Remember Robonaut 2, NASA’s latest robotic astronaut? Well, now it looks like this awesome android might be launching as soon as September. Check out NASA’s latest video of R2 being put through some final tests [after jump].

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For those of you who have cheered on the Fighting Irish, we now bring you: the Fighting IBots! Every year at the University of Notre Dame, about 70 Mechanical Engineering students put together two teams of rugged, remote-controlled robots that compete in an exciting football match. See a video of last year’s game day after the jump.

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This week, April 10-18, is National Robotics Week. That means it’s time to read up on robots, and maybe even enter a local robotics competition!

To celebrate, here are some of the coolest robot videos from our blog [after jump].

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Four years ago, Fanxing Science and Technology of China created AIC-AI, “the world’s first cooking robot,” which can rustle up thousands of disparate Chinese dishes. Since AIC-AI burst onto the culinary scene, the New York Times reports, roboticists around the world have devised “a veritable army of new robots designed to serve and cook food.”

Japan’s Motoman SDA10 has spatula arms that can handle savory pancakes. The Famen restaurant in Nagoya, Japan, serves ramen, a soup, prepared by two giant robot arms. The Learning Algorithms and Systems Laboratory in Lausanne, Switzerland, came out with the Chief Cook Robot, which can make omelettes — provided someone first cracks the eggs.

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Going to Las Vegas soon? Be sure to catch this stunning attraction, which also happens to be an engineering marvel.

The Fountains of Bellagio is a water performance choreographed to light and music that takes place in front of the Bellagio hotel and casino. The fountains are set in a manmade lake and incorporate a network of pipes with more than 1,200 nozzles that synchronize with over 4,500 lights.

Amazing videos after the jump.

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