Robot dog with wheels for feet can climb stairs and fences, do tricks
Boston Dynamics’ nightmarish BigDog is finally behind us, but that doesn’t mean we’re past seeing visually headless robot dogs every now and then. Spot has…
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Quadruped robot can pick up cigarette butts on beaches
You’re walking along a beautiful beach when your senses are suddenly marred by cigarette butts just lying along the sand. Anyone who has ever visited…
Retrofuture Revelations from Japan: A Journey Through Time and Imagination
Retrofuturism, a captivating blend of past visions and future possibilities, has long fascinated the human imagination. It represents a unique genre where artists and designers,…
Chinese researchers test smallest solar-powered drone that can fly as long as it gets sunlight
A major problem with tiny flying drones, referred to as micro aerial vehicles (MAVs), is that they cannot fly for a very long duration. Especially…
RoboGrocery is the first step towards robots packing our grocery
When I first encountered a self-checkout system in IKEA a few years ago, I sort of panicked because I didn’t know what to do. But…
Cute modular robot is designed to keep your pets happy and fed
Robots are slowly but surely invading our homes, but most of them come in the form of cleaners or toys for our amusement. We might…
Robot wheelchair concept puts a friendlier face on caregivers of the future
More than just the population problem, we are also facing a crisis in terms of care for the aging segments of that population. Traditional geriatric…
Narc robot concept helps detect contraband in public spaces
One of my family’s favorite things to see at places like malls and airports are the drug sniffing dogs. We always joke about wanting to…
This $599 Exoskeleton gives your legs Superhuman Powers while helping you save 50% energy
It isn’t Iron Man’s suit, but it’s still a pretty big augmentation to humans and their capabilities. The promise of great technology is to make…
AI artist will “train” robot dogs to do a live painting session
Spot has been a pretty busy dog, previously appearing with super group BTS a few years and just last week, getting its own costume and…
Sparkles is the Spot cosplay version to show off the Choreographer software
Aside from actual dancing people, one of the things that we love to see on the Internet is dancing animals. From penguins to monkeys to…
Smart Megatron transforms into a tank, responds to voice commands and shoots projectiles
While all Transformers fans are tripping over Optimum Prime, it’s time to give the leader of the Decepticons his due chance. Yes, this self-transforming Megatron…