The Mayflower, an autonomous ship, embarking on various missions over the next six months ahead of its transatlantic journey. This Mayflower looks nothing like the one in history books. (Image credit: University of Birmingham’s Human Interface Techno...
The datacenter was retrieved from the seafloor off Scotland's Orkney Islands. Algae, barnacles and sea anemones grew on the datacenter. (Image Credit: Jonathan Banks) Microsoft completed its years-long experiment involving a 40-foot long, 12-rac...
Another robot was built to help scientists deepen their study of climate change, and this time they want to slow down the process. Team of researchers surrounding the Slothbot. (image credit: Georgia Tech)Most people believe that global warming is re...
Scientists created a robot that can hold basic conversations, and a study discovered that when the robot is put in care homes, it improved the mental health of the residents. This is the robot "Pepper," the new robot to be put in UK care ho...
Waymo is ready to deploy its autonomous trucks on Texas interstates. Is this the future of trucking? (Image credit: Waymo) Don't be surprised the next time you see a semi-truck on the road, and there's no driver inside. Self-driving truc...
SkyDrive’s flying eVTOL car stayed airborne for 10 minutes, lifted ten feet in the air. (Image credit: SkyDrive) It’s 2020, and we still don’t have the flying cars and hoverboards as promised to us by The Jetsons and Back to the Future. While we...
The microscopic robots measure just 5 microns thick, 40 microns wide and 40 to 70 microns long, which are too small to be seen by the naked eye. (Image Credit: Criss Hohmann) Researchers at Penn Engineering and Cornell University have developed ...
RoBeetle is the world’s lightest and smallest microbot that can run on alcohol to move forward. (Image Credit: University of Southern California) Batteries usually power robots, but this can be problematic since they tend to have poor energy de...
NoTraffic's system ensures the driver has a safe and efficient journey on the road by detecting blind spots, pedestrians and other road assets. (Image Credit: NoTraffic, YouTube) I want to see this everywhere. Drivers in Phoenix could have...
CaseCrawler scampers over to a wireless charging pad whenever it’s placed on a desk. (Image Credit: SNU BioRobotics Lab/YouTube) Until now, we usually wouldn’t expect our phone to get up and scamper over to a wireless charging pad when we need i...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is so obtainable for anyone these days. Take a look at the “AI at the edge” series from element14 here. Some researchers believe we’re approaching the limits of AI, while others have made a breakthrough that helps i...
This colossal Gundam robot, which is 60-ft tall, took its first steps in a test walk. The robot is expected to weigh 25 tons and has 24 degrees of freedom once it’s complete. (Image Credit: Gundam Factory Yokohama) Since January, Japan’s engine...
These tiny machines, just one centimeter in size, can fold into complex shapes and perform tasks. It has the potential to be used for applications in fields like medical equipment and infrastructure sensing. (Image Credit: Robert Coelius/Michigan Eng...
The Sack-Shooter is a useful and fun device that allows the wearer to shoot out a plastic bag from their wrist. (Image Credit: Tsukasa-3D) On July 1st, convenience stores in Japan began charging customers for plastic bags. To avoid additio...
Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a tiny camera that can be attached to an insect. (Image Credit: Mark Stone/University of Washington) I always wanted to see this. Seeing the world from an insect’s point-of-view can be a...
Since humans have been able to organize themselves in societies, they have also learned to travel from one point to another. Today, thanks to technological advances, our traveling is no longer limited to the country or continent we are born on; human...
The robot lab assistant performs experiments 1,000 times faster than humans can. (Image Credit: University of Liverpool) Researchers at the UK’s University of Liverpool have developed a robot lab assistant that performs 1,000 times faster than a...
The Iris Moon Rover will be landing on the moon in 2021 to provide power, portability, and communications on the surface to support science and technical demonstration payloads. (Image Credit: Carnegie Mellon University) Cubesats have revolution...
The robot is capable of sweating in high-temperature environments, which can be useful for the elderly. (Image Credit: University of Tsukuba) I think we need sweaty robots. Older people are more prone to suffering from higher environmental tempe...
Erica is the first artificial intelligence robot to have a lead role in a science-fiction film. (Image Credit: Life Productions) Robots will more than likely take over many jobs sometime in the future, but these roles are suited to automation. N...
Ocean Voyages Institute removed a record-breaking 103 tons of debris from the ocean, which will be recycled and repurposed. (Image Credit: Ocean Voyages Institute) After a successful 48-day mission to clean up 103 tons of plastics and fishing ne...
The soap bubbles can successfully pollinate a flower on fruit-bearing plants. (Image Credit: Eijiro Miyako) Soap bubbles promoted pollination of a pear orchard by delivering pollen grains to targeted flowers, showing that it's capable of pol...
After applying the Spot 2.0 update, Boston Dynamics has announced that the four-legged robot can now be purchased on the company’s website for $74,500. (Image Credit: Boston Dynamics) Boston Dynamics announced that its famous four-legged Spot r...
The early ignition combustion engine consists of three different chambers that compress, mix, and combusts an air-fuel mixture. This design could be more efficient than the combustion engines we see today, enabling a thermal efficiency of 63%. (Image...
Robots outfitted with these boots designed by researchers from UC San Diego can move 40 percent faster on uneven terrain. (Image Credit: UC San Diego) Roboticists are always striving to develop robots with improved functionality, especially if i...
