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DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

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  DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane MIT'S SOCCER PLAYING BOT THAT COULD SAVE LIVES                                                                                Source:  MIT MIT roboticists have created a highly mobile, smart, soccer-playing robot named DribbleBot that can play soccer on in-the-wild terrains like mud, snow, sand, gravel and grass This is robotics at the highest level of mobility, dexterity, locomotion, deliberation & skill, using onboard sensing, AI, cameras & computing Beyond the fact that it is fascinating, why does it matter to you?  this Bot is designed to save your life & assist humans in search & rescue missions DribbleBot is a robodog that operates with smart dexterity on its 4 legs to play soccer over difficult terrains & adapts to the motion of the soccer ball in sync with the terrain The bot can