Technologies - Page 932

October 21, 2015

Humans show empathy for robots

From R2-D2 in "Star Wars" to Furby, robots can generate surprisingly humanlike feelings.

October 21, 2015

Apes get iPads at National Zoo

Orangutans at the Smithsonian's National Zoo are now using iPad apps to keep occupied

October 21, 2015

Google releases 'underwater street view' of Great Barrier Reef, more

A new partnership between mapping giant Google and The Catlin Seaview Survey allows you to surf through the world’s oceans in the first underwater panoramas in Google Maps.

October 21, 2015

Robotic rock climbers could aid hunt for Mars life

A robot that can scale the faces of steep cliffs might one day help explore Mars and find signs of life.

October 21, 2015

NASA unveils ‘superhero’ robot Valkyrie that may be used to explore Mars

NASA has unveiled Valkyrie, an advanced humanoid "superhero" robot that appears female and may one day be used to explore Mars.

October 21, 2015

Scrolling through the Dead Sea Scrolls online

Although you may have finished unwrapping all your material presents by now, there are some new gifts of a more spiritual nature still to be opened online.

October 21, 2015

NASA's Robonaut 2 droid gets its legs on space station

Look out, astronauts – your companion robot on the International Space Station is now mobile!

October 21, 2015

NASA's robot astronaut inspiring tech advances here on Earth

A humanoid robot aboard the International Space Station is inspiring technology that could be useful to both astronauts and people on Earth.

October 21, 2015

GlassesOff app claims to eliminate need for reading glasses

Like death and taxes, reading glasses are almost inevitable, caused by the aging of your eye known as presbyopia. Fortunately, there may be a way to correct it.

October 20, 2015

Einstein's brain is now an interactive iPad app

The brain that revolutionized physics now can be downloaded as an app for $9.99. But it won't help you win at Angry Birds.