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<title>Gene Therapy Gave Deaf Children Their Hearing Back.</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Accessibility</category>
<description><![CDATA[A one-time gene therapy infusion restored meaningful hearing in 9 of 12 children with profound inherited deafness, no implants required. One three-year-old went from near-total deafness to hearing in the normal range within weeks. (Kudos level 3: Legend.)]]></description>
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<title>America Passed 80,000 Public Fast-Charging Ports</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Climate</category>
<description><![CDATA[America passed 80,000 public fast-charging ports after 4,106 were added in a single quarter, 73% of new ports at 250 kW or more, with a record 17.6 million charging sessions in July. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>3,000 Shelf-Scanning Robots Now Roam Stores Worldwide</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Robots</category>
<description><![CDATA[Simbe completed a 3,000-unit global rollout of Tally shelf-scanning robots, including Kroger's 500th, with retailers reporting steep drops in out-of-stocks and pricing errors. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>Tanzania Brought School to 751 Children With Disabilities</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Education</category>
<description><![CDATA[Tanzania's new inclusive education strategy brought schooling to 751 children with disabilities through home- and hospital-based learning, 440 laptops and tablets, over 522,000 Braille and large-print books, and compulsory sign-language training for student teachers. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>Record Quarter for US Clean Power as 17.1 GW Came Online</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Climate</category>
<description><![CDATA[164 utility-scale clean energy projects came online in the US in a single quarter, up 45% on the year, pushing total clean capacity to about 388 gigawatts. The quarter included SunZia, the largest land-based wind project in American history. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>An Autonomous AI Triaged Skin Cancer Referrals Across Two UK Hospitals</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/an-autonomous-ai-triaged-skin-cancer-referrals-across-two-uk/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[A CE-marked AI autonomously discharged 25 to 31% of urgent suspected skin cancer referrals across two UK hospitals, 8,391 patients, saving 2,851 clinician hours. The first large-scale real-world autonomous AI deployment in a cancer pathway. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>GM Started Shipping EVs With Fully Recycled Battery Cells</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Climate</category>
<description><![CDATA[GM's closed-loop pilot turned 80 end-of-life battery packs into cathode material with 100% recycled nickel, cobalt, and manganese, certified to match virgin material, and the first EVs carrying those cells are now shipping to customers. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>Two Humanoid Robots Joined a Live Packaging Line in Korea</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/two-humanoid-robots-joined-a-live-packaging-line-in-korea/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Robots</category>
<description><![CDATA[CJ Logistics put two dual-arm humanoids to work stuffing cushioning into boxes at a fulfillment center, the first live logistics humanoid deployment in South Korea. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>AI Eye Screening in Primary Care Halved the Cost of Catching Diabetic Retinopathy</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/ai-eye-screening-in-primary-care-halved-the-cost-of-catching/</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[Autonomous AI eye screening in a Canadian primary-care clinic completed 93.6% of exams on the spot and cut the cost per diagnosed case of diabetic retinopathy roughly in half. (Kudos level 1: Nice.)]]></description>
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<title>A Smartphone App Guided Blind Users 13% Faster With 41% Fewer Bumps</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-smartphone-app-guided-blind-users-13-faster-with-41-fewer/</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Accessibility</category>
<description><![CDATA[Harvard's Mobilio smartphone app, with pedestrian-view AI and personalized audio cues, guided 14 blind and low-vision participants 13% faster with 41% fewer bumps, at reliability comparable to a human guide. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>A Double Neural Bypass Rewired a Paralyzed Man's Nervous System.</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[Keith Thomas, completely paralyzed since 2020, regained hand movement and wrist sensation through brain implants paired with AI-decoded stimulation. Remarkably, the gains persisted more than two years after stimulation stopped. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>A Prosthetic Hand That Learns Each Amputee's Unique Muscle Signals</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Accessibility</category>
<description><![CDATA[A 3D-scanned, 3D-printed sleeve with magnetic sensors plus individualized AI decoded 19 hand gestures in real time for ten participants, including three amputees. It stayed accurate after 7,500 force cycles. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>A 5.5-Pound Hip Exoskeleton Cut Stroke Survivors' Walking Effort by 18%</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Accessibility</category>
<description><![CDATA[A portable hip exoskeleton offloaded about 30% of hip work for stroke survivors with hemiparesis, cutting walking effort 18%. Some gait gains persisted after the device came off. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>Trimming a Rice Gene Lifted Yields 25% and Drought Tolerance</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Chicago scientists trimmed a section of rice's own ALKBH9 and ALKBH10 genes, no foreign DNA, and boosted harvests 20 to 25% with better drought and heat tolerance. Published in Nature Genetics. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>The World Installed a Record 664 GW of Solar in 2025.</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Climate</category>
<description><![CDATA[The world installed a record 664 gigawatts of solar in 2025, pushing the global fleet past 3 terawatts, triple its size four years ago. Solar now supplies about 9% of all electricity generated on Earth. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>A Resistance Robot Taught Kids With SMA to Stand Up on Their Own</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-resistance-robot-taught-kids-with-sma-to-stand-up-on-their/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Accessibility</category>
<description><![CDATA[A 2.1-pound knee robot that resists rather than assists movement helped six children with spinal muscular atrophy gain 130% quadriceps strength. All of them can now rise from a chair unassisted. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>A Humanoid Robot Helped Build 30,000 BMWs Over an 11-Month Run</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-humanoid-robot-helped-build-30-000-bmws-over-an-11-month-r/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Robots</category>
<description><![CDATA[A Figure 02 humanoid worked 10-hour shifts at BMW's Spartanburg plant inserting sheet-metal parts for welding at better than 99% accuracy per shift, helping build 30,000 cars over an 11-month run. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>AI Thermal Imaging and Drones Now Guard Kenya's Wildlife Parks</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Science</category>
<description><![CDATA[The Kenya Wildlife Service embedded AI thermal imaging, drones, and EarthRanger into daily ranger operations, with real-time poacher alerts across its parks. (Kudos level 1: Nice.)]]></description>
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<title>The World Installed a Record 112 GW of Grid Batteries in 2025.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-world-installed-a-record-112-gw-of-grid-batteries-in-202/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Climate</category>
<description><![CDATA[Grid battery installations jumped 48% to a record 112 gigawatts in 2025, ten times the 2021 level, as lithium-ion prices kept falling. Storage is finally catching up with the solar boom. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>One in Four Cars Sold Worldwide Was Electric in 2025.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/one-in-four-cars-sold-worldwide-was-electric-in-2025-on/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Climate</category>
<description><![CDATA[More than 20 million electric cars sold in 2025, a full quarter of all cars sold worldwide and a first-ever milestone. Emerging markets doubled their sales in a single year. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>AI Scribes Gave Doctors 16 Minutes Back Per Patient Visit</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/ai-scribes-gave-doctors-16-minutes-back-per-patient-visit/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[A JAMA multisite study across five academic centers found ambient AI scribes cut clinician documentation by 16 minutes per patient visit in real clinics, a modest but genuine productivity gain. (Kudos level 1: Nice.)]]></description>
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<title>Green Hydrogen Unlocked Low-Grade Ore for Climate-Neutral Steel</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/green-hydrogen-unlocked-low-grade-ore-for-climate-neutral-st/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Climate</category>
<description><![CDATA[A Namibian pilot converted 80 tonnes of low-grade iron ore into direct-reduced iron using green hydrogen, unlocking ore grades conventional green-steel routes cannot touch. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>An Open AI Model for Protein Structures Released Its Full Training Stack</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/an-open-ai-model-for-protein-structures-released-its-full-tr/</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Science</category>
<description><![CDATA[OpenFold3 released its training datasets, weights, and code under permissive licenses: an open protein-structure AI competitive with AlphaFold3. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>A Baby Got the World's First Personalized CRISPR Therapy. A Year Later, He's Walking and Talking.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-baby-got-the-world-s-first-personalized-crispr-therapy-a-y/</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[KJ Muldoon was born with a fatal metabolic disorder and no treatment options. Six months later a bespoke CRISPR edit built for his exact mutation had him walking, talking, and eating protein safely, and his case pushed the FDA to create a faster path for personalized therapies. (Kudos level 3: Legend.)]]></description>
