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Flame-Throwing Gadgets (GALLERY)
The Prometheus Device Packs Some Serious HeatBy Robyn Currie - Have you ever wanted a superhero power? I wanted to do the Bat Dance like Adam West, but that is not really a power. How about shooting flames out of your palms? Everett Bradford created the Prometheus…
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44 Kids Tech Toys (CLUSTER)
Virtual and Hi-Tech Toys Signal the End of Old School Big BirdBy Katherine Vong - If you’ve used Google at all today, you might have noticed Sesame Street’s Big Bird legs. Why the sudden tribute to the iconic kid’s program? Well today is Sesame Street’s 40th anniversary. Yes, it’s been…
2,557 Views
Plastic Pugilist Costumes (GALLERY)
Life-Sized Rockem Sockem Robots are Better than Your CostumeBy Brian G Randles - Rockem Sockem Robots are a great toy that lets children vent their frustrations via plastic figurines. Ian Austin has not let his childhood dream of becoming a real life Rockem Sockem Robots figurine die.…
805 Views
Senior Cyborgs (GALLERY)
Douglas Kalberg Gives Us a Glimpse into the FutureBy Brian G Randles - An art student from Sweden, Douglas Kalberg, gives us a look at what our great-great-grandchildren will look like once they are old. Featured in his “Hand Drawn Images" gallery, the photo is one of many…
512 Views
Iconic Robot Hoodies (GALLERY)
R2-D2 Hoodie is an Easy Way to Dress Up for HalloweenBy Brian G Randles - Frosti is a hoodie designer and a a self-proclaimed “vessel of awesomeness.” I think I am going to have to agree with her on this one. Coming out with a nice selection of kickass hoodies for the Halloween…
1,025 Views
16 Expressive Innovations (CLUSTER)
From Expressive Lids to Emotional MeatBy Meghan Young - Sometimes you’re sitting alone and all you want to see is a friendly (or at the very least, an empathetic) face. Imagine your surprise (and perhaps delight) if you do happen to look over and discover a…
588 Views
Robotastic Artworks (GALLERY)
Robot Art by Brian Kappel is Funny -- Until We're Their SlavesBy Robyn Currie - Art is can be inspired by anything and has no bounds, which is exactly why art geared to a certain demographic is even more scintillating -- especially when your demographic is robots and you make robot…
600 Views
Robotic Bees
Harvard Researchers Get $10 Million to Create RobobeesBy Marissa Liu - The National Science Foundation has awarded Harvard researchers $10 million to create a coordinated colony of robotic bees. The project is named Robobees. On the plus side, the robotic bees won’t be able…
452 Views
Sensory Robotic Limbs (VIDEO)
Scientists Confirm First Feeling HandBy Marcus Munro - Scientists from Italy and Sweden have confirmed the first surgically implanted artificial hand that has feeling. For the first time in history, scientists have successfully implanted a prosthesis capable…
548 Views
Shape-Shifting Blob Bots (VIDEO)
Chemical Robot Prototypes to Enter Inaccessible SpacesBy Katie Cordrey - The soft, shape-shifting chembot blobs that roll around and change shape in order to gain mobility are still experimental, but they are part of DARPA’s Chemical Robots Program vision. The DARPA program…
848 Views
Computer Whiz Wastelands
Tech Skills Go to Waste in 'Guitar Hero'-Playing RobotsBy Jessica Marcel - If an individual is gifted with a technological mind and serious mathematical skill, they should really use it to better the world. Making 'Guitar Hero'-playing robots does not fall in the ‘bettering the…
695 Views
Life-Saving Robots (VIDEO)
Robocue Comes to the Rescue Where Humans Hesitate to GoBy Christina Butty - There are a lot of situations where it is extremely dangerous for one person to help another. The threat is often too high in earthquake wreckage and bad car accidents. Now to assist humans in peril comes…
948 Views
Animal-Inspired Robotics (VIDEO)
Robotech Cheetah's Mechanical Design Based on BiologyBy Katie Cordrey - Robotic designer Sangbae Kim, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Biomimetic Robotics Lab has undertaken an ambitious project: Building a lightweight carbon-fiber-foam composite robotic…
1,205 Views
Superhero Anatomy Enhancers (VIDEO)
The Power Loader Exoskeleton Lets Users Lift 220 PoundsBy Christina Butty - For those who always wanted the strength of the Hulk, this may be your lucky day because of the Power Loader Exoskeleton. A Japanese company called Activeink (which is a Panasonic subsidiary) has created…
536 Views
Futuristic Street-Sweepers (GALLERY)
Scarab by Olga Kalugina Could Make the Garbage Man ObsoleteBy Brian G Randles - Your local garbage man might soon be out of a job: The Scarab by Olga Kalugina is a new street cleaner that you could be seeing on the roadways. The Scarab has the maneuverability of a Roomba, but is designed…
823 Views
