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TurtleBot offers free robotics programming sessions

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This TurtleBot creation brings coffee right to you (via Turtlebot)Ever have dreams of competing in Robot Wars? Longing for a Roomba style robot to deliver your coffee? TurtleBot has a program that be right up your alley. TurtleBot is an open-source d...
- 19 Mar 2015
Rise of the Machines: IoT Triggers a New Industrial Revolution

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The Internet of Things (IoT) we’ve all been hearing about usually involves people wearing health monitoring bracelets or intelligent additions to the human ecosystem, such as smart lighting controls for the home and smart car systems in which sensors...
- 15 Mar 2015
Computer discovers candidate drug to fight malaria

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Eve, in action (via University of Cambridge)When many think about artificial intelligence, images of military drones and faceless soldiers often come to mind. The University of Manchester, however, is seeking to change that with its robot Eve, an AI ...
- 12 Mar 2015
3 Driverless cars that may not enter the road, but they will soon enter the mall

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UK’s Lutz Pod (via Lutz)When we hear about 150 car pile-ups, it begs the question, “when will self-driving cars be here?” While the UK’s Lutz pod is making history as the first driverless pod to be used in a public area, critics of the driverless car...
- 9 Mar 2015
[Building a quadcopter] [Part 3]

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Links to Previous Posts Prelude The Motion of the Quadcopter Reverse Engineering the Brain! Reference Systems reverse engineered A bit of math 1. Euler Angles: 2. Orientation vector 3. Orientation Matrix 3. Quaternions or Versors ...
- 7 Mar 2015
The legacy of Leonard Nimoy inspires past and future generations of scientists and engineers

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Leonard Nimoy at the Phoenix Comicon back in 2011, he revealed that he had COPD in 2014 and succumbed to the illness on February 27, 2015.At this point, we all have heard the tragic news that famed actor, poet, photographer and singer/songwriter Leon...
- 6 Mar 2015
The Kickstarter campaign that could: How Prynt raised over $125,000 in a few hours

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The expected instant photo printing gadget for iPhone and Android is taking Kickstarter by storm (via kickstarter & Prynt)A few short months ago we featured a French, start-up company that had nothing more than a prototype and a dream. Now, their...
- 2 Mar 2015
Robots mimic YouTube cooking video tasks

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(via UMIACS & DARPA)If Artificial Intelligence (AI) makes you nervous, stop reading now. A new research project, conducted by researchers at the University of Maryland, aims to create self-learning robots that can learn through visual input, also...
- 26 Feb 2015
Connected smrtGRiPs bicycle handles vibrate for hands-free, eyes-free navigation

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Boreal Bikes’ smrtGRiPs provide haptic feedback for hands-on navigation (all images via Boreal Bikes) We do it in cars and while walking or hiking so why not while riding bicycles? I’m talking about using navigation apps on our smart devices to ...
- 26 Feb 2015
‘Project Eyes’ gives authorities a better chance at preventing illegal pirate fishing

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Authorities attempting to crack down on illegal fishing A joint partnership between the Pew Charitable Trust and UK Satellite Applications Catapult is attempting to crack down on illegal fishing in a big way. Their mission is called ‘Project Eyes’ an...
- 25 Feb 2015
Univ. of California, San Diego tests new degradable self-destructing in-body nanobots on live mice

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Micromotors before and after reacting with stomach acid (via BBC and UCSD)Nanobot technology has been on the rise. From autonomous construction to underwater ballet, nanobots are becoming the iconic technology of the future, and of the now. Some rese...
- 24 Feb 2015
MIT’s Personal Robots Group develops a robot that can zip you up

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Low-rez capture of The Zipperbot in action (via Government Fishbowl) The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT, is a force to be reckoned with in the world of technology. From developing tech savvy urban dwellings to experimenting with e...
- 19 Feb 2015
Polish start-up creates computer-in-a-mouse

