November 4, 2015 DIY kit turns anything into a drone What does a toaster, a bike wheel and a dinner plate have in common? Thanks to a new “Drone It Yourself” kit, those objects can now be converted into makeshift unmanned aerial vehicles.
November 4, 2015 Body-double: lifelike android demoed at Global Futures conference An extremely humanlike robot made a public appearance June 15 at the Global Futures 2045 International Congress, a futuristic conference focused on the technological singularity
November 4, 2015 The far future: tech trends of 2025 In the future, your car will know your tastes, The dollar will be replaced by a currency of knowledge and social connection, and your home will become a digital expression of your tastes.
November 4, 2015 hitchBOT team overwhelmed by offers of support, bot could be rebuilt hitchBOT had been doing so well, making its way across Europe, Canada, and the U.S., bringing a cheery smile to folks as it passed through numerous cities and towns.
November 4, 2015 US wins another soccer World Cup, this time with humanoid robots Just days after defeating Japan in the World Cup women's soccer final, the U.S. has scored a similar victory at RoboCup, otherwise known as the Robot Soccer World Cup.
November 3, 2015 Cyborg cockroaches can help find and rescue disaster victims buried under rubble Search and rescue dogs, while wonderful, have their limitations – namely, the inability to fit into tiny spaces. A team of researchers has come up with a solution in the form of cyborg cockroaches equipped with high-tech backpacks.
November 3, 2015 US Navy's boat drones can swarm enemy attackers While they're not quite sharks with laser beams attached to their heads, the U.S. Navy's new fleet of unmanned war boats could still cause quite a scare.
November 3, 2015 Man allegedly shoots down neighbor’s drone with shotgun Perhaps attempting to create a live action version of Nintendo's Duck Hunt, a New Jersey man thought it would be an absolutely brilliant idea to blast away at a flying drone with his shotgun.
November 3, 2015 Well-armed design: 8 Octopus-inspired technologies The octopus has inspired much technological innovation, and with good reason.
November 3, 2015 Island to get first German drone delivery service Deutsche Post DHL says it is starting Germany's first drone package delivery service, a test program transporting medicine to a pharmacy on a North Sea island.