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10 Drones that will make you love.. and hate them

Catwell

Since the invention of the drone, many people have been uneasy about the idea of an unmanned flying object hanging around, watching and potentially harming people – and for good reason. Sure, some drones come together to perform in symphonies, but ot...
- 16 Jul 2014
Peter Treadway and his company ACTON look to bring rocket skates to the masses

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Wheelchairs for feet? Nope, but Wile E. Coyote would be proud. (via ACTION) Wile E. Coyote has to be one of the most hard working cartoon characters in history. He is renowned for coming up with the most preposterous ideas and contraptions in or...
- 14 Jul 2014
UIUC makes first “bio-bots” that can walk it out

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Illustration of Bashir’s new walking bio-bot (via University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign developed one of the first classes of “bio-bots” that can walk. They are also some of the...
- 11 Jul 2014
3 Robots that will make you run for it

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www.youtube.com/watchWe’ve never been much for slow technology. Imagine reading the headline “slowest robot in the world unveiled,” and surely yawns will follow. That’s why two new running robot designs were just released. The Outrunner and Raptor ro...
- 3 Jul 2014
TOPJOY’s Pinwheel powered unicycle is fast enough for inner city commuting

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…….or traveling to various inter-office meetings. (via TOPJOY on right and engadget on left) People riding Segway’s can be found in almost every city on the planet. Some cops even use them to conduct patrols with, usually during outdoor activiti...
- 2 Jul 2014
Marco Tempest brings us a robot that wants to be a real boy

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Marco Tempest and EDI at TED2014 (via TED & Marco Tempest) Any fans of Artificial Intelligence films can validate the human fear that robots will one day overtake our world, when and if robots ever gain the capacity to think. One man expande...
- 30 Jun 2014
Inkjet based pen – sample any and all colors! Scribblepen

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Render - The Scribble Pen inside its customized case (via Scribblepen)There is an innovative product about to hit the market, exclusively on Kickstarter, that may revolutionize the way we see and think about color. The Scribble Pen allows users to ca...
- 27 Jun 2014
Becoming ‘Doc Ock’ is now a reality but they won’t win you any battles against Spiderman

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MIT’s Supernumerary Robotic Limbs (SRLs): Because everybody needs extra limbs. (via MIT)Scientists have already designed some interesting robotic prosthetics for people with disabilities, including some that can be controlled by the user’s brain. How...
- 24 Jun 2014
Dean Kamen designs a prosthetic arm that can successfully handle small, delicate, large and heavy objects

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The DEKA Arm System (via DEKA)In an effort to alleviate much of the difficulty experienced by upper-limb amputees, DEKA Research and Development recently created one of the most realistic prosthetic arms ever devised. Dubbed the “Luke Arm” (after Luk...
- 18 Jun 2014
EPFL scientists create robots that can transform into furniture

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Concept render of Roombots (via EPFL)The Transformers: More than meets the eye. We have all seen the movies, watched the cartoons and even played with the toys. Could they one day become a reality? Yes but not in the giant hulking robotic fighters fr...
- 16 Jun 2014
Paralyzed teen to kick-off the World Cup 2014 using mind-controlled exoskeleton

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www.youtube.com/watchConceptualization of World Cup opening kick (via Colorado State & Duke immersive Virtual Environment)The World Cup is one of the biggest sporting events in the world. Whether you're watching the games or not, this year's open...
- 13 Jun 2014
RoboTar helps aspiring musicians play guitar by performing complex cords

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Kevin Krumwiede’s RoboTar robotic chord player. (via kickstarter)Robotic musicians are on the rise and some are ‘heavy metal’ in the true sense of the term with concerts being played by Z Machines, Compressorhead and The Trons. Humans on the other ha...
- 10 Jun 2014
Projected Displays, Moving Screens on Robotics Arms - Pretty!

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I really like this piece of art. It's apparently a live performance that combines projection, three dimensional visual trickery and of course huge robotic arms! This must've took some effort to get it correct and orchestrated properly. www....
- 9 Jun 2014
ANTVR bringing brings an all-in-one virtual reality experience to mainstream gaming consoles

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ANTVR kit (image courtesy of Kickstarter & ANTVR) Gamers, hold onto your hats. The first universal all-in-one virtual reality kit is getting ready to hit mass production. Meet the ANTVR kit – an open-source, universal gaming kit that brings ...
- 6 Jun 2014
Drones get OK’d to fly, lend a helping hand

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Drones are becoming more and more apparent in everyday life. When they aren’t being used to film tricky angles in the next Fast and the Furious movie (we know... give it a break), they’re being used to ticket drivers with a particularly heavy foot. W...
- 6 Jun 2014
US Navy looks to issue NeRDs to sailors serving onboard ships

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The Navy eReader Device looks like Kindle but that’s where the similarities end. (via US Navy)Mobile devices and e-readers are extremely popular with military personnel all over the world. Devices such as Apple’s iPod allow soldiers to ‘escape’ the m...
- 2 Jun 2014
Physicists discover how to turn light into matter

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The theorized method could make this replicated martini a reality (via Star Trek screen cap)Star Trek is known for the show’s technological marvels, including traveling faster than light, ‘beaming’ from one location to another instantly and of course...
- 22 May 2014
littleBits teams up with NASA to teach youngsters about space travel

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littleBits Space Kit satellite orbit (via Littlebits) If you’re a self-proclaimed nerd older than 10 years of age, you probably learned all about electrical engineering by tearing apart various household electronics and seeing if you could succe...
- 21 May 2014
The Dimple brings physical buttons to your Android device

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Android-powered LG Nexus featuring The Dimple.IO device (via Dimple.IO) If your generation was known for ski goggles and track suits, you’re also probably very well acquainted with cell phones that feature physical buttons. You were probably tha...
- 20 May 2014
Button-sized magnetic robots - change how you think about motion control

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SRI International’s Magnetically Actuated Micro-Robots (via SRI)While when you hear the term robotics, you may think of R2-D2 or self-propelled vacuum cleaners, the robotics engineers of today are developing all kinds of cool mechanical projects, inc...
- 19 May 2014
Drones put on light show over London - while others accost crime suspects

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www.youtube.com/watchDrones are everywhere these days and they are not just tools for military and law enforcement anymore. Online retailers Amazon and Google are looking to employ them to deliver packages, real estate agencies are looking to use the...
- 17 May 2014
Roboartist robot sketches better than you

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Roboartist sketching Heath Ledger’s role as the Joker in The Dark Knight (via Screen cap and HaD)Have you ever seen a drawing so realistic that it makes you wonder if it was made by man or machine? Well, now you have merit to wonder. Robots have ente...
- 14 May 2014
Roaming printer eschews paper feed - lays down the ink freestyle

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Zuta Labs’ Mini Mobile Robotic Printer. (via Zuta Labs)Portable printers sure come in handy, especially when you’re on the move. You will often find college students in coffee shops printing out at the last minute research papers or authors printing ...
- 12 May 2014
KMel drones form rock band to change the way you think about flying robots

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www.youtube.com/watchWhile some drones are out fighting side-by-side with military servicemen, KMel Robotics’ takes on quite a different mission for its Hexrotor drones. They, how can you say, dance to a different beat. And that’s quite literal....
- 6 May 2014
LA Hack Finalists Armateur: Robotic Arm + Leap Motion + Bluetooth

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LA Hack Finalists Armateur: Robotic Arm + Leap Motion + Bluetooth In case you haven’t noticed, we’re big fans of hackathons at Leap Motion, and when it comes to the left coast, there’s no hackathon bigger than LA Hacks. Recently, we caught up wi...
- 1 May 2014