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Robotic insect takes first flight, barely weighs more than grain of rice

Robotic insect takes first flight, barely weighs more than grain of rice
  • Posted May 3, 2013, 11:30 AM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing With Video
  • Researchers toiling away in a Harvard University lab have developed what is said to be the world's most miniscule, guided, flying robot. Weighing just under three thousandths of an ounce, RoboBee with its 3cm wingspan borrows heavily from real flying…

Foxconn swaps humans for robots, US manufacturing slowly returns

Foxconn swaps humans for robots, US manufacturing slowly returns
  • Posted December 11, 2012, 6:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Apple
  • During summer 2011, CEO Terry Gou shared his vision of installing one million robots to help automate the most dangerous and menial tasks at Foxconn's facilities. Foxconn, by the way, manufactures many of the computers, tablets and phones sold by…

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