Tencent boosts AI training efficiency without Nvidia's most advanced chips
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Fossils show huge salamanderlike predator with sharp fangs existed before the dinosaurs
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Study brings lifestyle of enigmatic extinct humans into focus
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Bone analysis sheds new light on mysterious species of ancient human
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Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 review: Success at last
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A luxury Viking cruise ship helped scientists encounter the rarely-seen giant phantom jellyfish
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Prehistoric burial ground found under Czech Republic road construction site
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NASA administrator weighs in on China’s historic lunar far side samples — and potential US access
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