Category: Invention

Kuratas: for those who dream of driving a mechanized robot vehicle

Kuratas: for those who dream of driving a mechanized robot vehicle

August 17, 2012

If you have a couple million dollars and a burning desire to have a vehicle that none of your friends...

The force is strong with this one: An R2-D2 figurine you control with a matching watch

The force is strong with this one: An R2-D2 figurine you control with a matching watch

August 16, 2012

Hello my far away galaxy friend. We meet at last… Charge forth with light sabers, wookies and storm troopers and...

Disney is building creepy life-like human animatronics

Disney is building creepy life-like human animatronics

August 16, 2012

The science of entertainment is getting more complicated. Disney Research in Zurich and Walt Disney Imagineering at Cornell are working...

Driverless cars will kill the elderly (if you believe this political ad in Florida)

Driverless cars will kill the elderly (if you believe this political ad in Florida)

August 13, 2012

As elections at the national, state, and local approach, the political attack ads will increase. It's the way of US...

297-frame stop motion video of Curiosity’s descent

297-frame stop motion video of Curiosity’s descent

August 9, 2012

The world watched as NASA put another rover on Mars. It wasn't as much about the expedition - we've been...

4 quirky gadgets that will make your head turn

4 quirky gadgets that will make your head turn

August 9, 2012

Quirky gadgets are ones that make us want them, obsess over them and then… eventually they are the ones that...

Biologically accurate legs make walking look weird

Biologically accurate legs make walking look weird

July 25, 2012

According to a group of researchers, the robotic walking leg simulation in the video below is the closest we've come...

The dubstep dispute. With robots.

The dubstep dispute. With robots.

July 3, 2012

Families argue. It's part of being a family. When your "family" is made up of unhappy robots getting ready for...

IBM developing staph-killing “ninja polymers” that attacks physically rather than chemically

IBM developing staph-killing “ninja polymers” that attacks physically rather than chemically

July 2, 2012

One of the biggest risks with drugs such as antibiotics that chemically attack bacteria and other harmful organisms is that...

Ambitious Mars One project would have people live there for their entire lives

Ambitious Mars One project would have people live there for their entire lives

July 2, 2022

Forget about Newt's plan to settle the moon. The folks over at Mars One want to put a human settlement...

It’s one giant “Leap Motion” for mankind as company unveils gesture-control with 200x accuracy

It’s one giant “Leap Motion” for mankind as company unveils gesture-control with 200x accuracy

May 21, 2012

Play Angry Birds with chop sticks. Browse web pages without a mouse or touchscreen. Sign a document within 1 centimeter...

As Google makes driverless cars a reality, who will actually “drive” them?

As Google makes driverless cars a reality, who will actually “drive” them?

June 28, 2022

While Google takes on the role of trailblazer in Nevada, there are questions that surround the technology behind their driverless...