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Welcome to the Uncanny Valley: Showa Hanako 2 the Dental Training Robot

Welcome to the Uncanny Valley: Showa Hanako 2 the Dental Training Robot

This dental training robot was developed by several universities, a robot manufacturer, and Orient Industry, a company that makes uh,…

13 years ago

200,000 GPS devices under threat

A company planning to build a nationwide high-speed broadband network has admitted its plans would affect the performance of 200,000…

13 years ago

New Lifetime Goal: Buy this 20-Foot Animatronic Triceratops

Oh, Science, you still haven't quite given me that pet Stegosaurus, but I'd be okay I guess if I had…

13 years ago

Lovotics: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?! [Videos]

When the future promised us robots, I don't think this is exactly what it meant. And for my part, it's…

13 years ago

Of Mice and LEDs: New Tech Offers Lightweight Mind Control in Mice [Science]

Thanks to a recent development in optigenetics research, mice are teaching us about our own brains... by letting us control…

13 years ago

Yet Another Creepy Japanese Invention: The Sense-Roid [Video]

Why is it that every time you see videos featuring creepy-ass inventions on the web, overwhelming odds are that these…

13 years ago

23 Years of Computer Geekery in One Place

We've written several pieces about computer technology of the 80s and early 90s before and clearly struck a nostalgic chord…

13 years ago

Anyone in the Market for a Used Space Suit?

If you always wanted to be an astronaut (or cosmonaut, I guess depending on your location) but never quite made…

13 years ago

Life in 2050 [Infographic]

We Americans love us some polls. Go ahead, as me a multiple choice question about anything. Will there be a…

13 years ago

MSL Curiosity Rover Animation [Video]

The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) is a rover that will assess whether Mars ever was, or is still today, an…

13 years ago