Google hosted its Solve for X Event last week, and has now released the presentations.
Solve for X is a gathering of scientists, entrepreneurs, and innovators, who come togethe...
Monopoly recently gave the internet (more specifically people on Facebook) the opportunity to kick out one of the old, stale pieces and replace it with a cool, hip new piece. Monop...
Have you ever wanted to make a fully autonomous robot? If so, your dreams of kickstarting the robot apocalypse can be fulfilled with just a 3D printer, some simple software and a b...
A favorite story of mine growing up was "If You Give A Mouse A Cookie." It was an excellent beginner's guide to the rule of causation. I don't think Berlin-based echtwald ever read...
I was just thinking that cockroaches needed to be faster. And robotic.
Here's a look at a new robotic cockroach from UC Berkley. It's called the VelociRoACH....
When we think about robots, we often think about the Terminator films (especially the first two), and with good reason considering some of the terrifying models we've seen in recen...
MIT researchers at the David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Researched have been working on a new material that they say could be used to drive artificial robotic muscles...
Confession time: small children terrify me. I can't see the cuteness that so many other people apparently do. All I see is an overly happy bundle of fear with piercing eyes that st...
I'm not going to make any metal jokes about Compressorhead, the all-robot band seen in the video below playing the Motorhead classic "Ace of Spades." I'm not going to talk about ho...
For the past few hundred years, Santa has relied on the physical workforce of his elves and reindeer to help him deliver presents every Christmas. That may change one day as Santa...
Remember DARPA's LS3 robotic mule from a few moths back. At that point, the robot was just beginning to learn how to walk on rugged terrain and make horrifying noises. Now it's bac...
All too often do we forget to celebrate the little things in life - like having the ability to freely move our bodies. For some, that's not an option as they're confined to a bed o...