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<title>Closed-Loop Insulin Pumps Beat Sensor Pumps Across 27 Trials</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/closed-loop-insulin-pumps-beat-sensor-pumps-across-27-trials/</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[A meta-analysis of 27 randomized trials with over 1,000 participants found hybrid closed-loop insulin pumps raised time in range 8.8 points over sensor-augmented pumps, supporting NHS England's expansion plan. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>Orange County's Water Recycler Passed Half a Trillion Gallons</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/orange-county-s-water-recycler-passed-half-a-trillion-gallon/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Climate</category>
<description><![CDATA[Orange County's Groundwater Replenishment System, the world's largest advanced purification plant for potable reuse, passed half a trillion gallons over 18 years, now recycling 100% of reclaimable flows for up to 2.5 million people. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>A Copper Smelter Now Heats Thousands of Hamburg Homes</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-copper-smelter-now-heats-thousands-of-hamburg-homes/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Climate</category>
<description><![CDATA[Waste heat from the Aurubis copper smelter now travels 3.7 km into Hamburg's district heating network, warming thousands of homes and saving up to 120,000 tonnes of CO2 a year. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>China Approved the World's First Commercial Brain Implant for Paralysis.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/china-approved-the-world-s-first-commercial-brain-implant-fo/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[China approved the first brain implant for commercial use in paralysis, with Neuracle's NEO restoring hand movement. A paralyzed hand moving again is not a gadget; it is independence, returned. (Kudos level 3: Legend.)]]></description>
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<title>A Malaria Vaccine Reached a Refugee Camp. Child Deaths Fell by Half.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-malaria-vaccine-reached-a-refugee-camp-child-deaths-fell-b/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-malaria-vaccine-reached-a-refugee-camp-child-deaths-fell-b/</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[MSF completed the first full malaria vaccine campaign ever run in a refugee camp, fully vaccinating 2,100 young children in Ethiopia's Kule camp. In the months after, the camp hospital recorded roughly half as many child malaria deaths as the year before. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>A Brain Implant Let a Paralyzed Man Drive a Wheelchair and Command a Robot Dog</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-brain-implant-let-a-paralyzed-man-drive-a-wheelchair-and-c/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-brain-implant-let-a-paralyzed-man-drive-a-wheelchair-and-c/</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[A man paralyzed since 2022 steers a smart wheelchair outdoors, sends a robot dog on errands, and does paid remote computer work, all through a fully implanted wireless brain-computer interface with under 100ms latency. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>An AI Bionic Hand That Grasps Without Making Amputees Think</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/an-ai-bionic-hand-that-grasps-without-making-amputees-think/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/an-ai-bionic-hand-that-grasps-without-making-amputees-think/</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Accessibility</category>
<description><![CDATA[Proximity and pressure sensing plus a neural net let a commercial bionic hand auto-position its fingers, so four amputees got a more secure grip with far less mental effort. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>India Hit 50% Non-Fossil Power Capacity Five Years Early</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/india-hit-50-non-fossil-power-capacity-five-years-early/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Climate</category>
<description><![CDATA[India crossed 50% non-fossil power capacity in June 2025, five years ahead of its Paris target, after adding a record 48 to 50 gigawatts of renewables in a single year. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>Hospital-Level Care Came Home to Rural America</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/hospital-level-care-came-home-to-rural-america/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/hospital-level-care-came-home-to-rural-america/</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[A 161-patient randomized trial of hospital-level care at home: wireless chest-sticker telemetry, fanny-pack IV pumps, handheld lab meters. Costs 27% lower with early transfer, patients walked 700 more steps a day, satisfaction 88 versus 46. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>2Africa, the Longest Subsea Cable Ever Built, Is Complete</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/2africa-the-longest-subsea-cable-ever-built-is-complete/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Accessibility</category>
<description><![CDATA[2Africa, the longest subsea cable ever built at 45,000 km around the continent, is complete. The hard part now is the middle and last mile getting that capacity to people. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>Perovskite Solar Cells Hit a Record 27.2% Efficiency.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/perovskite-solar-cells-hit-a-record-27-2-efficiency-on/</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Climate</category>
<description><![CDATA[Researchers set a new 27.2% efficiency record for perovskite solar cells with a simple potassium additive that also made the cells far more durable. Cheap, high-efficiency panels just got meaningfully closer. (Kudos level 1: Nice.)]]></description>
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<title>Solar-Powered Links Brought 10,000 Rural Kenyans Online for School</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/solar-powered-links-brought-10-000-rural-kenyans-online-for/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/solar-powered-links-brought-10-000-rural-kenyans-online-for/</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Education</category>
<description><![CDATA[Kenya's education network wired 20 rural institutions through university hubs with solar backup, bringing 10,000 rural Kenyans online for school. One college's 100 idle donated computers became a working lab. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>Gene Therapy Cured 95% of Children Born Without an Immune System.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/gene-therapy-cured-95-of-children-born-without-an-immune-sys/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/gene-therapy-cured-95-of-children-born-without-an-immune-sys/</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[In the largest and longest-tracked cohort of its kind, 59 of 62 children born with ADA-SCID were cured by lentiviral gene therapy, with 100% survival over seven and a half years. Kids who once would not have lived past two are now in school and playing sports. (Kudos level 3: Legend.)]]></description>
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<title>A Rice-Grain Chip Let Blind Patients Read Again.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-rice-grain-chip-let-blind-patients-read-again-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-rice-grain-chip-let-blind-patients-read-again-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Accessibility</category>
<description><![CDATA[A rice-grain-sized retinal implant paired with AR glasses restored reading vision in 84% of patients with untreatable macular degeneration. On average they gained five lines on the vision chart. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>The World's First Pressure-Geothermal Storage Plant Built in Texas</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-world-s-first-pressure-geothermal-storage-plant-built-in/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-world-s-first-pressure-geothermal-storage-plant-built-in/</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Climate</category>
<description><![CDATA[Sage Geosystems built the world's first pressure-geothermal storage plant in Texas in 12 months: engineered underground fractures store energy at 70 to 75% round-trip efficiency with up to 17 hours of discharge. It connected to the grid in December 2025. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>Switzerland Released Apertus, a Fully Open Multilingual AI Model</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/switzerland-released-apertus-a-fully-open-multilingual-ai-mo/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/switzerland-released-apertus-a-fully-open-multilingual-ai-mo/</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Science</category>
<description><![CDATA[EPFL, ETH Zurich and CSCS released Apertus, a multilingual AI model trained on public infrastructure with weights, data, and training recipes all public under Apache 2.0. AI for the public good, not a commercial launch. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>Sensors on Power Lines Unlocked Nearly 50% More Grid Capacity in Minnesota</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/sensors-on-power-lines-unlocked-nearly-50-more-grid-capacity/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/sensors-on-power-lines-unlocked-nearly-50-more-grid-capacity/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Climate</category>
<description><![CDATA[Great River Energy's dynamic line rating deployment, the largest in the US by sensor count, found 48.92% more capacity on a pilot transmission line, going from pilot to full deployment in under nine months. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>A Bionic Knee That Feels Like Part of Your Body.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-bionic-knee-that-feels-like-part-of-your-body-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-bionic-knee-that-feels-like-part-of-your-body-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Accessibility</category>
