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Robot Waters Plants, Cooks Sausages and Opens Beer (October 27, 2013): The Cosero robot watered a plant, made sausages and opened a bottle of beer at the RoboCup@Home challenge.

Boston Dynamics Unveils WildCat Robot (October 11, 2013): Boston Dynamics has unviled its WildCat robot, which was designed to run fast on flat terrain.

Atlas Robot Walks Over Rocks, Maintains Balance While Being Hit With 20 Pound Weight (October 7, 2013): Boston Dynamic has unveiled its latest Atlas robot video. The video shows Atlas walking over rocks and maintaining its balace after being hit with a 20 pound weight.

South Korean Scientists Develop Jellyfish Shredding Robot (October 4, 2013): Scientists develop jellyfish shredding robot called JEROS. JEROS stands for Jellyfish Elimination Robotic Swarm.

Study Asked Participants What Type of Robot Face They Prefer (October 1, 2013): A study by researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology asked people what type of robot face they prefer. Older adults tended to prefer a more human face.

Japanese Agriculture Firm Develops Strawberry Picking Robot (September 28, 2013): A strawberry picking robot has been developed by Shibuya Seiki, an agricultural machinery manufacturer.

Tradinno is the World's Largest Walking Robot (September 19, 2013): Tradinno, a robot dragon, is the world's largest four-legged walking robot.

European Space Agency Considering Using Snake Robot to Explore Mars (September 18, 2013): The European Space Agency is considering using a snake robot to explore Mars.

Scientists Study Bar Customers to Develop Robot Bartender Named James (September 16, 2013): Scientists analyze the behavior of bar customers to develop James, a robotic bartender, that knows when a customer wants a drink.

Dogs Interact With Pointing PeopleBot in Experiment (September 13, 2013): Dogs interacted with a pointing PeopleBot in an experiment.

Polaris Excavator Rover Digs a Ton of Dirt in Demonstration at NASA Glenn (September 11, 2013): Polaris excavator robot digs a ton of dirt in demostration at NASA Glenn. The rover bot was created by Astrobotic.

Little Robot Balances on Moving Ball With Help of Weighted Pointy Hat (August 25, 2013): Little robot, named Thymio II, balances itself on the top of a ball with the help of a weighted pointy hat.

Ape-like Robot, Called RoboSimian, Under Construction at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (August 20, 2013): An ape-like robot, called RoboSimian, is under construction at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Florida Keys to Use Drones to Help Battle Mosquitoes (August 18, 2013): The Florida Keys plans to bring unmanned aerial vehicles into the war against mosquitoes.

TailBot is a Miniature Tail Assisted Running and Jumping Robot (August 16, 2013): TailBot is a miniature tail assisted running and jumping robot.

Flying Robot Prototype Uses Its Wings to Walk on the Ground (August 9, 2013): Laboratory of Intelligent Systems develops flying robot that uses its wings to walk on the ground.

Japanese Robot Astronaut Headed for International Space Station (August 4, 2013): Kirobo, a small talking Japanese robot, is headed for the International Space Station.

Astronauts Remotely Control Rovers on Earth from the International Space Station (July 30, 2013): Astronauts on the International Space Station remotely controlled a rover on Earth

T-Resilience Algorithm Enables Hexapod Robot to Make Adjustments if its Leg is Chopped in Half (July 29, 2013): This hexapod robot makes adjustments if one of its legs is chopped in half thanks to the T-Resilience algorithm.

First Robot Phlebotomist: Veebot is a Blood Drawing and IV Inserting Robot (July 26, 2013): Veebot has created a robot for drawing blood and inserting IVs that can find a vein as accurately as a human can.

Korean Researchers Building Car-Sized Crab Robots to Explore Ocean Floor (July 21, 2013): Korean researchers are developing car-sized crab robots to explore the ocean floor. The robots are called Crabster.

Japanese Firms Build Robot That Can Care for 30,000 Lab Mice (July 18, 2013): Two Japanese companies have built a laboratory animal management robot that can care for 30,000 mice.

Company Developing LettuceBot to Replace Human Workers (July 17, 2013): A company named Blue River Technoloyg is developing LettuceBots than can work on lettuce fields as fast as twenty human workers.

DARPA Unveils Menacing Six-Foot-Two, 330 Pound Atlas Robot (July 14, 2013): DARPA has unveiled a menacing six-foot-two, 320 pound robot named Atlas. It has 28 hydraulically actuated joints.

Belgian Scientists Build Badminton Robot (July 7, 2013): Belgian scientists have created the world's first badminton robot. The robot is meant to help optimize energy efficiency