Robotics

Massive chicken de-boning machine pulls 1500 breasts per hour

Science has been solving life’s little problems for centuries, but one task that has remained manual over the years has been...

Connor Livingston
Jun 21, 2011 29 sec read

RC Ironman is an ultimate geek toy

Most geeks have had a longing at one point or another for some sort of remote controlled flying toy. We picture...

Rocco Penn
May 21, 2011 16 sec read

Neurowear: Cat ears controlled by the mind

Necomimi, a mashup of the Japanese words for cat and ear, is a new device that lets you express yourself visually...

Connor Livingston
May 8, 2011 31 sec read

Look at the Pretty Seagu… Wait. Wut?

Man has been able to achieve flight for over a century, but we have never truly mastered the art and science...

JD Rucker
Mar 25, 2011 30 sec read

Here’s Why the Human Race is Doomed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNZPRsrwumQ I sense a theme coming on: people create robots, robots destroy robots, and robots destroy humans? Well I’m a believer...

James Mowery
Mar 1, 2011 43 sec read

A BattleBot’s Epic Slow-Mo Destruction

http://vimeo.com/20485568 There are some things worth watching in life: a revolution for freedom, a Jersey Shore escapade, and, now, a slow-motion...

James Mowery
Mar 1, 2011 22 sec read

Singing Banner Ads Were Only The Beginning…

If Google has AdSense, let’s just call this NonSense. A new advertising campaign for people-what-make-cars Alfo Romeo is (we desperately hope)...

Ty Dunitz
Feb 28, 2011 42 sec read

IBM’s Watson Ties on Jeopardy, Has A Glitch or Two [Video]

IBM’s Watson supercomputer had its first shot at Jeopardy last night, and, overall, it went well. Watson had a few moments...

James Mowery
Feb 15, 2011 1 min read

Robotic Plant Ushers in New Age of Unnecessary Robotics

Not content to robotically emulate any and all members of the animal kingdom, humanity has turned to another branch of the...

Ty Dunitz
Jan 17, 2011 26 sec read

Gundam Time-Lapse Video Proves Robots Are Cool, Even if They Can’t Move

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hf5csZsfLYo Surely you remember the giant 1:1 Gundam Japan erected in 2009. Built by Bandai, the monolithic robot has stood watch...

Ty Dunitz
Jan 7, 2011 20 sec read

Eat Your Heart Out, Kinect – Robot Arm Mimics Your Gestures

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjbZYN1Db14 How cool is this? The answer, before you read any further or watch the video for additional information, is this:...

Ty Dunitz
Dec 20, 2010 33 sec read

Japanese Robot Can (Almost) Run – We Are So Doomed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXqUjiNw8fo Am I the only one who finds this terrifying? Like, sure, it’s not quite as immediately scary as Boston Dynamics’...

Ty Dunitz
Dec 15, 2010 29 sec read

Gesture-Controlled Robot is Possibly the Most Fun You’ll Ever Have With Kinect

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRPEns8MS2o Alright, so maybe I’m being a little cheeky by claiming that this robot is the most fun you could have...

Ty Dunitz
Nov 18, 2010 43 sec read

Your Halloween Costume Will Never Be As Ambitious As This. Ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pucbRCRHxk Oh, hey, I just realized I’m an inconsiderate jerk, and never asked you how your Halloween was. How’d it go?...

Ty Dunitz
Nov 3, 2010 53 sec read

ASIMO Tears Up the Dancefloor at His 10th Birthday Bash

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShhatJB8xyk Morning, all – or, afternoon, as it were. I trust your Halloween was both hollow and weeny? Mine sure was,...

Ty Dunitz
Nov 1, 2010 44 sec read

Mad Scientist Dooms Us All With Self-Replicating Lego Menace, Or Something

This is just downright threatening. Software engineer Will Gorman has seen fit to play god and create a robot out of...

Ty Dunitz
Oct 20, 2010 46 sec read

Rock-em, Sock-em Robot Beats Up Volunteers In the Name of Science

Six Slovenian volunteers have been undergoing a bizarre test: being punched in the arm over, and over, and over, and over...

Ty Dunitz
Oct 14, 2010 47 sec read

No Pirates, Princesses, or Pokémon, Please

What’s your kid wearing for Halloween? He’s not going as Batman, is he? I see, like, a trillion child Batmans running...

Ty Dunitz
Oct 2, 2010 43 sec read