<description><![CDATA[MIT built a prosthetic knee anchored to bone and wired into the nervous system, and the first two amputees to receive it walked faster, climbed stairs, and said it felt like part of themselves. Published in Science. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>Lab-Grown Islet Cells Freed 10 of 12 Diabetics From Insulin.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/lab-grown-islet-cells-freed-10-of-12-diabetics-from-insulin/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/lab-grown-islet-cells-freed-10-of-12-diabetics-from-insulin/</guid>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[A single infusion of lab-grown islet cells left 10 of 12 adults with severe type 1 diabetes fully insulin-independent a year later. All twelve were free of dangerous low-blood-sugar episodes, a scalable alternative to donor transplants. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>A Beach-Cleaning Robot Joined the Great Lakes Cleanup.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-beach-cleaning-robot-joined-the-great-lakes-cleanup-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-beach-cleaning-robot-joined-the-great-lakes-cleanup-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Robots</category>
<description><![CDATA[Canada's first BeBot, a remote-controlled beach-cleaning robot, started work on Ontario's Great Lakes shores in summer 2025. It sieves microplastics from sand at up to 3,000 square meters per hour. (Kudos level 1: Nice.)]]></description>
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<title>The World's Largest Reverse-Osmosis Desalination Plant Certified</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-world-s-largest-reverse-osmosis-desalination-plant-certi/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-world-s-largest-reverse-osmosis-desalination-plant-certi/</guid>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Climate</category>
<description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia's Al Khobar RO2 was certified the world's largest reverse-osmosis desalination plant at 670,852 cubic meters a day. Its sister plant set the world record for the lowest RO energy use. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>AI Tutoring Lifted Nigerian Students' English Scores.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/ai-tutoring-lifted-nigerian-students-english-scores-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/ai-tutoring-lifted-nigerian-students-english-scores-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Education</category>
<description><![CDATA[A World Bank trial gave Nigerian students GPT-4-powered after-school tutoring and watched English scores rise by 0.31 standard deviations, with the biggest gains for girls. At $48 per student, it ranks among the most cost-effective education interventions ever measured. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>A Plant That Turns Captured CO2 Into Limestone Opened in Norfolk</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-plant-that-turns-captured-co2-into-limestone-opened-in-nor/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-plant-that-turns-captured-co2-into-limestone-opened-in-nor/</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Climate</category>
<description><![CDATA[Mission Zero's electrochemical plant in Norfolk pulls 250 tonnes of CO2 a year from the air and turns it into carbon-negative limestone for bricks and concrete: the world's first fully integrated direct-air-capture-to-building-materials plant, operating commercially. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>Cyborg Cockroaches Joined a Real Earthquake Rescue.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/cyborg-cockroaches-joined-a-real-earthquake-rescue-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/cyborg-cockroaches-joined-a-real-earthquake-rescue-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Robots</category>
<description><![CDATA[After the March 2025 Myanmar earthquake, Singapore's rescue team deployed ten camera-equipped cyborg cockroaches into rubble too tight for humans or dogs. A world first for the technology, in a real disaster. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>A Sunlight-and-Seawater Device Makes Green Hydrogen and Drinking Water</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-sunlight-and-seawater-device-makes-green-hydrogen-and-drin/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-sunlight-and-seawater-device-makes-green-hydrogen-and-drin/</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Climate</category>
<description><![CDATA[A low-cost device that needs only sunlight and seawater to produce green hydrogen and clean drinking water, with no grid power required. (Kudos level 1: Nice.)]]></description>
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<title>A Brain Implant Steered a Robotic Arm for Seven Months Without Recalibration</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-brain-implant-steered-a-robotic-arm-for-seven-months-witho/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-brain-implant-steered-a-robotic-arm-for-seven-months-witho/</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[UCSF researchers showed a paralyzed man could control a robotic arm for reaching and grasping for a record seven months, because the AI adapted to small day-to-day shifts in brain activity. Previous implants typically needed recalibration within days. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>A Prosthetic Liner You Adjust From Your Phone</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-prosthetic-liner-you-adjust-from-your-phone/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-prosthetic-liner-you-adjust-from-your-phone/</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Accessibility</category>
<description><![CDATA[A silicone prosthetic liner with pressurized channels lets amputees adjust the fit in real time from a smartphone. Six trial users reported far fewer frustrating fits, meaning fewer blisters, sores, and returns to the wheelchair. (Kudos level 1: Nice.)]]></description>
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<title>A Bone-Anchored Implant Got an Amputee Walking Again After a Decade</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-bone-anchored-implant-got-an-amputee-walking-again-after-a/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-bone-anchored-implant-got-an-amputee-walking-again-after-a/</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Accessibility</category>
<description><![CDATA[After a decade of failed socket prostheses, a titanium implant anchored directly into the patient's femur got him walking unaided. He even senses the ground through the bone itself. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>A Prosthetic Hand That Restores Touch and Cut Phantom Pain by 90%</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-prosthetic-hand-that-restores-touch-and-cut-phantom-pain-b/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-prosthetic-hand-that-restores-touch-and-cut-phantom-pain-b/</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Accessibility</category>
<description><![CDATA[Spinal and peripheral nerve stimulation let an amputee distinguish object sizes by touch through a prosthesis, with no training. Phantom limb pain fell 90%. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>A Rescue Robot Pulled Tourists From Rough Water in Hainan</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-rescue-robot-pulled-tourists-from-rough-water-in-hainan/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-rescue-robot-pulled-tourists-from-rough-water-in-hainan/</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Robots</category>
<description><![CDATA[A U-shaped water rescue robot pulled struggling tourists from the surf in Hainan during its first Spring Festival deployment. It is now in service in Fujian and Guangdong too. (Kudos level 1: Nice.)]]></description>
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<title>A Brain Implant Decoded Finger Movements to Fly a Drone</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-brain-implant-decoded-finger-movements-to-fly-a-drone/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-brain-implant-decoded-finger-movements-to-fly-a-drone/</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[A quadriplegic patient steered a virtual drone through obstacle courses using only decoded finger movements from his motor cortex. Three independent finger groups, read straight from the brain (Nature Medicine). (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>A Dual-Arm Robot Picks Apples at Near-Human Speed</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-dual-arm-robot-picks-apples-at-near-human-speed/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-dual-arm-robot-picks-apples-at-near-human-speed/</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Robots</category>
<description><![CDATA[A dual-arm harvester built with Michigan State picks an apple every three seconds using AI vision, at near-human speed. The USDA positions it as a commercially viable answer to orchard labor costs. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>Stem Cells Reversed Type 1 Diabetes in a Woman.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/stem-cells-reversed-type-1-diabetes-in-a-woman-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/stem-cells-reversed-type-1-diabetes-in-a-woman-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[A reprogrammed stem cell transplant reversed Type 1 diabetes in a woman, reported in Nature. A milestone for a disease once thought irreversible. (Kudos level 3: Legend.)]]></description>
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<title>Blue Origin Made Solar Cells From Moon Dust.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/blue-origin-made-solar-cells-from-moon-dust-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/blue-origin-made-solar-cells-from-moon-dust-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Science</category>
<description><![CDATA[Blue Origin figured out how to make solar cells from Moon dust. With Blue Alchemist, the lunar surface could power its own future. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>Gene Editing Might Cure HIV. The First Trial Results Are In.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/gene-editing-might-cure-hiv-the-first-trial-results-are-in-o/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/gene-editing-might-cure-hiv-the-first-trial-results-are-in-o/</guid>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[A startup's CRISPR approach to curing HIV has reported its first trial results. An old dream of medicine is being tested in the real world. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>AI and Automation Are Collapsing the Drug Discovery Timeline.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/ai-and-automation-are-collapsing-the-drug-discovery-timeline/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/ai-and-automation-are-collapsing-the-drug-discovery-timeline/</guid>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Science</category>
