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MeBot Emotes for MIT, But Why?

MIT's Personal Robotics Group has recently developed MeBot, a telerobot that mimics the head and arm movements of its operator. Telerobotics allow a user to remotely control a robot that can then interact with other objects and people. Problem is, most of the telerobots out there have been somewhat lacking in emotive qualities. MeBot attempts to rectify that issue by tracking the operator's ...

Sixth-Grader Names Next Mars Rover

"Hey, Mom and Dad, guess what I did today? I named NASA's newest Mars rover. Let's get ice cream." We're guessing that's the conversation 12-year-old Clara Ma had with her parents after the sixth-grade student from Sunflower Elementary School in Lenexa, Kansas won a nationwide contest to name the next Martian rover. Her contest-winning appellation? Curiosity. NASA has a history of naming its ...