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The robot can course at 22 kilometers per hour. Boston Dynamics’ Cheetah robot may be the fastest, but MIT’s version of the DARPA-backed quadruped robot is proving to be the…
Continue Reading →Augmented reality, smartphones, GPS, video cameras and robotics could provide an answer to the age old problem of having the right expertise in the right place by making geography irrelevant…
Continue Reading →PETMAN tries on some new duds. The robot-makers over at Boston Dynamics make some consistently amazing robots, and consistently amazing videos of said robots. Another of their ‘bots, BigDog…
Continue Reading →Technology is helping Peruvian miners working in far-flung places. Mining is incredibly dangerous for lots of reasons, but simple fatigue is the worst–after long shifts operating heavy equipment…
Continue Reading →We got to see the brand-new Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive at the 2013 New York International Auto Show. Check it out! brightcove.createExperiences();
Continue Reading →People are losing it over Google Reader being retired. We propose a trade. Dear Google, Hi. We’ve noticed a lot of people are upset that you’ve decided to retire Google…
Continue Reading →Rapyuta, the cloud for robots, is now online. Robbie the robot is intimidated by breakfast . What the heck is a quiche? Why are all the cereal boxes different sizes? It…
Continue Reading →This automated OR ‘bot will sort scalpels, sterilize tools, and prep operating rooms for surgery. It may not seem like it, but a huge portion of a hospital’s budget can…
Continue Reading →Okay, we know we’re a little late on this, but that’s because there was so much amazing stuff to sift through! In 2012, robotic technology made some huge leaps forward. We…
Continue Reading →An Arduino is a popular open-source single-board microcontroller. Learn how to program one and let the possibilities take shape. STEP 1 Arduino microcontrollers come in a variety of types…
Continue Reading →Based on the biology of the cockroach, VELOCIRoACH is the fastest robot of its size in the world. The world’s fastest legged robot mimics the cheetah . The second fastest? The…
Continue Reading →The better, stronger, faster, 15th-anniversary edition robotics kit Fifteen CESes ago, Lego unveiled the Robotics Invention Kit, the system that would become Mindstorms. Since then, DIyers have machined ‘bots…
Continue Reading →University of Pittsburgh researchers have allowed a paralyzed woman to pick up and reorient objects–and even feed herself–by controlling a robotic arm with her thoughts. Researchers at the…
Continue Reading →A medical journal has published a paper urging clinicians to learn the ins and outs of human spaceflight so they’ll be ready to clear patients for blastoff, as space tourism…
Continue Reading →Give your dog the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education it deserves with these toys.
Continue Reading →The startup launched by an iRobot co-founder is focused on making robots simple again. Earlier this week news crossed our radar that iRobot co-founder Helen Greiner’s new robotics…
Continue Reading →Joining NASA’s Robonaut, JAXA’s Kibo robot will serve as a robot companion to Japan’s ISS resident, attempting to relieve the stress of long term space living. NASA has already sent…
Continue Reading →NASA is changing all of the light bulbs on board the International Space Station to help famously insomniac astronauts sleep better. Astronaut insomnia is somewhat legendary at NASA, with astronauts…
Continue Reading →Wiki Weapons Project conducted its first live test, and the partially printed AR-15 fell apart fast. A field test of a 3-D printed assault rifle ended quickly over the weekend…
Continue Reading →DARPA’s Cheetah ‘Bot On the chain. For now. About a year ago we got our first look at DARPA’s Cheetah ‘bot via a concept drawing that looked more like a…
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