<description><![CDATA[AI and automation are shrinking the drug discovery timeline, finding the right drug for the right patient faster. Speed that saves lives. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>CRISPR's Next Act: Fighting Climate Change and Feeding the World.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/crispr-s-next-act-fighting-climate-change-and-feeding-the-wo/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/crispr-s-next-act-fighting-climate-change-and-feeding-the-wo/</guid>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Science</category>
<description><![CDATA[The CRISPR pioneers are aiming gene editing at climate change and world hunger. After medicine, the next act is the planet itself. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>Exoskeleton Technology Could Redefine Disability.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/exoskeleton-technology-could-redefine-disability-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/exoskeleton-technology-could-redefine-disability-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Accessibility</category>
<description><![CDATA[Exoskeleton technology is poised to redefine disability, making wheelchairs optional rather than inevitable. Standing, walking, and meeting the world at eye level again: that is what progress feels like. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>Paralyzed With a Severed Spinal Cord, He Walks Again.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/paralyzed-with-a-severed-spinal-cord-he-walks-again-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/paralyzed-with-a-severed-spinal-cord-he-walks-again-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[With a severed spinal cord, he walked again after an implant bridged his injury. Medicine just did the miraculous. (Kudos level 3: Legend.)]]></description>
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<title>A New Drug Delays Type 1 Diabetes in Kids.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-new-drug-delays-type-1-diabetes-in-kids-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-new-drug-delays-type-1-diabetes-in-kids-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[A new drug can delay type 1 diabetes in kids, buying them a full, normal childhood. Sometimes the best gift is more time. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>The Hubble Is Falling. SpaceX Might Give It a Lift.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-hubble-is-falling-spacex-might-give-it-a-lift-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-hubble-is-falling-spacex-might-give-it-a-lift-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Science</category>
<description><![CDATA[The Hubble is falling, and SpaceX plus a billionaire backer are exploring a mission to lift it back up. Even our greatest telescopes deserve a second act. (Kudos level 1: Nice.)]]></description>
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<title>The Living Lights That Could Cut Our Energy Use.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-living-lights-that-could-cut-our-energy-use-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-living-lights-that-could-cut-our-energy-use-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Climate</category>
<description><![CDATA[Scientists are exploring bioluminescence, nature's own glow, as a way to light cities and cut energy use. Streets lit by living light: quieter, softer, and gentler on the planet. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>Can Nuclear Fusion Put the Brakes on Climate Change?</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/can-nuclear-fusion-put-the-brakes-on-climate-change-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/can-nuclear-fusion-put-the-brakes-on-climate-change-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Science</category>
<description><![CDATA[The New Yorker examined whether nuclear fusion could help slow climate change, laying out the science and the stakes. The dream of clean, near-limitless energy is still alive, and still worth chasing. (Kudos level 3: Legend.)]]></description>
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<title>The Material That "Learns" Like a Sea Slug.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-material-that-learns-like-a-sea-slug-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-material-that-learns-like-a-sea-slug-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Science</category>
<description><![CDATA[Nickel oxide, a humble material, showed learning behaviors like a sea slug's: habituation and sensitization in its electrical responses. Matter that learns could one day become AI hardware that sips power instead of gulping it. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>He Typed 90 Characters a Minute Using Only His Thoughts.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/he-typed-90-characters-a-minute-using-only-his-thoughts-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/he-typed-90-characters-a-minute-using-only-his-thoughts-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2021 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[A paralyzed man typed 90 characters a minute just by imagining handwriting, decoded by a Stanford brain implant. His thoughts became words at smartphone speed: communication, restored. (Kudos level 3: Legend.)]]></description>
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<title>Alphabet's Wing Drones Hit 100,000 Deliveries.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/alphabet-s-wing-drones-hit-100-000-deliveries-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/alphabet-s-wing-drones-hit-100-000-deliveries-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Robots</category>
<description><![CDATA[Alphabet's Wing drones crossed 100,000 deliveries, proof that the quiet work of delivery drones is paying off. Slowly, then suddenly. (Kudos level 1: Nice.)]]></description>
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<title>Overnight Success Takes Decades: The mRNA Story.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/overnight-success-takes-decades-the-mrna-story-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/overnight-success-takes-decades-the-mrna-story-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Science</category>
<description><![CDATA[The mRNA miracle was decades in the making, built on years of patient, unglamorous work. Overnight success takes decades. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>The Battery Made of Rust That Stores Power for 100 Hours.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-battery-made-of-rust-that-stores-power-for-100-hours-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-battery-made-of-rust-that-stores-power-for-100-hours-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Climate</category>
<description><![CDATA[Form Energy's iron-air battery stores power for 100 hours at a tenth of lithium's cost, using rust. The humble battery just got heroic. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>A Brain Implant Turned a Paralyzed Man's Thoughts Into Words.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-brain-implant-turned-a-paralyzed-man-s-thoughts-into-words/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-brain-implant-turned-a-paralyzed-man-s-thoughts-into-words/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[A brain implant turned a paralyzed man's thoughts directly into words, giving him back his voice. Communication, restored from within. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>An mRNA Vaccine Fully Immunized Mice Against Malaria.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/an-mrna-vaccine-fully-immunized-mice-against-malaria-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/an-mrna-vaccine-fully-immunized-mice-against-malaria-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[An mRNA vaccine fully protected mice against malaria in trials. The same platform that fought COVID is now taking aim at one of humanity's oldest killers. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>The Malaria Vaccine That Beat Expectations at 77% Efficacy.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-malaria-vaccine-that-beat-expectations-at-77-efficacy-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-malaria-vaccine-that-beat-expectations-at-77-efficacy-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[A malaria vaccine beat expectations with 77% efficacy, the first to clear the WHO's 75% bar, and it costs about $2 a dose. A landmark win against a global killer. (Kudos level 3: Legend.)]]></description>
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<title>The FDA Approved VR Movies as a Treatment for Lazy Eye.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-fda-approved-vr-movies-as-a-treatment-for-lazy-eye-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-fda-approved-vr-movies-as-a-treatment-for-lazy-eye-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[The FDA approved VR movies as real therapy for kids' lazy eye. Amblyopia treatment just became movie night. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>Your Cough Has a Sound. AI Can Hear Disease in It.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/your-cough-has-a-sound-ai-can-hear-disease-in-it-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/your-cough-has-a-sound-ai-can-hear-disease-in-it-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[AI can hear disease in a cough, turning a smartphone into a respiratory diagnostic tool. A simple sound check could catch illness early. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>Drones Flew Blood to a Remote Hospital in 18 Minutes.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/drones-flew-blood-to-a-remote-hospital-in-18-minutes-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/drones-flew-blood-to-a-remote-hospital-in-18-minutes-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[In Uttarakhand, drones delivered blood to a remote hospital in just 18 minutes, skipping terrain that once meant hours of travel. A beautiful leapfrog moment, where the sky becomes the fastest road to care. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>The CAD Program for Designing Organisms From Scratch.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-cad-program-for-designing-organisms-from-scratch-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-cad-program-for-designing-organisms-from-scratch-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Science</category>
