It’s official: bipedal robots have now surpassed the capabilities of us, bipedal humans. Designed by scientists at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, this bipedal robot, designed after the velociraptor, can reach speeds of up to 46 kilometers per hour(28.6 miles per hour) on a treadmill. And while “Raptor” is not yet faster than […]
Ok. The title might be a bit misleading. Recently, Olaf Blanke and his team of researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne identified the region of your brain involved in such hallucinating ghostly presences – the feeling of someone near you when there’s no one there. The robot they used had two parts […]
You might want to reconsider killing that rogue cockroach under your house now, for that very cockroach might turn out to be your savior in a disaster. These cyborg cockroaches, the work of Alper Bozkurt and his team at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, are basically real Madagascar hissing cockroaches with a “backpack” strapped on. […]
Ever seen a katana-fight seem like a carefully choreographed ballet? Designed by ABB, these robotics arms are known for their precision. I really don’t need to say much. With the rotating joints and arms, these robotic arms have an impressive range of motion, allowing them to sword-fight, play snooker…etc. And for those who don’t want […]
Ever wanted to be able to pick up heavy cars like Iron Man, or throw giant mountains around like Superman? Well, with the FORTIS Exoskeleton, you still can’t. However, you can do a lot more than you could have before! Developed by Lockheed Martin, the FORTIS Exoskeleton is an unpowered, lightweight suit that gives the […]
You all remember that iconic crane-kick at the end of the Karate Kid, right? Well, it took a while, but the guys over at Boston Dynamics have finally been able to recreate that iconic moment in all its glory. The robot could probably take Ralph Macchio and Mister Miyagi in a fight and win. Ok, […]
The days until real life RoboCop are numbered, my friends. Patrolling around Building 1 on Microsoft’s Silicon Valley campus, 4 5-foot, 300-pound K5 robots are designed to anomalous behavior and to report back to a remote security center. Using 4 high-definition cameras, sensors, navigation equipment, and a computer, these robots can communicate with the central […]
