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IndustryWeek June 1, 2008 John Teresko	Developing Washable Robots Georgia Tech tests new robot for meat processing applications.
IndustryWeek June 1, 2008 John Teresko	A Robot that Can Smile or Frown MIT debuts Nexi, a robot with facial expressions.
IEEE Spectrum June 2008 Prachi Patel-Predd	Wall-Climbing Robot Spies Gecko-inspired robots rely on directional adhesive feet; a new wall-climbing robot uses electrostatic adhesion.
National Defense June 2008 Grace V. Jean	Cutting Through the Radar Clutter The same technology that allows fighter pilots to detect enemy planes in the skies may one day help ground troops peer around buildings in cities to track down insurgents.
National Defense June 2008 Stew Magnuson	Students Hope Robot Snakes Slither Out of Lab A family of robots that mimic the movement of snakes have potential use in search-and-rescue and surveillance missions.
National Defense June 2008 Breanne Wagner	Simulations Help Predict Sat-Com Disruptions Engineers are relying on simulations to predict how satellite links will perform when faced with enemy jammers, atmospheric white noise, or weather interference.
IEEE Spectrum May 2008 Morgen E. Peck	Scheme to Let Robot Take Over Brain-Computer Interface MEMS-based system could position electrodes in brain tissue to improve neural prosthetics.
IEEE Spectrum April 2008 Sally Adee	Mastering the Brain-Computer Interface Engineers are learning to translate between the neural signals of the brain and the machine language of a prosthetic arm.
Popular Mechanics May 20, 2008 Erik Sofge	The Problem With Asimo: Tabloid Humanoid Is Holding Back Bots Forget what Honda's 4-ft. 3-in.-tall humanoid robot Asimo can and cannot do: When will this robot get a job?
Wired May 19, 2008 Andrew Blum	Wanna Harvest Power from the Sea? You'll Have to Test It Here First The icy waters off Scotland's northern tip are no place for pleasure craft. But they're ideal for power-generation systems that harness the restless fury of the sea.
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