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Researchers train a robot dog to combat invasive fire ants

A multidisciplinary research team based across China and Brazil has used a dog-like robot and AI to create a new way to find fire ant nests. Published in the journal Pest Management Science, the study highlights how a “CyberDog” robot integrated with an AI model can automate the identification and control of Red Imported Fire Ants (RIFA), a globally destructive pest.

Robot helps reveal how ants pass on knowledge

Scientists have developed a small robot to understand how ants teach one another.

September 7, 2022

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Somehow This $10,000 Flame-Thrower Robot Dog Is Completely Legal in 48 States

Meet Thermonator. It blasts fire up to 30 feet and has Bluetooth.

April 25, 2024

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Four-legged, dog-like robot ‘sniffs’ hazardous gases in inaccessible environments

Nightmare material or truly man's best friend? A team of researchers equipped a dog-like quadruped robot with a mechanized arm that takes air samples from potentially treacherous situations, such as an abandoned building or fire. The robot dog walks samples to a person who screens them for potentially hazardous compounds.

June 11, 2024

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