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Render of the PC in a mouse (all images via mouse box)While most consumers today are swapping bulky desktop computers for compact tablets and smartphones, Polish start-up Przemysław Strzelczyk believes consumers will switch back to desktop computers,...
- 13 Feb 2015
Rocky Mountain SMTA Brings its A-Game to the 2015 Expo at Mile High Stadium

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Last week the Rocky Mountain chapter of the Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA) held their 2015 expo at the United Club of Mile High Stadium (home of the Denver Broncos). The event, which was free to the public, brought together anyone relate...
- 5 Feb 2015
Meet Russia's New ATV Driving Combat Robot

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Russia's new combat robot preparing for its debut (via RT)Japan is at the forefront of robotics, but Russia may not be far behind with their latest innovation. The Central Scientific Research Institute of Precision Engineering Tochmash in Klimovs...
- 5 Feb 2015
EDAG set to 3D print a car, while microbiologists find ways to ecologically dispose of it

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The latest concept car by EDAG set to hit the 2015 Geneva Motor Show (via EDAG Engineering AG)A few years ago 3D printing a car would have seemed insane, but it seems this is going to become a mundane process in the new concept car industry that coul...
- 2 Feb 2015
5 Augmented and Virtual Reality headsets – being forged is war

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Augmented Reality is highly anticipated in the gaming world and while new AR gaming glasses are expected to hit the market soon, AR technology is also being used to make the world a safer place. For example, it is being incorporated into military tan...
- 30 Jan 2015
Hovercraft coming to a town near you for only $85,000

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Aero-X, sure to be popular at Burning Man in the near future. (via Aerofex)Get your lightsabers ready, this is the moment you’ve been waiting for. Aerofex just announced that its long-awaited hovercraft is nearly ready to hit market. They are availab...
- 29 Jan 2015
Mind-controlled Neurobridge technology allows quadriplegic to move his hand

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Ian Burkhart, aged 23, makes history by moving his hand using Neurobridge technology at the Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center (via MedicalCenter) In June 2014, Ian Burkhart's life was altered as he was able to move his hand for t...
- 28 Jan 2015
DARPA develops smart bullets - guided rounds

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Internal of the EXACTO round. (via DARPA)Sure, in the Matrix Neo exhibits telekinesis power to stop bullets in mid flight; and, similarly, Star War’s Yoda uses the force to the same effect. . Well, now everyone can use “the force” with the help...
- 27 Jan 2015
Meet RoboSimian, a Search and Rescue Robot that can Traverse any Terrain

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RoboSimian may be helping humans in future disaster recovery missions (via JPL-CalTech)DARPA held a Robotics Challenge in late December and this beautiful Spider-like robot, shown above and created by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), competed. It...
- 22 Jan 2015
id Software’s Quake running on an Oscilloscope!

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Pekka Väänänen's Quake on an oscilloscope (via Pekka Väänänen) Not only was December the season to be jolly, but it was also apparently the season for awesome! This holiday season, Pekka Väänänen decided to take up the challenge of playing Quake ...
- 20 Jan 2015
New Findings Suggest that “Lost” Memories Can Be Restored

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Research team leader, David Glanzman, holding his research subject (via UCLA) A recent study by neuroscientists at UCLA may signal a paradigm shift in the study of long-term memory formation and storage. For a while now, brain scientists have be...
- 19 Jan 2015
[Failed] Electric skateboard backpack intends to get commuters to school and work in the morning

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Movpack's rundown of how their skateboard backpack works on their Kickstarter campaign (via kickstarter)Movpack is a new Kickstarter Staff Pick that is receiving quite a bit of attention because – let's face it – this skateboard backpack gives Americ...
- 16 Jan 2015
Robots utilize 3D printing capabilities to create architectural structures far greater than their size

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The IAAC robots in action creating a structure using printied building materials (via IAAC)A team of architects from the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) have created a team of robots that aim to take over the construction indu...
- 15 Jan 2015