An AI-powered robotic rat has made friends with a real rodent in a scientific breakthrough. The life-size robotic rat has ...

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Researchers in China have introduced a novel approach to studying social behavior in rats using a robotic pal.

Roboticists from the Beijing Institute of Technology and scientists from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have ...

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A robotic wheeled rat that was trained with AI learned how to play and fight with real rodents – and could one day offer ...

A team of roboticists at the Beijing Institute of Technology, working with a pair of colleagues from the Technical University ...

a newly formed "elite squad of anti-rat activists" created by the mayor's office to escalate the fight against the city's infamous pests. "Elite" is a bit of a stretch, like calling the local Cub ...

The world’s largest rats could help conservationists in the ongoing fight against the illegal wildlife trade. Researchers ...

Concerned Peterborough resident Ian Graham said he had seen rats "running around in broad daylight" nearby and watched "seagulls fight rats" over food there. Peterborough City Council said it was ...