In a leap for robotic development, the MIT researchers who built a robotic cheetah have now trained it to see and jump over hurdles as it runs — making this the first four-legged robot to run and jump over obstacles autonomously. [MIT]
A newly-built city in New Mexico will never have any permanent human residents. That’s because it’s been built as a tech test ground. The Center for Innovation, Testing and Evaluation (CITE) will cover 15 square miles and be designed as if it were home to 35,000 people. It’ll have all the types of business, retail […]
Yes, you read that title correctly. While it may not be the hoverboard we were all wishing for when we first saw Back to the Future 2, this is about as close as we have come yet. Jeez, I didn’t even know this thing existed and people are already breaking records on the thing? Man, […]
A solar-powered plane travelling round the world is about to take on its most challenging leg: the Pacific Ocean. Solar Impulse 2 has so far made it from Abu Dhabi in the Middle East to Nanjing in Eastern China over six legs, all without using fossil-derived fuels. But its next leg, from Nanjing to Hawaii, […]
Modern meteorology is nothing short of amazing. The way they can use doppler radar to track a storm front, where it is going, and how long it will be there is a marvel of modern science (even if the weatherman are off here and there), But you take a look at this old school weather […]
A GPS-controlled drone video camera to be released next year can film you wherever you go without interfering with your activities. The problem is that it’s very expensive and has a severely limited battery life. The Lily camera connects wirelessly with a small receiver that fits into your pocket or on your wrist. Once you throw […]
The makers of ‘Rock Band 4‘ sit down and show the world how their vocal and guitar tracks come to life in their “Rock Band” games. You may think they just get the rights to the song and that is that, but that is actually just the first step of many. It is actually kind […]
Skynet actually exists. The Terminator movies weren’t lying to us. Run for your lives, protect your loved ones, and pray your last name isn’t Connor. Well, you really don’t need to worry about it unless you are a super shady type, at which point, Skynet is coming for you. From Gizmodo: Malevolent undertones of aspirations […]
The Oculus Rift has finally got a confirmed consumer release date — but it’ll be next year before you can play it. It follows a couple of years of demos and prototypes. Oculus says the virtual reality device will be available for pre-orders later this year and then ship to consumers in 2016. There’s still no […]
A company inspired by Nikola Tesla says it can extend iPhone battery life by 30 percent by harnessing wasted radio frequency energy. It’s working with Ohio State University to produce and sell a case using the technology. The case from Nikola Labs appears to be an offshoot of existing devices known as a rectenna (rectifying […]