robotics

0

Students reinvent the locker to help a classmate in need

May 7, 2013
Students at a high school in Michigan develop a high-tech locker for a classmate with muscular dystrophy.
Posted In: high school, robotics, handicapped
0

Drones: War machine today, helpful tool tomorrow

Jan 10, 2013
When you hear the word drone, images of warfare or high-tech surveillance come to mind. But two entrepreneurs want drones to revolutionize our daily lives.
Posted In: drones, robotics
0

Always on (the Internet) in 2013, and controlling a robotic arm with a brain implant

Dec 30, 2012
Molly Wood of CNET gives her tech predictions for 2013, and Professor Andrew Schwartz describes research that helped a paraplegic woman control a robot arm with a brain implant.
Posted In: robotics, neuroscience, Google Glass, biotech
0

A device to heighten the virtual experience

Apr 13, 2010
Japanese researchers have developed a new robotic device that allows users to "feel," by producing heartbeat patterns to evoke different emotions,...
Posted In: robotics, technology

Buzzworthy

Recent comments on our stories..

Annapolis57's picture

Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

Journalism: Practiced. Excellent interview. Thank you.

jgrothues's picture

Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

Donald Rumsfeld's interview on Marketplace today was absolutely unbelievable. Really. Is one of his rules not to believe your own spin? I...

rcd43's picture

Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

Ryssdal's interview with Rumsfeld was breathtakingly inappropriate. "Marketplace?" If Ryssdal wants to promote his obvious biases...

entropyman's picture

How World Finance makes a killing lending on the installment (loan) plan

There is something fundamentally wrong with predatory lending businesses, whether they are pay day loans or installment contracts. The business...