(Image credit: Pexels) Light pollution is known to cause several problems when it comes to both humans and nature, including interfering with wildlife migratory patterns, wastes energy with unnecessary outdoor lighting, unsafe driving condition...
Zurich based company Verity Studios has been creating swam bots that create an unforgettable live experience. These tiny bots create an impressive light show. (Photo from Verity Studios) This past summer, rap superstar Drake brought some unexpec...
A Japanese research team is working on building an “elevator” that would make space exploration cheaper and less polluting. Image is a preview of what a space “elevator” might look like. (via Obayashi Corporation)For adults, it is an escape from the ...
It is now possible to have an extra pair of hands on one’s body. A researcher in Japan created a set of hands that can be worn like a backpack. A person wearing the “backpack” with robotic limbs (Image via Yamen Saraiji) According to Merriam Web...
A hotel in Japan uses robots to fulfill many of its staff positions, as a way to cut on costs, make the rooms more affordable and entertain the guests. A guest of Henn Na Hotel being helped by a female robot at the reception of the hotel. (Image via ...
The jellyfish robots navigate underwater using eight pneumatic network tentacle actuators. (Image credit: FAU via IOPScience) Researchers from the Florida Atlantic University have designed a robotic jellyfish to monitor and explore delicate cor...
AIST’s HRP-5P robot stands at almost six feet tall, weighs 222 pounds, and has a combined total of 37-DOF. (Image credit: AIST) Japan’s Advanced Industrial and Science Technology (AIST) unveiled their new HRP-5P robot that can perform basic con...
The $1.4-million painting was seemingly cut to ribbons using a homemade shredder built into the frame. (Image credit: Sotheby’s) Love him or hate him, Banksy’s art has fetched a high price over the last decade, with artworks such as “Space Girl...
Human Controller’s Self-Solving Rubik’s Cube features a 3D printed core with servomotors that are programmed to match colors on each side. (Image credit: Human Controller via DMM.make) The Rubik’s Cube has come a long way since it hit the market...
Ory Lab’s OriHime-D robot allows those with disabilities to control it remotely for work at Tokyo’s Dawn ver. Beta cafe. (Image credit: KYODO) Ory Laboratories describe their OriHime robot line as “your new body that you can easily control remo...
These flexible robotic skins were created with elastic sheets embedded with sensors and actuators. These robotic skins can turn everyday objects into robots. (Photo via Yale University) Robots have come a long away over the years. Some of them a...
WPI’s robot uses computer vision to identify lionfish and jabs them with buoyant spears, which float the fish to the surface to be harvested by fishermen. (Image credit: WPI) Lionfish are a venomous species of the Pterois genus native to the I...
Purdue University’s roll-to-roll laser-induced superplasticity fabrication method is capable of printing metals at nano-scale levels. (Image credit: Purdue University) Researchers from Purdue University have developed a new manufacturing techniq...
At some point, you've probably sat down and rifled through a 'Where's Waldo' book. Some of us technical types probably wondered if there could be an automated way to find Waldo. A new robot named 'There's Waldo' has mastered the art of fi...
Researchers from French and Swiss institutions find mean robots helped people concentrate and performed better on a Stroop Task. The experiment had participants take a Stroop Test after interacting with both a nice and mean robot. (Photo via Spatola)...
A multi-generation toy, the Rubik’s cube, has been repurposed to create one of the fastest robot to date. The new robot that can solve the Rubik’s cube faster. (Image and video from builditsinprogress.blogspot.com) Created in 1974, the Rubik’s c...
With the development of smart electronic devices, motor control system, as the execution force of all kinds of electronic application, is penetrating smart home, industrial power tools, smart cars, drones and many other mordern IoT fields. Meanwhile,...
Industrial enterprises are transforming their businesses by combining their computer and shop-floor automation domains, an initiative known as Industry 4.0. A key to this transformation is the new time-sensitive network (TSN) technology that connects...
A team at the University of Waterloo is developing an AI system to speed up pothole repairs. Can an AI system really speed up pothole repairs? (Photo via StockSolutions) Potholes are unavoidable annoyances when it comes to driving. And no matte...
The robot took six years to develop and come from the Mobile Sun Gundam series. The impressive robot boasts an arm-cannon that can fire sponge balls at high speeds. (Image via Sakakibara) Have you ever dreamed of piloting a gargantuan robot? Who hasn...
A curling match never seen before opposed the Korean Olympic champions to a robot. The inspiration is still unknown, but the future looks bright for the new machine. Curly the robot during the match against a human team. This year Pyeong Chang h...
The robot can travel to hard-to-reach places and analyze data for diagnostic purposes. Diagram of the robotic system - as small as a human cell! (Image via MIT) The tiniest robots developed by researchers at MIT are as small as a human egg cell and a...
MIT researchers created a robotic fish to facilitate ocean exploration. The new robot can also be a pioneer in biomimetics. Close view of SoFi swimming. (Image via MIT) Mankind has explored many areas of the planet Earth to the point that it cou...
Rolls-Royce and researchers at Harvard have teamed up to create a small swarm of robots that will be more efficient and faster at keeping your engine well repaired. The robot may be cute, but it takes inspiration from a creepy source. (Photo from Rol...
New robot by Meltant can replicate human hand movements, like handling delicate objects and opening doors. This is apparently the only robotic hand that’s been able to replicate the speed of human hands. (Photo via Meltant) One Japanese company ...
