
Spiri is a flying robotic development platform for your dreams of global domination
If your human friends are unwilling to join you on your adventures, the programmable Spiri might be right up your alley.
08/15/2013

Robotic needles bust cranial blood clots, could make brain surgery less invasive
Don’t worry, no pictures: Vanderbuilt University's robotic needles could one day make certain kinds of brain surgery far less invasive.
08/09/2013

Shark, attacked: Tracker robot hunts sharks to understand their behavior
If you see this strange robot lurking in coastal waters, an actual shark probably isn't far away either.
08/08/2013

Yogy the robot puts the power of Arduino in the hands of kids
This Arduino robot might not clean your floors, but it's a great starting point for any aspiring makers.
08/08/2013

Gasbot uses lasers to scope out climate-destroying methane
Robots are taking our dirty jobs too now. The Gasbot is a methane-seeking mobile platform that sniffs for the stinky, greenhouse gas with lasers.
08/07/2013

Robots attach together to fly as one, show that teamwork isn't just for humans
These robots can barely fly by themselves, but attach them together, and they can be difficult to knock off-balance.
08/05/2013

Photo of Tokyo is 600,000 pixels wide, lets you zoom-enhance all over the place
Get ready to not believe your eyeballs. This is a 600,000-pixel-wide view of Tokyo that you can zoom and pan like a high-definition version of Google Street View.
08/01/2013

Behold, the first point-and-shoot 3D scanner for under $1000
This Kickstarter campaign hopes to launch the first handheld 3D scanner that costs the same as the desktop 3D printer you will use to print-out captured objects in.
07/31/2013

Veebot the robot will suck your blood—for science!
The Veebot is a new medical robot that could draw your blood with better accuracy than a human nurse. Pesky humans.
07/30/2013

This lens will give your photos and DSLR that 19th century look
Party like it’s the 19th century. Lomography revives a nearly two-century-old portrait lens, and makes it work with modern DSLR cameras.
07/25/2013

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Military robots conquer air, land without humans
Our video report looks at a pair of robots capable of carrying out military tasks in the air and on the land.
07/17/2013

Here comes the drone: A quadrocopter delivered the rings at this wedding
Don’t have a cute kid around to bear your rings at the wedding? Otavio Good used a quadrocopter to airdrop his matrimony bands at his ceremony.
07/17/2013

This robot makes your watercolor masterpiece look like finger painting
Put your brushes and pencils down! The e-David robot’s monochrome art is akin to the Mona Lisa…sort of.
07/15/2013

3D+2D TV lets you watch 3D and 2D movies at the same time
If UC Santa Cruz researchers get their way, you may one day be able to take off those annoying 3D glasses and watch a 3D movie in 2D.
07/15/2013

DARPA's newest humanoid robot takes blows from wrecking balls without flinching
This impressive hydraulic robot can balance itself and move with the same fluidity as humans.
07/12/2013

Live out your anime fantasies with this giant robot exoskeleton
Sagawa Electronics develops a seven foot tall robot exoskeleton; makes scenes from anime a real-life thing.
07/09/2013

You too can make this 3D-printed film camera at home
Film cameras may be obsolete as far as mainstream use goes, but that didn't stop Instructables user Bozardeux from designing and building an SLR camera. Oh, did we mention that it's 3D-printed?
07/08/2013

This eerily life-like robot tarantula will give you the heebie-jeebies
This ultra-realistic, 3D printed robotic spider moves around like the real thing.
07/08/2013

This mesmerizing time-lapse of San Francisco's fog took two years to make
As a native of the San Francisco Bay Area, I'll admit that I dread seeing that infamous wall of fog that can make summers in San Francisco so chilly pass through the Golden Gate and block out the afternoon sun. Filmmaker Simon...
07/02/2013

Ziphius the aquatic rover could make the swimming pool fun again
Last week was CE Week in New York, and one of the most interesting projects we got the chance to see was the Ziphius aquatic drone.
07/02/2013