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Robot hands and legs are pretty common, but robot armpits? Warning: this thing looks a bit NSFW... [url]

Japanese researchers are developing a robot to help train dentists. And Dr. Szell wants to know: "Is it safe?" [url]

Another robot project that sounds like a bad joke: robots that are programmed to love you. Lonely? Lovotics bots are waiting to talk to you in your area! [url]

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• Remote-controlled, radiation-proof robots are preparing to enter the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in order to scope out the most dangerous parts of the facility. These robots will hopefully be able to inspect the containment systems and help keep any more nuclear materials from escaping. [url]
• Other robots are being used to help find survivors (or casualties) and to assess the damage of hard-to-access infrastructure. This may be one of the few non-creepy-looking applications of "snake-like" robots... [url]
• For fire-fighting missions, the US Navy is building some humanoid robots. The Navy will be spending about $2M a year to develop these Terminator precursors. [url]
• As always, there's also humanoid robots just waiting to take over manufacturing jobs, and the newest models will even look bored if you don't give them enough work to do. These bots will smile happily as they replace human workers. Great UX! [url]
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