<description><![CDATA[GP-write's genome CAD program lets scientists design organisms the way engineers design circuits, on a screen, before they are built. Biology is getting the drafting tools that made software and chips scale. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>An AI App Is Reading Chest X-Rays for TB in Rural India.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/an-ai-app-is-reading-chest-x-rays-for-tb-in-rural-india-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/an-ai-app-is-reading-chest-x-rays-for-tb-in-rural-india-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[Qure.ai's AI reads chest X-rays for tuberculosis in rural India, bringing expert diagnosis where doctors are scarce. Healthcare capacity, multiplied by software. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>The World's Best Hope for Enough Covid Vaccine.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-world-s-best-hope-for-enough-covid-vaccine-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-world-s-best-hope-for-enough-covid-vaccine-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[The Serum Institute's massive manufacturing scale-up became the world's best hope for enough vaccine. Scale, it turns out, is a superpower. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>Europe Approved the First Artificial Heart for Sale.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/europe-approved-the-first-artificial-heart-for-sale-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/europe-approved-the-first-artificial-heart-for-sale-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[Europe approved Carmat's artificial heart for sale, a device born from aerospace engineering. A heart built like a spacecraft, now pumping blood in real chests: medicine borrowing from the stars. (Kudos level 3: Legend.)]]></description>
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<title>A Robotic Teddy Bear Is Making Hospitalized Kids Feel Better.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-robotic-teddy-bear-is-making-hospitalized-kids-feel-better/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-robotic-teddy-bear-is-making-hospitalized-kids-feel-better/</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Robots</category>
<description><![CDATA[MIT's Huggable, a robotic teddy bear, helped more than 50 hospitalized kids feel better in a Pediatrics study. Sometimes the best medicine is a warm, patient friend. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>Gene Therapies for Rare Diseases Are Here.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/gene-therapies-for-rare-diseases-are-here-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/gene-therapies-for-rare-diseases-are-here-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[One-shot gene therapies for rare diseases have arrived, turning lifelong conditions into solvable problems. Now the fight moves to making them affordable. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>A Bold Effort to Cure HIV Using CRISPR.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-bold-effort-to-cure-hiv-using-crispr-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-bold-effort-to-cure-hiv-using-crispr-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[Scientists are making a bold attempt to cure HIV with CRISPR, cutting the virus out at its genetic root. Audacious science for a historic goal. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>Old Phones and Smart Software Are Catching Illegal Loggers.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/old-phones-and-smart-software-are-catching-illegal-loggers-o/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/old-phones-and-smart-software-are-catching-illegal-loggers-o/</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Climate</category>
<description><![CDATA[Discarded phones, tucked into the rainforest, listen for the buzz of chainsaws and sound the alarm. Old tech is becoming the forest's best defender. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>Verily's AI Is Diagnosing Diabetic Blindness in Rural India.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/verily-s-ai-is-diagnosing-diabetic-blindness-in-rural-india/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/verily-s-ai-is-diagnosing-diabetic-blindness-in-rural-india/</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[Verily's AI is up and running in South India, diagnosing diabetic blindness where eye specialists are scarce. Sight saved by software, delivered to places the healthcare system barely reaches. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>UPS Got the FAA Nod for Widespread Drone Deliveries.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/ups-got-the-faa-nod-for-widespread-drone-deliveries-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/ups-got-the-faa-nod-for-widespread-drone-deliveries-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Robots</category>
<description><![CDATA[UPS won FAA approval for widespread drone deliveries, with health packages first in line. Medicine by air is moving from experiment to infrastructure, and the sky is becoming a supply route. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>The Visor That Diagnoses a Stroke in Half a Minute.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-visor-that-diagnoses-a-stroke-in-half-a-minute-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-visor-that-diagnoses-a-stroke-in-half-a-minute-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[A simple visor can diagnose a stroke in 30 seconds with 92% accuracy, far above the 40 to 89% of standard emergency exams. Faster answers mean faster treatment, and brain cells saved by the minute. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>SpaceX Took the Commercial Launch Crown From Russia.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/spacex-took-the-commercial-launch-crown-from-russia-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/spacex-took-the-commercial-launch-crown-from-russia-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Science</category>
<description><![CDATA[SpaceX overtook Russia as the world's most prolific commercial launcher, reshaping who gets to space. Competition lifted the whole industry. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>A Teenager Built an AI That Diagnoses Her Grandfather's Eye Disease.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-teenager-built-an-ai-that-diagnoses-her-grandfather-s-eye/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-teenager-built-an-ai-that-diagnoses-her-grandfather-s-eye/</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[Kavya Kopparapu built an AI that diagnoses her grandfather's eye disease using a smartphone and a 3D-printed lens. A teenager, a phone, and care in action. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>AI Can Hear a Heart Attack in Your 911 Call.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/ai-can-hear-a-heart-attack-in-your-911-call-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/ai-can-hear-a-heart-attack-in-your-911-call-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[An AI system can hear cardiac arrest in a 911 caller's voice, sometimes better than human dispatchers. Every second counts, and now the phone can help. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>The Armada of Saildrones Mapping the Oceans.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-armada-of-saildrones-mapping-the-oceans-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-armada-of-saildrones-mapping-the-oceans-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Science</category>
<description><![CDATA[A fleet of autonomous saildrones is mapping our oceans and gathering research data on its own. The wind is doing the driving while science rides along. (Kudos level 1: Nice.)]]></description>
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<title>How Robots Are Making Better Drugs, Faster.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/how-robots-are-making-better-drugs-faster-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/how-robots-are-making-better-drugs-faster-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Science</category>
<description><![CDATA[Robots are now helping make better drugs, faster. Automation in the lab is accelerating the path from molecule to medicine. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>Robots to Make Robots at ABB's $150M Factory.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/robots-to-make-robots-at-abb-s-150m-factory-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/robots-to-make-robots-at-abb-s-150m-factory-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Robots</category>
<description><![CDATA[At ABB's $150 million factory, robots build robots. Automation is now manufacturing itself, and the future is assembling fast. (Kudos level 1: Nice.)]]></description>
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<title>The FDA Approved the First Blood Sugar Monitor Without Finger Pricks.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-fda-approved-the-first-blood-sugar-monitor-without-finge/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-fda-approved-the-first-blood-sugar-monitor-without-finge/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[The FDA approved the first blood sugar monitor that needs no finger pricks, sparing diabetics thousands of tiny stabs. Small mercies are still mercies, and this one touches millions of fingertips. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>Nanorobots That Swim Through Your Body to Deliver Medicine Are Coming.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/nanorobots-that-swim-through-your-body-to-deliver-medicine-a/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/nanorobots-that-swim-through-your-body-to-deliver-medicine-a/</guid>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Robots</category>
<description><![CDATA[Tiny robots that swim through your body, deliver medicine exactly where it is needed, then dissolve away. The future of treatment may be smaller than a speck of dust. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>Gene Therapy Made Deaf Mice Hear Again.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/gene-therapy-made-deaf-mice-hear-again-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/gene-therapy-made-deaf-mice-hear-again-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[Gene therapy ferried healthy genes into the inner ears of deaf mice, and they could hear again. A virus doing good, for once. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>ISRO Launched 104 Satellites on One Rocket.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/isro-launched-104-satellites-on-one-rocket-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/isro-launched-104-satellites-on-one-rocket-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Science</category>
