One-Nanometer Gate Dimensions for Transistors Have Been Achieved
While there may be some quibbling about what really is the smallest transistor ever fabricated, an all-star lineup of U.S.-based researchers has laid a legitimate claim to having fabricated one that is...
View ArticleWhite House Frontiers: Robots, Space Exploration, and the Future of American...
Summary: Conference will bring together innovators who are re-imagining the boundaries of what’s possible and shaping the future. President Obama will travel to Pittsburgh, PA, on October 13 to host...
View ArticleWe’re getting closer to clothing made entirely by robots
When it comes to stitching together complex garments, dexterous human hands are still far superior to rigid robot arms. Much of the garment production process is already automated, from picking cotton...
View ArticleSimulate Your Robot Before You Build It
[Nurgak] shows how one can use some of the great robotic tools out there to simulate a robot before you even build it. To drive this point home he builds the tutorial off of the easily 3D printable and...
View ArticleA startup CEO who raised $194 million explains why he uses a robot for meetings
In just a little over six years, Roche has turned FinancialForce into a real force in the finance software market, hiring 650 people across five countries. In fact, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff saw so...
View ArticleDisney's one-legged robot will hop its way into your heart
Disney's research division revealed last year that one of the company's goals is to bring its fictional characters to life... as robots. Well, folks, we may now be witnessing the birth of a robotic...
View ArticleOpenChair
Wheelchairs are one of the most used accessibility devices worldwide, however, the prices for electric wheelchairs are still too high (starting at about 1000€) and they are certainly not open for the...
View ArticleRobot with sense of touch to allow surgeons to operate remotely
During keyhole surgery, surgeons typically rely on sight as they remotely control the delicate operation. A new robot promises to give them one important extra sense: touch. The invention, revealed...
View ArticleNot OK, Google
At its hardware launch event in San Francisco yesterday, Alphabet showed the sweeping breadth of its ambition to own consumers’ personal data, as computing continues to accelerate away from static...
View ArticleUpgrading My TurtleBot: Intel Joule, Raspberry Pi, or Something in Between?
I really enjoy my TurtleBot. I haven’t programmed it to do anything very useful, like bringing me coffee, but it’s still a lot of fun: It lets even a n00b like me explore and learn a bit about ROS, or...
View ArticleAn Open Letter To Donald Trump From Some Angry Women.
Dear Mr. Trump… can I call you Mr. Trump? Is that ok? I want you to be happy, that’s very important to me. Before I get started, let me say this letter isn’t from all women. The Trumpettes surely won’t...
View ArticleThe Robot Economy: Interview with MEP Mady Delvaux
by SPARC Politics, Law & Society Opinions October 8, 2016 In our final interview in The Robot Economy series, we speak with Mady Delvaux, Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and Chair of the...
View ArticleThis Smart Vest Lets the Deaf 'Hear' With Their Skin
What are the limits of human perception? Take a second and concentrate on your surroundings: the subtle flickering of your laptop screen, the faint whiff of lingering coffee, the muffled sounds of...
View Article"It's a Powerful Time to Reshape Healthcare Across the Planet"
We are living in a world that is global and exponential. Technology is taking things that used to be scarce and making them abundant—and these forces are reshaping the fields of medicine and healthcare...
View ArticleIndustrial robots will replace manufacturing jobs
If you listen to the wrong people, the North American manufacturing industry is doomed. There is no denying that the U.S. and Canada have been losing jobs to offshore competition for almost half a...
View Article3 DNA Technologies That Will Forever Change Your Home Life
Categories Latest Popular Editor's Picks Community Debate Central Featured Future Health Science Singularity University Tech Video Central Video Post 3 DNA Technologies That Will Forever Change Your...
View ArticleArtificial intelligence positioned to be a game-changer
The following script is from “Artificial Intelligence,” which aired on Oct. 9, 2016. Charlie Rose is the correspondent. Nichole Marks, producer. The search to improve and eventually perfect artificial...
View ArticleArtificial Intelligence, real-life applications
Like many of the students around them, robots at Carnegie Mellon University are constantly learning — learning how to think, how to move, and how to be more like humans. “It’s sort of this wonderland...
View ArticleFACT CHECK: Clinton And Trump Debate For The 2nd Time
Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton debate Sunday night in their second official matchup. It's the first debate since audio surfaced of Trump making vulgar comments about women,...
View Article2017 FIRST STEAMWORKS Teaser
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