P.W. Singer was the Defense Policy Task Force coordinator for the Obama presidential campaign. He’s also a sexy geek. Jon Stewart calls him “the Shecky Greene of robotics.” Here he talks about the coming robot uprising and his book “Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century“.
Filmed during the Wired NextFest event located in Chicago in June 2005, (Yes, this is pretty old, but still cool nonetheless), these robotic stepping stones were used to demo a new kind of visual tracking system. Further details on what we think seems to be the same (or very similar) technology can be found here.
Planned for release before the next holidays, the new Zumba phone, if it works as explained, will truly revolutionize the world of mobile phones. Unfortunately, I think this thing sounds a bit too good to be true. But who knows? I could be wrong.
Please, someone tell me where I can get one of these things… NOW! That really has to be one of the most awesome invention ever. The water jetpack works just like a regular jetpack, but instead of using air to propel yourself in the air, it uses water. Ok, you may be attached to a […]
First, let me say this: I’ve been a Dell customer for a long time. And I hope someone from Dell reads this. I’ve bought systems and servers from them for the past 10 years. As I moved from job to job, I brought them along with me, giving them new business with companies that weren’t […]
In the following video presentation, inventor Woody Norris shows off two of his inventions that treat sound in new ways, and talks about his untraditional approach to inventing and education. As he puts it: “Almost nothing has been invented yet.” So — what’s next?
Even though 16:9 displays have become quite mainstream in 2009, support for this aspect ratio in the consumer market is only a few years old. Everyone loves watching widescreen movies – still, for some people, 16:9 still isn’t wide enough. Philips will soon be launching a new television set supporting an aspect ratio of 21:9 […]
By Jimmy Rogers Contributing Writer, [GAS] Since the last national swearing-in ceremony, America has become a much more net-centric country. Obama’s inauguration was not only watched by a large portion of the US, but by millions (perhaps billions?) in countries all over the world. For this reason, the people on the scene wielding the tech were […]
By Brian Boyko Contributing Writer, [GAS] Mark Winkler decided, in infinite wisdom, to spend six months building a full-scale trebuchet. In the next installment of Geeks Are Sexy’s series on crazy inventions and crazy inventors, we introduce Mark’s brainchild, “Mongo, the Trebuchet.” Mongo often launches watermelons, but the 25Gs of force put on the melon […]
Meet TOFU, a funny little robot that has been developed by a team of MIT researchers. Cute little fellow isn’t he? TOFU has been built as a mean to explore new ways of applying social expressions to robots. I can only imagine that one day, a new generation of toys will use the same techniques […]