Fritz in action (via XYZbot & Kickstarter) Robotics can be a very interesting area for many kids. Legos has paved the way with their robotic kits, however, finding others, or even less expensive ones is a challenge much like searching for go...
Heather Knight and Data peforming (via NAte Lanxon & O2) For anyone who is a fan of the S.T.E.A.M. field (Science, tech, engineering, art, math - who here isn’t a fan?), an up and coming leader in the field has been making waves since ...
Ouya Makerbot case render. (via Thingiverse) A new open source platform for gaming will be shipping to its Kickstarter supporters by the end of this month. The Ouya project was founded by Julie Urham, game industry pro, with the idea of deliveri...
Bio-inspired robotic vehicles are becoming ubiquitous in the tech world due to the evolving fields of animatronics and biomimetics. These robotic creatures are capable of advancing our understanding of the biological world around us while also benefi...
Screen capture, Alice (antbots) travelling the maze. (via BBC) The highway traffic system can be a bit of a pain at times - rush hours leaving many heading home from work in a seemingly endless line of vehicles tiptoeing their way forward. There...
Memoto life-logging camera size comparison and promotional shot (via Memoto) Looking for a way to keep track of the unexpected surprises that come your way in normal, day-to-day life activities? Well if you’re a fan of photography, then this mig...
"CHIMP" bot prototype. Carnegie Mellon’s Tartan Rescue Team have developed CHIMP to compete at the upcoming DARPA Robotics Challenge. (via Carnegie Mellon) In response to Fukushima’s nuclear disaster that left Japan in a hazardous heap of troubl...
The concept amphibious "Salamandra Robotica" walks alongside Lake Geneva right after taking a swim (via EPFL & Kostas Karakasiliotis) Robotics and animatronics have been keen on helping scientists understand the inner-workings of biological ...
https://vimeo.com/58840897 3D printing has risen in popularity ever since RepRap introduced their ‘Darwin’ model for the consumer market back in 2007. They’re excellent for fast prototyping and manufacturing just about anything we can imagine an...
Belkin's WeMo power outlet promotional image from CES 2013 (via Belkin) Belkin’s WeMo line is becoming a line of products intended to integrate the “internet of things” into your home’s commonly used appliances. The WeMo power outlet plugs into ...
HR-1001 robot from Helical Robotics is designed to scale Windturbine towers to allow operators to perform maintainance remotely. (via Helical Robotics) As the growing field of wind energy continues to develop, a question arises - how can we safe...
The eye in the sky. AR Parrot Drone (via ARdrone) We are slowly moving through times that will decide whether technology leads us to a utopian society or a dystopian future. Ever since I was a little boy I wanted to have a remote control airplan...
LeapMotion sensor (via LeapMotion) Gestural interface devices have been at the forefront of interaction with our game consoles, mobile devices and PCs since Microsoft introduced the Kinect. One of the few companies capitalizing on the new gestur...
Bartendro robotic drink mixing system.. so close to funding.. (via Kickstarter) In my opinion, there are not enough robots that use the open source platform to engage the community with the goal of improving partying. But this could be changing ...
Hitachi’s ROPITS single-seater assisted transport vehicle is operated by drawing in or pre-selecting a destination on a tablet map app (via Hitachi & Mondzukichannel) Do you work in a busy city and find yourself having a hard time navigating...
Example of the Matterport system. The images are not the most polished, but they are taken from the real world. The Matterport camera creates 3D models of entire indoor spaces, which are subsequently uploaded to the cloud for online view. (via Matter...
System concept from Cambridge Consultants (via Cambridge Consultants) With Lockheed Martin and the US Air Force partnership to deliver an upgraded GPS system to the world by 2014, companies are now beginning to inventively re-imagine new ways of...
The video game entertainment industry has always seemed to be at the forefront of many of today’s technological advancements. With swirling rumors of the next generation Xbox platform geared up to be more than 6-times more powerful than its predecess...
GPS III satellite mockup. (via Lockheed Martin) Access to Global Positioning Systems has become an essential component of most of today’s technologies, found in everything from cell phones, to computers, navigational systems, and even autonomous...
For those who missed the “Robot Combat League,” here is the first full episode. Cutting past the introductions and vague robotic descriptions, the battle begin. To be honest, it has moments where it is cool, but most of the time it looks like g...
SVCam-EVO "Tracer" PR image (via SVS-VISTEK) Equipping machines with their own sense of sight has been one of the many innovative steps towards the development of fully autonomous systems. Industrial machinery, and most notably robotics, is now ...
UPenn, under DARPA’s TEMP program, tests autonomous robotic boats that stick together with hook and tether mechanism (via UPenn) Natural disasters tend to have an unpredictable impact on the amount of relief support needed to fully cover a...
Fujitsu GPS cane at MWC 2013. With presenter water bottle, bottom right. (via Fujitsu & CNET) Here’s a foreshadowing snapshot of how our tech generation will get around when we are in our later years. Fujitsu has unveiled its prototype of a ...
Romo - the promo (via Romotive) The development of autonomous, vision-sensing robots are catching a lot of buzz lately - mostly concerned with improving manufacturing efficiency and maintenance safety for industrial operation, and security measu...
players.brightcove.net/.../index.html The high-end fashion world is finding interesting ways of keeping up with the high-tech consumer. At the London Fashion Week 2013, British company Burberry announced they will be integrating RFID tech into t...
