MK3: The World’s First Commercially Available Robotic Exoskeleton

Price at a *ahem* measly $123,000 USD, the Power Jacket MK3 exoskeleton will mimic your every move while you’re wearing it. The suit uses “a master-slave system where your arms and legs are strapped to motorized joints that, when moved, drive the motion of the suit’s corresponding limbs.” [PoweredJacket | Via TechEblog]


Mouse creator and tech pioneer Douglas Engelbart dies

The man who invented the computer mouse has died aged 88. Douglas Engelbart also played a key role in the development of many modern computing concepts. An electrical engineering graduate and wartime radar technician, Engelbart worked at a forerunner to NASA before joining the Stanford Research Institute. He later formed the Augmentation Research Center. Much […]

Tesla demands right to sell cars to drivers

A petition calling for an end to state laws that prevent Tesla selling electric cars direct to the public has attracted more than 100,000 signatures on the White House website. That’s enough to trigger a mandatory response from the government, though doesn’t guarantee any specific action. The petition relates to laws in several states. Most […]

Developers Represent: EA and Ubisoft E3 Highlights

Now that things have settled down, and the fallout between Microsoft and Sony’s press conferences are sifting to a murky haze – let’s take a look at some other announcements from two of the industries leading developers. Ubisoft and Electronic Arts hosted their events on Monday and treated fans to an array of new titles, […]

Introducing The World’s First Mind-Controlled Quadrotor Drone

In a jaw-dropping feat of engineering, electronics turn a person’s thoughts into commands for a robot. Using a brain-computer interface technology pioneered by University of Minnesota biomedical engineering professor Bin He, several young people have learned to use their thoughts to steer a flying robot around a gym, making it turn, rise, dip, and even […]

Google buys robot kite wind turbines

Google has bought a firm that uses robotic kites to generate power using miniature wind turbines in the sky. Makani Power originally started with the assistance of ARPA-E, which isn’t the Defense Department’s gadget factory (that’s DARPA) but rather an agency of the Department of Energy exploring alternative power sources. Google had later come along […]