28.3 miles per hour – that’s how fast this four legged robot can run. The “Cheetah,” developed by Boston Dynamics, had already set the world record for the fastest legged robot earlier this year, reaching a solid 18 miles per hour, compared to the earlier record of 13.1. And somehow, in the matter of months, […]
Hugvie The future tool for telepresence is here. Here’s what you need to use it: a cell phone and $50. The cell phone is to talk (of course), and the $50 is to buy a Hugvie. The Hugvie is a strange little robot. It looks a bit like a Teletubby. It doesn’t look technological in […]
Some people find the responsibility of watering plants to sometimes be difficult to manage. So what can you do when your plant is running out of water? Meet the self-watering plant. It consists of four parts. There is the actual plant, sensors in the soil, the robot that receives data, and the container used to […]
Another cool robot, the Inebriator might just be the new perfect bartender. The concept behind the robot isn’t very complex. A glass goes under a row of different kinds of spirits, and it will receive them in perfect quantities, getting the perfect ratio for a perfect cocktail. Then, if the cocktail needs a mixer, a […]
What benefits can a robotic maple seed bring to mankind, you ask? Maple seeds, while they might look innocent as they spiral down in the wind, are actually quite efficient fliers. And so, to emulate this efficient flight, Lockheed Martin created the SAMARAI. Named after “samara” for maple seed, the SAMARAI has one wing and […]
This video is of the launching of one of the newest scientific research robots. Although the Wave Glider has been around for a while, the newest version is being used to track electronically tagged marine animals. It is especially renowned for its launch during Shark Week, and it is now tracking Great White sharks as […]
Awesome video about awesome people who use awesome technology to make the world a better place; this video is a must see for people of all ages and interest groups. The exoskeleton design featured in the video is one that has been used on adults before. There is nothing novel about the design of the […]
