No, this is not complete science fiction or a story by Jules Verne.  The Odyssey AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicle) can actually  hover in place.
Folks from MIT’s Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Lab have created the Odyssey IV, another AUV in the latest of a long line of AUVs.  The Odyssey IV can go down to a depth [...]

Nerdbots are robots made of recycled materials.  They are created by married couple Nicholas & Angela from Kansas City, Missouri.
Similar in style to robots from the Bennett Robot Works.  The Nerdbots are for sale and range from $130 to $190.  The bot shown here is named Conar.
Check them all out here.
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Japanese  manufacturing company Murata has unveiled Murata Girl or “Murataseiko-chan”.  She is a robot that rides on a unicycle without any assistance.
The robot was built as a playmate for the previous robot, the bicycle riding robot Murata boy.
Both robots use gyroscopes and other sensors to stay balanced while riding.
See our previous post about Murata boy, [...]

Stanford University is now offering free robotics classes online.
SEE or Stanford Engineering Everywhere is offering robotics classes such as Introduction to Robotics and Machine Learning among others.
Check it out here and get a leg up on the soon to be real robot uprising.
Link via (Robots.net)

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The TechX Challenge in Singapore is a contest run by DSTA (Defense Science and Technology Agency) of Singapore with a prize of about $700, 000 US.
Shown here is the team Evolution with their robot Uni-Seeker.  They are just 1 team of 6 that have made it to the finals.  Four teams are from Singapore and [...]