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Featured·February 22, 2013·4 min readLessons From Cockroaches Could Inform RoboticsNew insight obtained by studying the gait of cockroaches could provide valuable information on how biological systems stabilize. The research could help to develop more stable robots and provide doctors with better understanding on human gait abnormalities.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscience·July 15, 2011·4 min readThe Neuroscience of Creepy Robots – The Uncanny Valley PhenomenonYour Brain on Androids Ever get the heebie-jeebies at a wax museum? Feel uneasy with an anthropomorphic robot? What about...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 30, 2013·4 min readFull Body Illusion is Associated with a Drop in Skin TemperatureAccording to a new study, people can be tricked into feeling that an avatar, a generated image of a human figure, is their own body.Read More
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