Robot

Science

MRI-Powered Robot Can Swim Through Your Guts

9:00PM January 16, 2012 | Jamie Condliffe

If you’ve ever had the pleasure of experiencing endoscopy, you’ll think there must be a better way to check out your insides than having a camera shoved up your arse. Now there is, and it’s robotic! More »


Geek Out

Every House Should Come Equipped With A Towel-Folding Robot

4:40AM May 20, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Handy robots are like the cute puppies of the world. No-one wants a stationery ‘bot, as much as they don’t want one of these. *shudder* Surely the golden retriever of the robot world is one that actually does household chores. More »


Science

Obama Scolds Astronauts For Not Unpacking Space Robot

3:40PM March 4, 2011 | Rosa Golijan

When President Obama called up the crew of astronauts aboard the International Space Station, he naturally exchanged some pleasantries, congratulated them on their great work, and talked about the space shuttle Discovery’s safe trip—but then he had a little bone to pick with the space dwellers. More »


Geek Out

Going To Extremes For The Sake Of Being A Cheapskate

2:40PM March 1, 2011 | Rosa Golijan

How far would you be willing to go in order to avoid roaming charges from your cellular provider? For one guy, an elaborate DIY button-pushing machine didn’t seem like it was overkill. More »


Geek Out

A Crocheted Android Robot

5:00AM February 6, 2011 | Casey Chan

If you’ve never wanted to learn how to crochet, this will make you want to start. Who knew the Android robot would be even cuter in crochet form? You can make one following these complete instructions or buy one for $US25. More »


Science

This Spy Robot Will Always Find You—Unless You Stop Breathing

3:20PM February 5, 2011 | Rosa Golijan

This little fellow is the TiaLinx Cougar20-H, a surveillance robot. He is capable of detecting any sneaky human presence—even through thick concrete walls—by using a ultra-wideband radio frequency sensor array and focusing on biorhythmic patterns—such as breathing. More »


Gadgets

Robot Turns Spinal Surgery Into A Flight Simulator Game

12:40AM December 31, 2010 | Neal Ungerleider - FastCompany

Conducting surgery using robots with tiny arms cuts the risk of infection, reduces hospital stay time, and could revolutionize spinal surgery. And it makes the whole process feel a bit like a game. More »


Entertainment

Perhaps The Best Beer Bot To Ever Grace A Dorm Room

4:00AM December 29, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

There are dorm room beer bots and then there are dorm room beer bots. This iPhone-controlled, webcam-equipped, Twitter-posting brew cannon is some serious graduate-level work. Yep, you aim that cannon with your phone. More »


Cameras

Pentax Obviously Has No Respect For Our Eyes

2:20AM December 4, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

It brings me no pleasure to tell you that Pentax has done it again. Just when you thought they’d done enough harm to our eyes already, they’ve gone and painted their K-r in Kore Ja Nai robot colours. More »


Inexpensive Solar Power Comes To Lego Mindstorms NXT

7:00AM October 18, 2010 | Jack Loftus

For $US90 Dexter Industries will sell you a solar panel that provides enough juice to power an NXT control brick and one servo. Surely, Lego Mindstorms Mars missions aren’t far behind. More »