Like something out of a Scifi movie with evil corporations - Apple, emulating a policy Facebook has already implemented, has taken an important step in encouraging gender diversity in the work place (or saving a few bucks by pressuring women to...
Borg Cube throwing a tractor beam on the Enterprise.. not too far from becoming a reality... the beam that is. (via CBS)Thanks to scientists at The Australian National University, we could all have tractor beam pens to move the TV remote closer. Trac...
Aiko Chihara may have silicone skin but her arm movements are fluid enough for sign language (via Toshiba)Aiko Chihara is looking for a job either in the welfare or healthcare fields (or both) sometime in the near future, however she will need more e...
The McFly Hoverboard and High-top combo from ZBoards. Can these kicks work today? (via Zboards)The latest from Zboards is enough to get old Delorian purring with glee as they take a classic ride back to the future. Ever want to feel the wind flowing ...
Carvey (via kickstarter)The Carvey is a CNC router that carves your design into any piece of wood, soft metal, and plastic. What's more, is it's so simple a 5th grader could probably use it... or at least that's what their video suggests....
The Air Umbrella: using air to protect against water (via kickstarter)A Chinese inventor named Chuan Wang has drastically reinvented the umbrella. In late September, Wang headed a successful Kickstarter campaign for his Air Umbrella. The Air Umbrella...
PreludeThe previous post is at: [Building a quadcopter] [Part 1] In the last post, I started by linking to the various resources and buying the basics and then testing the 'air' by getting the motors to run. In this post I will share my ...
RomoCart uses an overhead a pico projector and RGB depth sensor allowing users to play AR games (via 河本の実験室) Romo debuted back in 2011 and has since gone through several revisions, giving it a more sleek design with better mobility. For those wh...
Prelude Ever since I saw the quadcopter for the first time, I wanted to have mine. Unfortunately, I am financially err... 'less apt' to actually buy one and imports cost an arm and a leg. Hence i set out to build my own by either buying ...
Cornell’s new soft robot walking across snow If you've ever wondered what the military robots of the future will look like, Cornell researchers have a game changer in store for you: a robot that can withstand water, heat, pressure and extr...
Sound being recorded by MIT researchers via footage of vibration of nearby objects (via MIT)Maybe you heard this already... It seems that the far-fetched gadgets from James Bond films are becoming a reality. Novel technology created by MIT rese...
It begs to be admired... and craves to cut knees and feet. Part of the Gravity Collection (via Jolanvanderwiel.com)Playing with magnets is fun when you're a kid but for some, like Dutch designer Jolan Van der Wiel, the fascination never ends. Tha...
The Tempescope recreates the weather outside in a nifty box, and you can make your own (via Tempescope Project) A nifty gadget unveiled in the beginning of October at the CEATEC trade show in Japan is called the Tempescope. It is an 'ambient wea...
Ebola pathogen killing robots being rolled out into a hospital near you (via Xenex) With the recent Ebola outbreaks and widespread fear one company is capitalizing on their invention of a germ-zapping robots. Created by Xenexthese new Xenex robo...
Burgers and fries in space... waiting to be devoured by alien life forms (via youtube)This one slipped my recent "10 past and ideas for the future of Space Exploration" post... see those, and come on back! Two crazy Brits have launched...
Imagine going to your local supermarket and being greeted, served and checked-out by robots. Think it’s impossible? Guess again. The UK-based Tesco supermarket is currently experimenting with a line of robotic, wearable and cognitive computing innova...
When people think of Disney, they don’t usually think, “Disney is one of the most innovative robotic companies,” but that is all about to change. The family-friendly brand is pouring tons of resources into its robotics division in the hopes of ...
Microsoft Cube in action. Looks like a fun device for a club or art project... (via Microsoft)Sometimes a tech company’s best intentions can go astray. Take, for example, Microsoft’s Cube, a Kinect-powered interactive art installation that is s...
Yes, that is a man wearing a jetpack, running 200 meters in 25 seconds. Welcome to DARPA, where anything is possible. (via Arizona State)A new DARPA funded project in progress is a jetpack that would allow soldiers to run a 4 minute mile. Yep, forget...
The Soft Exosuit prototype from Harvard's Wyss Institute. (via Harvard)Harvard's Wyss Institute has been working on their 'Soft Exosuit' for a while. And, as some of you have seen from The Hacksmith's Elysium Exoskeleton, many people have been trying...
The Snot Bot flying overhead with sensors below to measure how whales react when being approached by drones. (via Ocean Alliance) Drones may begin to usurp dogs as man's best friend... or at least researcher's best friend. Ocean Alliance...
A little girl is in awe of the beautiful holographic butterfly. The butterfly looks great fro the font, but.. (via Leia Display Systems)Ever since science fiction opened up minds about what is possible, people have been wondering when flying cars, ho...
Mbody Coach, smart shorts that track your activity and coach you real-time. (via kickstarter) Myontec is looking for funding on kickstater to amp up their current Mbody high-tech smart exercise shorts. While their current Mbody exercise s...
Sure, they’re blue but we can’t have white light without them (via wiki) Eons ago (roughly 1907), scientists began messing with the idea of LEDs in the form of electroluminescence using a crystal of silicon carbide and a cat’s-whisker detector....
An Ariel view of Masdar City, a futuristic utopia near 11 miles from Abu Dhabi (via Masdar City) What is better than a futuristic utopia that has a population of computers and robots? A sci-fi cheesy video about a deserted futuristic utopia that...