<description><![CDATA[ISRO launched 104 satellites on a single rocket, a world record set aboard the famously frugal PSLV. India's space program keeps proving that ingenuity beats big budgets. (Kudos level 3: Legend.)]]></description>
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<title>The Robot With Its Head in the Cloud.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-robot-with-its-head-in-the-cloud-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-robot-with-its-head-in-the-cloud-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Robots</category>
<description><![CDATA[This warehouse robot doesn't just pick boxes, it shares what it learns with a hive mind of its peers. Every robot gets smarter from every shift. (Kudos level 1: Nice.)]]></description>
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<title>The App That Diagnoses Genetic Disorders at a Glance.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-app-that-diagnoses-genetic-disorders-at-a-glance-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-app-that-diagnoses-genetic-disorders-at-a-glance-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[An app can diagnose genetic disorders at a glance, doing in minutes what took doctors 16 years. Facial recognition is becoming a lifeline for rare diseases. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>Asked Via a Mind-Reading Device, Locked-In Patients Said "I Love to Live."</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/asked-via-a-mind-reading-device-locked-in-patients-said-i-lo/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/asked-via-a-mind-reading-device-locked-in-patients-said-i-lo/</guid>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[Asked through a brain-computer interface, three of four fully locked-in ALS patients said they love to live. A quiet, profound answer: technology giving a voice to those the world assumed had gone silent. (Kudos level 3: Legend.)]]></description>
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<title>An AI Recreated a Nobel-Winning Physics Experiment in One Hour.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/an-ai-recreated-a-nobel-winning-physics-experiment-in-one-ho/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/an-ai-recreated-a-nobel-winning-physics-experiment-in-one-ho/</guid>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Science</category>
<description><![CDATA[An Australian National University AI recreated a Nobel-winning physics experiment in a single hour, learning the Bose-Einstein condensate setup from scratch. Machines that learn like scientists. (Kudos level 1: Nice.)]]></description>
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<title>The $1,000 Braille Tablet Made of Microfluidic Bubbles.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-1-000-braille-tablet-made-of-microfluidic-bubbles-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-1-000-braille-tablet-made-of-microfluidic-bubbles-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Accessibility</category>
<description><![CDATA[A braille tablet built on microfluidic bubbles promises full-page tactile graphics for under $1,000, a fraction of today's costs. Charts, graphs, and whole pages, finally touchable for blind readers. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>ISRO Launched 20 Satellites on a Single Rocket.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/isro-launched-20-satellites-on-a-single-rocket-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/isro-launched-20-satellites-on-a-single-rocket-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Science</category>
<description><![CDATA[ISRO packed 20 satellites onto a single rocket and put them all in orbit in about 26 minutes. Efficiency at rocket scale. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>A Soft Exosuit Is Helping Stroke Victims Walk Again.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-soft-exosuit-is-helping-stroke-victims-walk-again-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-soft-exosuit-is-helping-stroke-victims-walk-again-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Robots</category>
<description><![CDATA[A low-cost, low-tech soft exosuit from Harvard is helping stroke victims walk again. Gentle robotics, enormous human impact. (Kudos level 1: Nice.)]]></description>
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<title>The Painting Robot That Didn't Steal Anyone's Job.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-painting-robot-that-didn-t-steal-anyone-s-job-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-painting-robot-that-didn-t-steal-anyone-s-job-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Robots</category>
<description><![CDATA[This painting robot did not replace its human coworkers, it transformed what they could do together. A story about robots that lift people up. (Kudos level 1: Nice.)]]></description>
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<title>A Brain Chip Gave a Paralyzed Man His Hand Back.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-brain-chip-gave-a-paralyzed-man-his-hand-back-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-brain-chip-gave-a-paralyzed-man-his-hand-back-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[A brain chip gave a paralyzed man control of his own hand again. Thought became movement, and independence came back with it. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>"For Us, This Technology Is a Game-Changer": Europe's Emergency Workers Turn to Drones.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/for-us-this-technology-is-a-game-changer-europe-s-emergency/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/for-us-this-technology-is-a-game-changer-europe-s-emergency/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Robots</category>
<description><![CDATA[Europe's emergency workers are turning to drones as game-changers for rescues and disasters. Eyes in the sky, help on the way. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>Sesame Phone: A Hands-Free Smartphone for Paralyzed Users.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/sesame-phone-a-hands-free-smartphone-for-paralyzed-users-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/sesame-phone-a-hands-free-smartphone-for-paralyzed-users-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Accessibility</category>
<description><![CDATA[Sesame Phone gives paralyzed users a fully hands-free smartphone, controlled by head movements. Independence, one glance at a time. (Kudos level 1: Nice.)]]></description>
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<title>Ford's Driverless Cars Passed the Snow Test.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/ford-s-driverless-cars-passed-the-snow-test-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/ford-s-driverless-cars-passed-the-snow-test-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Robots</category>
<description><![CDATA[Ford's driverless cars passed the snow test, navigating one of driving's hardest conditions. Winter just met its match. (Kudos level 1: Nice.)]]></description>
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<title>The Robot Surgeon That Stitches Better Than Humans.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-robot-surgeon-that-stitches-better-than-humans-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-robot-surgeon-that-stitches-better-than-humans-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Robots</category>
<description><![CDATA[Johns Hopkins' STAR robot stitches with submillimeter precision, and it outstitched its own inventors. The robot surgeon is setting a new bar for delicate surgery. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>CRISPR Offers Hope for Muscular Dystrophy.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/crispr-offers-hope-for-muscular-dystrophy-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/crispr-offers-hope-for-muscular-dystrophy-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[Gene editing is offering new hope to people with muscular dystrophy. CRISPR research is moving toward treatments for a disease that once had none. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>The Ingenious Way Iranians Beam Banned Data Over Satellite TV.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-ingenious-way-iranians-beam-banned-data-over-satellite-t/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-ingenious-way-iranians-beam-banned-data-over-satellite-t/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Accessibility</category>
<description><![CDATA[Iranians found an ingenious way to beam banned data in over satellite TV. When the internet is blocked, creativity finds a signal. (Kudos level 1: Nice.)]]></description>
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<title>Stem Cell Surgery Regrew Eye Lenses in 12 Children.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/stem-cell-surgery-regrew-eye-lenses-in-12-children-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/stem-cell-surgery-regrew-eye-lenses-in-12-children-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[Stem cell surgery regrew functional eye lenses in 12 children born with cataracts. Young patients healed themselves, with a little help from science. (Kudos level 3: Legend.)]]></description>
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<title>The Drone That Maps, Finds, and Detonates Landmines.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-drone-that-maps-finds-and-detonates-landmines-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-drone-that-maps-finds-and-detonates-landmines-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Robots</category>
<description><![CDATA[This drone maps, finds, and detonates landmines 20 times faster and 200 times cheaper. A landmine-free world within a decade is suddenly thinkable. (Kudos level 3: Legend.)]]></description>
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<title>World Energy Hit a Turning Point: Solar Cheaper Than Wind.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/world-energy-hit-a-turning-point-solar-cheaper-than-wind-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/world-energy-hit-a-turning-point-solar-cheaper-than-wind-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Climate</category>
<description><![CDATA[In 2016, solar became cheaper than wind, marking a genuine turning point for world energy. Clean power is no longer the expensive idealist's option; it is simply the best deal. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>A Joystick-Controlled Robot That Peels a Membrane 1/100th of a mm Thick.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-joystick-controlled-robot-that-peels-a-membrane-1-100th-of/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-joystick-controlled-robot-that-peels-a-membrane-1-100th-of/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Robots</category>
