Take maps, for instance. When Starship’s robots set out to navigate from point A to point B, they start by using satellite imagery to help them plan out the journey.

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With that in mind, the robot is also equipped with a multispectral camera, a gamma radiation detector, and a water sampling system, all of which it will use to search for remaining mineral deposits.

For many of us, picking up on someone else's disapproval can lead to anxiety or defensiveness, but for a new mind-monitoring robot, unspoken criticism is the very best kind. In their pursuit of a ...

Baxter can read your mind to learn if it's getting a simple task right or wrong, possibly setting up a foundation for thought-controlled machines. Eric Mack has been a CNET contributor since 2011 ...