Robotics

The idea of robots working alongside -- or even in place of -- people isn't exactly new. But today's robots go far beyond the welders and carriers you may have seen on assembly lines. Take the Shadow Robot company's hand robot, for example. It has 40 air muscles and is capable of 24 movements, making it the world's most advanced robot hand. It can even hold an apple without bruising it. What else are today's robots up to?

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