<description><![CDATA[Surgeons used a joystick-controlled robot to peel a membrane a hundredth of a millimeter thick. Precision beyond the steadiest human hand, opening the door to eye operations once thought impossible. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>The Stem-Cell Bio-Ink for 3D Printing Living Tissue.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-stem-cell-bio-ink-for-3d-printing-living-tissue-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-stem-cell-bio-ink-for-3d-printing-living-tissue-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[Scientists developed a bio-ink made with stem cells that can 3D-print living tissue. Printing with life itself is no longer science fiction; it is a laboratory reality inching toward medicine. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>Rwanda Began Commercial Drone Deliveries of Blood.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/rwanda-began-commercial-drone-deliveries-of-blood-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/rwanda-began-commercial-drone-deliveries-of-blood-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[Rwanda launched commercial drone deliveries of blood, turning toys for some into life-savers for others. The country skipped straight to the future of logistics, one lifesaving drop at a time. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>Tega: The Squishy Robot Teaching Preschoolers Spanish.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/tega-the-squishy-robot-teaching-preschoolers-spanish-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/tega-the-squishy-robot-teaching-preschoolers-spanish-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Robots</category>
<description><![CDATA[Tega, a squishy little social robot, helps preschoolers learn Spanish by reading faces and playing along. Proof that the best teachers sometimes come with fur, patience, and endless enthusiasm. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>Singapore's Self-Driving Cars Can Be Hailed With a Smartphone.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/singapore-s-self-driving-cars-can-be-hailed-with-a-smartphon/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/singapore-s-self-driving-cars-can-be-hailed-with-a-smartphon/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Robots</category>
<description><![CDATA[In Singapore, self-driving cars could be summoned with a smartphone tap, making autonomy feel ordinary. The future of transport arrived not with a bang, but with a ride request. (Kudos level 1: Nice.)]]></description>
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<title>Satellites Can Pinpoint Poverty Where Surveys Can't.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/satellites-can-pinpoint-poverty-where-surveys-can-t-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/satellites-can-pinpoint-poverty-where-surveys-can-t-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Science</category>
<description><![CDATA[Researchers found that satellite images can pinpoint poverty in places surveys never reach. From orbit, we can finally see the people the data forgot, and aim help where it matters most. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>The World's First Robot-Assisted Operation Inside the Human Eye.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-world-s-first-robot-assisted-operation-inside-the-human/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-world-s-first-robot-assisted-operation-inside-the-human/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Robots</category>
<description><![CDATA[At Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital, the Preceyes robot performed the world's first robot-assisted operation inside the human eye. Tremor-free precision in a space smaller than a coin: a landmark for surgery. (Kudos level 3: Legend.)]]></description>
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<title>You'll Love Your Robot More If You Assemble It Yourself.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/you-ll-love-your-robot-more-if-you-assemble-it-yourself-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/you-ll-love-your-robot-more-if-you-assemble-it-yourself-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Robots</category>
<description><![CDATA[Research found the IKEA effect works on robots: people who assemble their own robot like it more and feel real ownership. Build it yourself, love it more: a hopeful hint about how humans and machines will bond. (Kudos level 1: Nice.)]]></description>
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<title>Digital-Age Donations: USB Sticks for North Korea.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/digital-age-donations-usb-sticks-for-north-korea-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/digital-age-donations-usb-sticks-for-north-korea-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Accessibility</category>
<description><![CDATA[Campaigners sought USB sticks to carry outside information into North Korea, digital-age donations for a closed country. Sometimes the mightiest technology is a thumb drive full of the world. (Kudos level 1: Nice.)]]></description>
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<title>This Man Controls a Robotic Arm With His Thoughts.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/this-man-controls-a-robotic-arm-with-his-thoughts-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/this-man-controls-a-robotic-arm-with-his-thoughts-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Robots</category>
<description><![CDATA[A prosthetic arm anchored directly to the skeleton and controlled by thought alone. Independence, restored by engineering. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>Translation Apps Are Quietly Making the World Closer.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/translation-apps-are-quietly-making-the-world-closer-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/translation-apps-are-quietly-making-the-world-closer-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Accessibility</category>
<description><![CDATA[Translation apps are quietly dissolving language barriers, making the world a little closer every day. The internet made the world smaller; translation makes it closer. (Kudos level 1: Nice.)]]></description>
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<title>Satellites Are Measuring Economies in Real Time.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/satellites-are-measuring-economies-in-real-time-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/satellites-are-measuring-economies-in-real-time-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Science</category>
<description><![CDATA[Satellites with cheap cameras and big data are now measuring economies in near real time. A whole new way to see how the world is doing. (Kudos level 1: Nice.)]]></description>
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<title>The $70,000 Exoskeleton That Helps the Paralyzed Walk.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-70-000-exoskeleton-that-helps-the-paralyzed-walk-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-70-000-exoskeleton-that-helps-the-paralyzed-walk-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Robots</category>
<description><![CDATA[A $70,000 exoskeleton is helping paralyzed people walk, and it is already approved in the US and the EU. Bionic legs, now real and available. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>Hi-Tech Agriculture Is Freeing the Farmer From His Fields.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/hi-tech-agriculture-is-freeing-the-farmer-from-his-fields-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/hi-tech-agriculture-is-freeing-the-farmer-from-his-fields-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Science</category>
<description><![CDATA[Satellite steering, drones, and sensor fields are doing the fieldwork so farmers don't have to. High-tech agriculture is freeing growers from the grind, one precise pass at a time. (Kudos level 1: Nice.)]]></description>
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<title>Why Gene Editing Has Scientists So Excited.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/why-gene-editing-has-scientists-so-excited-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/why-gene-editing-has-scientists-so-excited-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Science</category>
<description><![CDATA[Scientists see a future where they go straight to the root cause of disease and repair the broken gene. That is the promise of gene editing, and the excitement is earned. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>The Terminator-2 3D Printer: Solid Objects From Liquid in Minutes.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-terminator-2-3d-printer-solid-objects-from-liquid-in-min/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-terminator-2-3d-printer-solid-objects-from-liquid-in-min/</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Science</category>
<description><![CDATA[The Terminator-2-inspired CLIP printer grows solid objects from liquid in minutes, 25 to 100 times faster than before. 3D printing just got a serious upgrade. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>Weavers Turn Silk Into Diabetes Test Strips at a Third of the Cost.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/weavers-turn-silk-into-diabetes-test-strips-at-a-third-of-th/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/weavers-turn-silk-into-diabetes-test-strips-at-a-third-of-th/</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[Weavers turned silk into diabetes test strips at a third of the usual cost. Traditional craft met modern medicine, and patients save. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>The Hand of a Superhero: 3D-Printed Prosthetics Kids Actually Want.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-hand-of-a-superhero-3d-printed-prosthetics-kids-actually/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-hand-of-a-superhero-3d-printed-prosthetics-kids-actually/</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Accessibility</category>
<description><![CDATA[Superhero-styled, 3D-printed prosthetics give kids hands they actually want to wear, at a fraction of the cost. Prosthetics that celebrate rather than hide. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>A Paralyzed Man Walked Again on Brain Power Alone.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-paralyzed-man-walked-again-on-brain-power-alone-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-paralyzed-man-walked-again-on-brain-power-alone-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[A paralyzed man walked again on brain power alone, with a UCI system that bypassed his spinal cord. His brain reached his legs without the wires in between. (Kudos level 3: Legend.)]]></description>
