5 Innovative Ways Tech Is Changing Your World
Computers, mobile phones and robots are just a few life-changing inventions we tend to take for granted every day. These technologies, however,…
Can Robots Run the News?
To the chagrin of sports reporters everywhere, a team from Northwestern University’s engineering and journalism schools has created a program that automatically generates sports news stories. Stats Monkey uses the box score and play-by-play — even quotes, if…
Our Favorite YouTube Videos This Week: Speedy Babies, Crafty Kitties & Robots
It’s been a long week, sports fans… and now that the iPhone 4 has finally been released, there’s pretty much nothing vital or interesting on the horizon. You know, unless you have other stuff going on in your life,…
Robots and Rockets: A Tour of Maker Faire [VIDEO]
Maker Faire is the stuff of legends: Robots, rocket ships, pyrotechnics, dragons, vehicles for land and sea, and ever so much more. Even if your interests aren’t roughly…
Hobbyists Build Google Android-Powered Robot [VIDEO]
Enterprising hobbyists Tim Heath and Ryan Hickman have created cellbots — with names like Tankbot and Truckbot — that are simply robots powered by Android devices. With just $30, an Android device, and a little creativity the pair were able to create the cellbots which process commands via telnet on PCs. The bots can move […]