Tag Archives: Robots and Robotics

Top 20 Coolest Star Wars Gifts For Christmas: Part 2

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BB-8 Mug There are only a few days left until Star Wars: The Force Awakens comes out--and boy, did they put out a lot of cool things for fans like me (us) to drool over as we head into the Christmas season.  With that in mind, we present Part 2 of of the awesome Star Wars gifts available for the holidays.

Top 20 Coolest Star Wars Gifts For Christmas: Part 1

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Star Wars 1We are right around the corner from one of the most anticipated movies in years: Star Wars--The Force Awakens.  As such, the marketing campaign is ramping up to light speed and with Christmas coming up, that means a ton of new toys and merchandise coming to us from a galaxy far, far away.

Brain-Controlled Interface Gives the Disabled Reason To Smile

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Brain-Controlled InterfaceMeet the telepresence robot, a brain-controlled interface that helps to lift the spirits of the disabled by translating their mental intentions into commands.

Stanford University’s Artificial Skin: Sensational Advance For Prosthetics

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Prosthetic HandRead on for more about a new and exciting product that may one day in the near future may allow prosthetic wearers to feel sensation in their limbs.

Robotic Prosthetic Hand Wired Into Brain: Once More, With Feeling

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Robotic Hand Wired Into Brain

An innovative robotic hand wired directly into the motor cortex of his brain has given a 28 year old man who has been paralyzed for more than ten years due to a spinal chord injury a new lease on life. Read on to learn more about this amazing  robotic prosthesis developed  at the Applied Physics Labortatory (APL) at John Hopkin's University.

Marines Send Google’s Robotic Dog To Training Camp

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Spot, the newest quadra-pet robotSpot, the newest Marine Corps trainee, may not be the first robotic dog to be deployed overseas, but if it (he?) gets that far, it will be the first dog robot to do the job that real dogs could be doing for the military without risking their lives.  But do you think quadra-pet robots could eventually become pals with their Marine trainers?

3D-Printed Metal Rib Cage Transforms Mortal Man into Cyborg

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3-D Printed Metal Rib CageThe wonders of 3-D printing have only tapped the surface of possibilities, especially in the field of medical applications. Read all about the world's first 3-D printed titanium rib cage and the cancer patient whose life has been given new meaning.

Too Lazy To Make Your Own Pancakes? There’s A Robot For That

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Robo-chef makes a pancakeMany tasks that fall under the banner of ‘common sense’ for a human can require hours of explicit programming for a robot. For this reason, engineers are hard at work developing robots that can be taught through experience and observation. Their first order of business? A robot that can make pancakes and pizza. Sounds like these researchers have got their priorities in order.