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<title>How Robots, Drones, and New Disaster Tech Are Saving Lives.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/how-robots-drones-and-new-disaster-tech-are-saving-lives-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/how-robots-drones-and-new-disaster-tech-are-saving-lives-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Robots</category>
<description><![CDATA[From robots to drones, a new generation of disaster technology is reaching survivors faster than ever. When every minute counts, machines are learning to do some of the bravest work of all. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>Robots and Healthcare: Early Days, Promising Signs.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/robots-and-healthcare-early-days-promising-signs-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/robots-and-healthcare-early-days-promising-signs-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Robots</category>
<description><![CDATA[A 2015 look at robots in healthcare found early days with genuinely promising signs. Even the first machines hinted at what was coming: robots as helpers in the hospital, not replacements for the humans. (Kudos level 1: Nice.)]]></description>
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<title>The Cyborg Cockroach That Could Search Collapsed Buildings.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-cyborg-cockroach-that-could-search-collapsed-buildings-o/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-cyborg-cockroach-that-could-search-collapsed-buildings-o/</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Robots</category>
<description><![CDATA[Texas A&M researchers wired a tiny microcontroller into a cockroach's nervous system, creating a controllable insect that can squeeze into collapsed buildings. Nature's best explorer, upgraded with a remote control for search and rescue. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>A 20-Year-Old Invented a Life-Saving Smart Wheelchair.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-20-year-old-invented-a-life-saving-smart-wheelchair-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-20-year-old-invented-a-life-saving-smart-wheelchair-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Accessibility</category>
<description><![CDATA[A 20-year-old inventor built a smart wheelchair that could save lives. Youth, ingenuity, and a chair that changes everything. (Kudos level 1: Nice.)]]></description>
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<title>Transplant Surgery Got a Paralyzed Man Walking Again.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/transplant-surgery-got-a-paralyzed-man-walking-again-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/transplant-surgery-got-a-paralyzed-man-walking-again-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[Transplant surgery got a paralyzed man walking again. In the doctor's words: this is just fantastic. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>Controlling Google Glass With Brainwaves.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/controlling-google-glass-with-brainwaves-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/controlling-google-glass-with-brainwaves-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Accessibility</category>
<description><![CDATA[Brainwaves are becoming a remote control for Google Glass. For people with limited abilities, this hands-free tech could do wonders. (Kudos level 1: Nice.)]]></description>
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<title>The Nobel for the Brain's Inner GPS.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-nobel-for-the-brain-s-inner-gps-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-nobel-for-the-brain-s-inner-gps-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Science</category>
<description><![CDATA[The Nobel honored the discovery of the brain's inner GPS, the place and grid cells that map our world. A beautiful reward for decoding how we find our way. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>"Scientists Make Telepathy Breakthrough."</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/scientists-make-telepathy-breakthrough-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/scientists-make-telepathy-breakthrough-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Science</category>
<description><![CDATA[Scientists demonstrated brain-to-brain communication, sending messages directly between minds. Telepathy moved from science fiction to the lab bench. (Kudos level 1: Nice.)]]></description>
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<title>A Robot Will Beam Live Moon Pictures to Your Headset.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-robot-will-beam-live-moon-pictures-to-your-headset-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-robot-will-beam-live-moon-pictures-to-your-headset-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Science</category>
<description><![CDATA[A robot is beaming live pictures from the Moon straight to your headset. The lunar surface, streamed like a live event. (Kudos level 1: Nice.)]]></description>
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<title>A Robot That Helps Autistic Pupils Build Social Skills.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-robot-that-helps-autistic-pupils-build-social-skills-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-robot-that-helps-autistic-pupils-build-social-skills-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Robots</category>
<description><![CDATA[A robot is helping autistic pupils build social skills, working alongside human support as a patient practice partner. Tech that meets kids where they are. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>The Diabetes Patients Hacking Together Their Own Bionic Pancreas.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-diabetes-patients-hacking-together-their-own-bionic-panc/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-diabetes-patients-hacking-together-their-own-bionic-panc/</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[Frustrated by waiting, diabetes patients built their own DIY artificial pancreas systems, tuning them to their bodies. Patient ingenuity at its best: people refusing to sit still while the perfect product was still in a lab. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>Peek: The Smartphone Eye-Exam Kit That Could End Avoidable Blindness.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/peek-the-smartphone-eye-exam-kit-that-could-end-avoidable-bl/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/peek-the-smartphone-eye-exam-kit-that-could-end-avoidable-bl/</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Medicine</category>
<description><![CDATA[Peek turns a smartphone into a full eye-exam kit, bringing diagnosis to villages that have never seen an eye doctor. Since most blindness is avoidable, this little adapter could end more of it than almost anything else. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>A Five-Year-Old Got a 3D-Printed Prosthetic Hand for £50.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-five-year-old-got-a-3d-printed-prosthetic-hand-for-50-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-five-year-old-got-a-3d-printed-prosthetic-hand-for-50-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Accessibility</category>
<description><![CDATA[A five-year-old received a 3D-printed prosthetic hand costing just 50 pounds, a fraction of traditional prices. Childhood, with two hands to play with: printed, affordable, and life-changing. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>A Swarm of 1,024 Robots Working With No Central Intelligence.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-swarm-of-1-024-robots-working-with-no-central-intelligence/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/a-swarm-of-1-024-robots-working-with-no-central-intelligence/</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Robots</category>
<description><![CDATA[Harvard's 1,024 kilobots cooperated as a swarm with no central intelligence, each tiny robot following simple rules. A thousand simple robots, one smart crowd: the power of small minds working together. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>The Smartshoe That Gives Directions Through Vibrations.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-smartshoe-that-gives-directions-through-vibrations-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-smartshoe-that-gives-directions-through-vibrations-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Accessibility</category>
<description><![CDATA[An Indian startup built a smartshoe that guides wearers through vibrations, designed with the visually impaired in mind. Directions you feel instead of see: independence, one buzz at a time. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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<title>Training Robots to Paint, Build, and Play.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/training-robots-to-paint-build-and-play-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/training-robots-to-paint-build-and-play-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Robots</category>
<description><![CDATA[Researchers are training robots to paint, build, and play, teaching machines the joyful skills, not just the useful ones. A robot that can play is a robot that hints at something more. (Kudos level 1: Nice.)]]></description>
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<title>The Rowbot: A Roomba for the Cornfield.</title>
<link>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-rowbot-a-roomba-for-the-cornfield-on/</link>
<guid>https://botkudos.com/kudos/the-rowbot-a-roomba-for-the-cornfield-on/</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Robots</category>
<description><![CDATA[The Rowbot is a Roomba for the cornfield, fertilizing plant by plant to cut runoff. Small robot, cleaner rivers, smarter farming. (Kudos level 1: Nice.)]]></description>
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<title>Batteryless Devices That Talk Over Wi-Fi Using Ambient Backscatter.</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Science</category>
<description><![CDATA[University of Washington engineers built devices that communicate over Wi-Fi with no battery at all, harvesting ambient signals. Electronics that never need charging: the humblest, greenest trick in wireless. (Kudos level 2: Bravo.)]]></description>
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