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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<title>DailyDirt: Robots Mimicking Humans</title>
<dc:creator>Michael Ho</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[ Most useful robots look nothing like their human creators. But since humans and robots are going to need to work together, it might help to make robots more friendly-looking. So it's not too surprising to find a bunch of robot projects developing machines that have human-like appearances and behaviors. Here are just a few interesting links on these humanoid bots. 
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<li> <a title="http://gizmodo.com/5816555/robot-armpit-looks-hideous-smells-hideous" href="http://gizmo.do/qjEEre">Robot hands and legs are pretty common, but robot armpits?</a> Warning: this thing looks a bit NSFW... [<a href="http://gizmodo.com/5816555/robot-armpit-looks-hideous-smells-hideous">url</a>]</li>
<li> <a title="http://www.diginfo.tv/2011/06/30/11-0139-r-en.php" href="http://bit.ly/qOIPes">Japanese researchers are developing a robot to help train dentists.</a> And Dr. Szell wants to know: "Is it safe?" [<a href="http://www.diginfo.tv/2011/06/30/11-0139-r-en.php">url</a>]</li>
<li> <a title="http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/88740-lovotics-the-new-science-of-human-robot-love" href="http://bit.ly/n9QU0s">Another robot project that sounds like a bad joke: robots that are programmed to love you.</a> Lonely? Lovotics bots are waiting to talk to you in your area! [<a href="http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/88740-lovotics-the-new-science-of-human-robot-love">url</a>]</li>
<li><b>To discover more interesting robotics-related content, <a title="http://www.stumbleupon.com/to/stumble/topic:335" href="http://bit.ly/fm7LdW">check out what's currently roaming around at StumbleUpon.</a></b> [<a href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/to/stumble/topic:335">url</a>]  <a title="what's this?" href="#" class="whatsthis help_ddstumble">&nbsp;</a>
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