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9 great reads from CNET this week

Why life's still a blur for the Cambridge Analytica whistleblower, what makes the iPhone 11 and Pixel 4 cameras so damn good and who made our list of the decade's 30 most influential personalities.

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Boston Dynamics Spot robot is ready to leave the nest

The Spot robot from Boston Dynamics is all grown up and ready to leave home, so we're taking a trip down memory lane and revisiting some of Spot's most iconic, and most disturbing moments.

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Nissan robots may revolutionize how classic-car parts are made

Nissan's Production Engineering Research and Development Center has come up with a potentially revolutionary way of manufacturing low-volume components.

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<p>Put on your helmet and grab your wallet. Bidding starts at $1.</p>

For sale: A behemoth battle mech, slightly used

One man’s bankruptcy is another man’s battle mech

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<p>This Shapeshifter robot prototype goes for a roll in NASA's robotics yard.</p>

NASA working on Transformers-like shape-shifting robots

Autobots, roll out to Saturn's moons!

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Boston Dynamics launches Spot robot dog sales with splashy video

You'll want to buy a Spot of your own after watching the promo video.

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<p>Here are our picks for the best robot vacuums in 2019.</p>

The best robot vacuums of 2019: iRobot Roomba vs. Neato vs. the rest

Robot vacuums are smarter and faster than ever before. Here are the best models you can buy right now.

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The Guardian GT big-arm robot is crazy strong

I get to try the Guardian GT big-arm robot, which is like a real-life Power Loader from Aliens. It's controlled by a human and has incredible precision, but it's also incredibly strong. Made by Sarcos Robotics, the GT can be used in situations that are too dangerous for humans to enter, like nuclear disarmament or decommissioning power plants.

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<p>This illustration shows the combustion in side the robot propelling it out of the water.</p>

'Flying fish' robot propels itself by shooting water out of its butt

The majestic bot can leap out of the water and glide through the air. No need to worry.

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YouTube's machine learning can't keep up with its promises (The Daily Charge, 9/9/2019)

Plus, Pixel 4 leaks, Apple event anticipation and a talking robot teddy bear.

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<p>Samsung's Bot Chef robot, demonstrated at IFA in Berlin, assists cooks in a kitchen.</p>

Samsung's robot chef arms just helped make me a delicious meal at IFA

The cBot Chef, which is part of Samsung's AI push, did have some help from Michelin-starred chefs.

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<p>SophiaWorld is about what happens when you let the robots make script suggestions.</p>

A robot and a Westworld actor who plays a robot walk into a bar...

"We only live once ... allegedly," Sophia the humanoid robot tells unsettled Westwood star Evan Rachel Wood.

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