Weekend Roundup 11/9/2012

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  • Georgia Tech, through spinoff company TechJect, developed a dragonfly-like robot that fits in the palm of your hand with $1 million in funding from the Air Force. (NBC News)
  • Profits are down in Japan, including among manufacturing robot companies, as the country edges toward a recession. (Bloomberg)
  • A new carbon fiber prosthetic arm from British Company RSLSteeper makes regular arms look pretty lame. (Wired)
  • Boeing has announced major layoffs, including disbanding its Missiles and Unmanned Airborne Systems division, reducing the number of executives by 30 percent in the last two years. (Trib Live)