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Robot version of our distant ancestor hints at how we learned to walk

16 January 2019

A robotic version of a four-legged animal that lived 290 million years ago suggests it had an efficient walking style despite spending some of its life in water
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8 hilarious ways AI has outsmarted us to get the job done

15 March 2018

Artificial intelligence does the funniest things. A new crowd-sourced list tells the times when AI did the unexpected

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