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Jan 10, 2017 02:52 AM EST

South Korea's 'Method-2': The World's First Supersized Manned Bipedal Robot On Its First Action (Video)

Watch the world's first giant manned bipedal robot on its first step.

May 07, 2015 04:43 PM EDT

Are We Influenced By The Appearance Of An In-Game Avatar?

Modern society is not without stereotypes related to gender and the appearance of women.

Dec 27, 2012 11:29 AM EST

Sex matters in virtual worlds, females more naked, says avatar study

Virtually more naked: Female avatars expose substantially more skin than males in the virtual world of Second Life, according to research just published in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Matthieu Guitton and colleagues from Laval University, Canada.