Possessed Pianos (VIDEO)
This Musical Robot by Peter Ablinger Can Give SpeechesBy IdeaMan - Just in time for Halloween comes this possessed piano! No, it’s not really possessed, but I think it is pretty creepy. I wouldn’t want it sitting there “staring” at me after watching the movie 'Poltergeist'…
732 Views
Adorable Robotography (GALLERY)
'Robots' by Slawomir Jarocki Puts Human-Like Sculptures to WorkBy Marissa Brassfield - It's tough not to love this photo set of adorable robots by Slawomir Jarocki. Each sculpture looks just like a worker doing his job--complete with baseball cap, round glasses and little vest. And the composition…
837 Views
Fire-Fighting Mini-Bots (VIDEO)
The Hoya Robot Goes into Harm's Way to Help FiremenBy Brian G Randles - South Korea’s Hoya Robot has developed a prototype for a robot that will assist firemen while fighting fires. Designed to check out dangerous situations rather than spraying water everywhere, the mini…
520 Views
22 Steampunk & Cyborg Insects (CLUSTER)
From Remote-Controlled Beetles to Steampunk BeesBy Marissa Brassfield - This slideshow of cyborg insects and steampunk bugs proves how fascinated we are with remixing nature, especially creepy crawlies. From DARPA-sponsored military spy bugs to immaculate insects created out…
2,929 Views
Cars as Schools of Fish
Nissan Explores How Cars That Mimic Fish Can Help Avoid CollisionsBy Rainer Takahashi - Japanese engineers at Nissan Motor Co. have been studying fish and their ability to swim collision-free in large groups, and are trying to apply their discoveries to future vehicles. So far, these engineers…
834 Views
Cyborg Insects (VIDEO)
UC Berkeley Houses Remote Controlled Live Beetles (UPDATE)By Michael Woodworth - Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley have managed to control the movement of beetles. They have done this by connecting small radio antenna to electrodes and shocking the beetles nervous…
1,137 Views
Thought-Controlled Battle Bots
Mind Impulses Control Robot Warrior's MovementsBy Alexander Lam - Japanese college student Taka Ichikawa has created the world’s first thought-controlled battle robot. He controls the robot through electrodes attached to his head that read his neural impulses. For example,…
571 Views
Roboctopus Arms (VIDEO)
Alien-Inspired Power Loader Gives Superhuman StrengthBy Meghan Young - This Power Loader may have been inspired by the movie ‘Aliens,’ but I also see an eerie resemblance to a certain Doctor whose similar experiments ended up melding four wiry metal appendages to his human…
722 Views
16 Robotic Exoskeletons (CLUSTER)
From Subaquatic Exosketetons to Robotic LegsBy Meghan Young - The advancement of robotics and technology, overall, has allowed the geek in us embrace what has seemed (until recently) to only exist in underground scientific experiments and Japanese anime: robotic…
1,075 Views
95 Reality Alternatives (CLUSTER)
Living Our Lives Through Alterations and SurrogatesBy Katie Cordrey - The movie, Surrogates is set in a futuristic world where humans live isolated from one another and interact through cyber-connected surrogate robots. It’s full of adept observations and social commentary,…
10,686 Views
Digital Pup Detectives (VIDEO)
The Bionic Dog Sniff Can Identify and React to AnythingBy Katherine Vong - If it’s appropriately labeled with an RFID tag, the bionic dog Sniff will be able to distinguish it and respond to it. Created by students from the Oslo School of Architecture and Design, Sniff is a digital…
529 Views
11 Tributes to R2-D2 (CLUSTER)
From Sci-Fi Knitting to Disco DancingBy Andrew Robichaud - The little bleeping sounds from Luke Skywalker’s adorable robot will always be recognizable to our generation. This collection of tributes to R2-D2 include home entertainment systems, trash cans, mailboxes…
976 Views
Domestic Metal Smashers (VIDEO)
Recycle from Home with the Automatic Aluminum Can CrusherBy Katherine Vong - With the Automatic Aluminum Can Crusher designed by Doug Wehrly for Zertronix, you can now recycle metal from the comfort of your own home. Battery operated and small enough to store on any garage shelf,…
993 Views
Lightning-Fast Stacking Machines (VIDEO)
The Flexpicker Robot Can Pile 400 Pancakes a MinuteBy Marissa Liu - The ABB Flexpicker robot stacks up to 400 pre-made pancakes a minute. ABB points out a new buffering feature that lets the robot adapt to inconsistent pancake flow by keeping a reserve, which is nifty…
592 Views
Real Childhood Monsters (GALLERY)
Robot Dixie is an Epic Mix of Childhood Toys by Brian LeeBy Shelby Lee Walsh - You'd better be nice to artist Brian Lee or else he’ll sic ‘Robot Dixie’ after you. His monstrous eight-foot-tall creation is made of what children dream of—quite literally. A piano, Barbies, Tonka truck…
1,012 Views
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