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Infiniti LE Concept Is Like the Nissan Leaf Seen through Beer Goggles
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I’ll be the first to say the technology behind the Nissan Leaf EV is very cool. I’ll also be the first one to say that the Nissan Leaf is one ugly automobile. It seems a lot of the time automakers go out of their way to make electric vehicles boring… |
April 7th, 2012
Preliminary Details of New DARPA Grand Challenge for Humanoid Robots Surface
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Robots can be awesome (and more than a little creepy at times). DARPA is about to start up a new Grand Challenge that involves robots that can walk among other things. DARPA’s Dr. Gill Pratt recently revealed that the new challenge will involve builders competing to create a humanoid robot… |
April 6th, 2012
Remee Dream Mask Opens the Gateway to Lucid Dreams, In Style
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I’ve had my fair share of lucid dreams, although most of these turned out to be some pretty bad nightmares where I was running for my life. Most people I know, however, haven’t experienced many lucid dreams. Now there’s a new device that claims to help you experience more lucid dreams, the… |
April 6th, 2012
Spatula Robot Walks and Wobbles, But Can’t Fix You Breakfast
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A while back, we posted a robot that could flip pancakes, and duo that could cook breakfast too. Well, this little fella looks the part of a kitchen robot, but can’t cook his way out of a box of Hot Pockets. That’s okay though, because the Spatula Robot has still… |
April 5th, 2012
Eccerobot Looks Like a Robot Cyclops After an Acid Bath
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ECCEROBOT is an anthropomimetic robot. It is outfitted with bones, muscles, and even tendons in order to move the way that humans do. It does this very well, and it’s creepy to watch. Extra creepy thanks to it’s cyclops face and complete lack of skin.… |
April 5th, 2012
Google Project Glass Voice-activated Augmented Reality Headset: For a Convenient, Douchebag-Filled Future
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If you think people who rock Bluetooth headsets are funny or annoying, wait til you see Google’s augmented reality project. While Project Glass is currently nothing more than a series of mock-ups and a concept video, we know that Google has the resources – and motivation – to fill our… |
April 5th, 2012
Transforming Morphex Robot Now Rolls in a Ball, Calls Itself Samus
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Remember that omni-directional robot called the Morphex? The ‘bot had the ability to transform from a ball to a robot and back. This robot was created by Norwegian Engineer Kåre Halvorsen and it is a neat little piece of technology. Now the Morphex has learned some new tricks of the Metroid… |
April 4th, 2012
iPhone Geiger Counter Module Offers Portable Radiation Detection
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This hack allows for people concerned about radiation to use a Geiger counter with their iPhones. It could come in handy, especially if there are more disasters like Fukushima.… |
April 4th, 2012
Soundlazer Parametric Speaker Shoots Sound Like a Laser Beam
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Ever wanted to listen to something without anyone around you hearing it? While you certainly could go with a pair of headphones, there’s something that just seems that much cooler about using a parametric speaker instead. Parametric speaker technology forces highly-directional sound from the front of its speaker elements, so you… |
April 4th, 2012
HUBO Robots Perform The Beatles’ Come Together
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The Drexel University Music & Entertainment Technology Laboratory recently took four HUBO robots and turned them into The Beatles…. Minus Yoko of course. These HUBOs operate autonomously, with their movements directed by student-developed software. |
April 4th, 2012
