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		<title>Don-8r the panhandling robot</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Robots are not only taking our jobs, but soon the homeless will be obsolete as well if the Don-8r (&#8220;donator,&#8221;) robot has anything to say about it. He is designed to collect change and keep on collecting it]]></description>
		<link>http://acoolgadget.com/don-8r-the-panhandling-robot/</link>
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		<title>TALON robot helps Japan find radiation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The Department of Energy&#8217;s Idaho National Laboratory has been busy teaching TALON how to detect radiation. The bot is trading in it&#8217;s weapons for radiological sensors, digital cameras, and a GPS device]]></description>
		<link>http://acoolgadget.com/talon-robot-helps-japan-find-radiation/</link>
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		<title>20 Facts About Robots Infographic</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Learning is fun. Here are 20 facts about robots]]></description>
		<link>http://acoolgadget.com/20-facts-about-robots-infographic/</link>
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		<title>Transforming robot can turn its wheels into legs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Roboticists at National Taiwan University&#8217;s Bio-Inspired Robotic Laboratory have built the Quattroped, basically a rectangular robot that is able to transform its wheels into legs when it encounters stairs or rough terrain. It may not be Optimus Prime, but you gotta start somewhere. io9 ]]></description>
		<link>http://acoolgadget.com/transforming-robot-can-turn-its-wheels-into-legs/</link>
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		<title>Geminoid-DK robot is uncomfortably human</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ We’ve seen the Geminoid series before, very realistic robots that came from Japan by Professor Hiroshi Ishiguro. Now it has invaded Europe. A professor from Denmark has created a Geminoid of his own, and this one is more realistic than Hiroshi Ishiguro’s creation. ]]></description>
		<link>http://acoolgadget.com/geminoid-dk-robot-is-uncomfortably-human/</link>
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		<title>Prospero The Robot Farmer Plants Seeds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ As humans get even lazier and yet require more food, we are going to need our farm bots to step things up a bit. They are going to have to plant seeds for us]]></description>
		<link>http://acoolgadget.com/prospero-the-robot-farmer-plants-seeds/</link>
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		<title>LOPES Rehab Robot</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ LOPES (Lower-extremity Powered ExoSkeleton) is a rehab robot that can get patients moving for therapy needs and such. It isn&#8217;t in rehab itself. Researchers at the Netherlands&#8217; University of Twente began work on LOPES in 2001 to assess motor skills and teach stroke victims how to walk again. ]]></description>
		<link>http://acoolgadget.com/lopes-rehab-robot/</link>
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		<title>Japanese humanoid robot learns to clean</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ In some ways, we don&#8217;t mind robots taking over the world. I mean, they can have all of the cleaning chores. All we ask is that you don&#8217;t impale us, decapitate us or crush our skulls with their metal hands. ]]></description>
		<link>http://acoolgadget.com/japanese-humanoid-robot-learns-to-clean/</link>
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		<title>Fake Robot Baby Is Terrifying</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The latest resident of the Uncanny valley is this terrifying fake baby. Terrifying on one hand because it moves so much like a real baby, but not so terrifying compared to a real toddler because this one doesn&#8217;t poop and vomit everywhere. This monstrosity comes from Osaka University and is called AFFETTO]]></description>
		<link>http://acoolgadget.com/fake-robot-baby-is-terrifying/</link>
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		<title>Arthrobots Look Pesky, But Cute</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Tom Hardwidge creates some nice looking robo-insects and while they don&#8217;t fly around and dive bomb those you dislike, they look awesome. You can call them steampunk or robo-art, but they just plain look cool]]></description>
		<link>http://acoolgadget.com/arthrobots-look-pesky-but-cute/</link>
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