“Mmmm…what’s that smell…cookies? Campfire? Nerve gas? I know, I’ll just ask my phone.”
NASA developed a chemical detector that plugs into an iPhone (left). It already looks more hi-tech than a tricorder from Star Trek (right).
A researcher at the NASA Ames Center has developed a proof of concept device which can convert an iPhone into a [...]
Want to tinker with DNA? Andrew Hessel is the guy who can explain how and why.
Have you ever wished life was more like a video game? Well, Andrew Hessel is here to tell you that your biology is already more like a computer than you know. At his recent talk at Singularity University the genetic [...]
Why in the world would anyone believe in all this Singularity nonsense?
If you have your doubts about the exponential growth of technology continuing indefinitely, there’s a guy you should talk to: Ray Kurzweil. The author of the Singularity is Near, subject of the film Transcendent Man, and inventor of reading machines and the digital synthesizer, [...]
Coleman has mastered the evil scientist pose while riding in his mind controlled wheelchair.
There’s something eerie and amazing about the way that Tom Coleman travels in his wheelchair. You see, Tom isn’t paralyzed and yet he’s not using his body to control his movement. He thinks about saying commands to his chair…and then the chair [...]
It’s so cute! Originally uploaded by langfordw. Makerbot 3D printed sumo robot equipped with an Arduino controller. Geek heaven!
The Mythbusters Originally uploaded by ittybittiesforyou.
Helping Hand Originally uploaded by Steven スティーブン Pham.
The team motto for the gang at OTL Technology Laboratory is “We are producing interesting robots!”, and they couldn’t have picked a better motto. It fits perfectly. The first robot designed they unveiled back in July was a humanoid with an iPhone 3GS head (see below). Then they added additional functionality by making the robot [...]
The VEX Robotics All-Star Challenge (Nov. 12?14, 2009) is being live-streamed over the internet from Disney World in Florida. For readers that aren’t already familar with the exciting VEX robotics competitions, we’ve included the event press release below. Innovation First International Announces Inaugural VEX Robotics All-Star Challenge At Disney’s Wide World of SportsR Complex on [...]
What would happen if giant robots attacked and started destroying major landmarks, and sections of the population without notice? The short video below, was created by Fede Alvarez in Uruguay. Related links: QuietEarth website
