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October 22, 2015

South Carolina school brings robots into the classroom

Lexie Kinder has a desk in her third grade classroom at Alice Drive Elementary School in Sumter, South Carolina. But you won’t find her there – you’ll find her at home at her desk. But you will find her robot there at school in her place.

October 21, 2015

Germ-zapping robot could fight Ebola and other deadly viruses

A new germ-zapping robot could help stop the spread of deadly viruses, like Ebola, in hospitals and other health care facilities in the United States

October 21, 2015

Forget 3D printed houses -- this brick-laying robot can build an entire house in 2 days

Stone masons beware: An Australian engineer has developed a bricklaying robot that can lay 1,000 bricks an hour, work 24/7, and complete the shell of a brick home in just two days.

October 21, 2015

FAA’s proposed drone rules put Amazon’s Prime Air plans in jeopardy

Jeff Bezos’s dream of using drones to deliver goods to Amazon customers received a setback Sunday when the Federal Aviation Administration announced proposed rules for the commercial operation of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in the U.S.

October 21, 2015

Drone almost collides with jet at one of world’s busiest airports in latest incident

Another day, another report of a drone coming close to colliding with an aircraft as it comes in to land. This latest incident, however, reportedly took place at one of the world's busiest airports, and involved a large passenger plane.

October 21, 2015

Drone sparks extraordinary brawl at international soccer game

An international soccer game between Serbia and Albania was abandoned on  Tuesday after a drone carrying a political banner caused a brawl between players from the two teams.

October 21, 2015

FAA green lights commercial drone use for movie and TV companies

Thanks to a ruling by the FAA Thursday, a number of movie and TV production companies looking to shoot a dramatic aerial sequence can now ignore the pricey helicopter and instead employ the services of a professional drone operator. 

October 21, 2015

NASA developing automatic traffic management system for drones

NASA is working on an air traffic control system for drones to help bring order to potentially chaotic skies. However, instead of controllers communicating with drone operators, the system uses carefully designed algorithms to automatically control flights. 

October 21, 2015

DARPA putting more time, money into humanoid robot

The Pentagon is giving more time and money to companies that have shown promise in fielding a humanoid robot.

October 21, 2015

Robot rescue: First-responders of the future

From nuclear disasters, to natural catastrophes and blazing hot fires, robots that can stand-in for humans in dangerous places are under development.