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Little Humanoid Robot Plays Ice Hockey (February 13, 2012): Researchers at the Autonomous Agents Laboratory of the University of Manitoba have taught a DARwIn-OP robot to play ice hockey.

Olympus Launches First Digital Microscope Integrated With Touchscreen Monitor (February 5, 2012): The new Opto-Digital Microscope DSX series from Olympus is the first to integrate a digital microscope with a touchscreen monitor.

Corning Sees Many Types of Glass Displays in Our Future (February 4, 2012): Corning - the company behind Gorilla Glass used in iPads and many other smartphones and tablets - reveals its glassy vision of our future in this video called, "A Day Made of Glass 2: Unpacked.

Researchers Study Butterfly Flight With High-Speed Cameras (February 2, 2012): Researchers at Johns Hopkins University are studying butterfly's flight patterns with high-resolution cameras.

Weapons Manufacturers Create Dart-like, Self-Guided Bullet Steered by Tiny Fins (January 30, 2012): Sandia researchers Red Jones and Brian Kast and their colleagues have invented a dart-like, self-guided bullet for small-caliber firearms that could hit laser-designated targets at distances of more than a mile (about 2,000 meters).

Video Shows Why Texting While Walking is Dangerous (January 24, 2012): This video - created by Casey Neistat for a New York Times story - explains why texting while walking is dangerous.

Shrewbot: Scientists Build Robot With Whiskers Based on Etruscan Shrew (January 23, 2012): The Etruscan shrew has inspired scientists to build the Shrewbot.

Rapid Construction: Chinese Construction Company Builds 30 Story Hotel in 15 Days (January 17, 2012): We have all seen fast food restaurants and apartment buildings spring up literally overnight.

Intel Displays World's Largest Lifeform Simulator at CES (January 14, 2012): Geekwire reports that Intel is displaying dan enormous lifeform simulator at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES).

X Prize and Qualcomm Launch $10 Million Prize for Creation of Star Trek Tricorder (January 12, 2012): The X Prize Foundation and Qualcomm Foundation have launched the Qualcomm Tricorder X Prize, which carries a $10 million prize.

Scientists Add Tails to Robots After Watching Lizards Jump With a High Speed Camera (January 9, 2012): Scientists at UC Berkeley added tails to little robots after studying jumping agama lizards with a high speed camera.

Man Brushes His Cat With a Remotely Controlled Robot Using Kinect and Wiimotes (January 3, 2012): A software engineer used a combination of a Kinect sensor, Wii remotes and a Nao robot to remotely brush a cat.

NAO Robot Plays Connect Four (January 2, 2012): This video shows the NAO robot playing the Connect Four board game.

New Kraft Vending Machine Gives Free Jell-O Treats to Adults But Not to Kids (January 1, 2012): Intel and Kraft have partnered to launch smart vending machines, called iSample.

GE Scientists Make 3D Printed Christmas Ornaments (December 20, 2011): Scientists at GE Global Research used 3-D printing to create 3-D printed ornaments.

IBM Reveals 5 Innovations It Says Will Change Our Lives Within 5 Years (December 19, 2011): IBM has shared its 2011 5 in 5 forecast, where it reveals five innovations it says will change our lives within the next five years.

Robots Make Popcorn and Sandwiches (December 16, 2011): Two PR2 robots, James and Rosie, made sandwiches and popcorn at the Technical University of Munich.

Pillow Robot Smacks You When You Snore (December 12, 2011): A pillow robot was created by scientists at Waseda University in Tokyo to help people suffering from sleep apnea.

Qbo Robot Learns to Recognize Itself in the Mirror (December 1, 2011): This video shows a cute little robot, named Qbo, learning to recognize itself in the mirror.

Harvard Scientists Create Gumby-like Robot Capable of Squeezing Under Tight Spaces (November 29, 2011): Harvard Scientists created a bizarre Gumby-like robot that is flexible enough to slide under tight spaces.

Researchers Reveal Contact Lenses That Stream Data, Will Lead to Terminator Style Displays (November 23, 2011): Researchers at the University of Washington developed contact lenses that have an antenna fabricated into the lense.

Senseless Drawing Robot Serves All Your Graffiti Needs (November 17, 2011): So Kanno and Takahiro Yamaguchi designed what they call the "Senseless Drawing Bot.

When Titanboa Met Mondo Spider (November 17, 2011): No, it's not the name of a new Syfy original movie -- although it does sound like one.

Scientists Working on a Robot Ostrich That Might Run as Fast as 50 Mph (November 15, 2011): An ostrich robot is in the works.

Honda's Asimo Gets Upgrade: Hops on One Foot, Pours a Drink (November 8, 2011): Honda's Asimo has learned some new tricks.