A robot dog makes short work of a bombMinistry of DefenceWe've seen robot dogs perform all kinds of unusual tasks, but what about using them to enhance safety? The British Ministry of Defence is deploying these mechanical canines to improve the efficiency and safety of bomb detection and defusal.While bomb disposal robots have been...
With its OS now open sourced by Google, the Pebble smartwatch is ripe for a revivalPebbleEight years after Pebble closed its beloved smartwatch business, the wearable is making a comeback and could soon be back on your wrist.This revival is thanks to its creator, Google's team who open-sourced the operating system, and the dedicated...
Credit: PixabayMars hosts one of the Solar System's most intriguing enigmas: the Martian dichotomy. This stark contrast in the planet's terrain has puzzled researchers since it was first identified in the 1970s.The southern highlands, which span about two-thirds of Mars’ surface, stand 5 to 6 kilometers higher than the northern lowlands. This abrupt disparity...
A head-on view of the Beatbot Amphibious RoboTurtle, on display last week at CES 2025BeatbotWhen designing a fast, agile, and adaptable underwater robot, why not take inspiration from nature? That’s precisely what China’s Beatbot did with its bio-inspired Amphibious RoboTurtle.Unveiled as a prototype at CES last week, this autonomous robot is built for tasks...
Credit: PixabayHumans are naturally social creatures, thriving on connection, communication, and shared experiences that shape our identities and create a sense of belonging. However, in today’s fast-paced, digital world, feelings of loneliness and social isolation have become disturbingly widespread.The World Health Organization (WHO) has highlighted the widespread nature of loneliness, with approximately 25 percent...
This little gadget gives you instant, inexpensive access to the microscopic world KickstarterSix years after introducing the first iMicro smartphone microscope, the team has launched its newest innovation: the iMicro Q3p. This compact, fingertip-sized device is lightweight and brings affordable, portable microscopy to anyone with a phone camera. The latest model also includes polarization capabilities,...
LG Display's latest flexible screen prototype can be bent and twisted, and also stretched to add 50% to its lengthLG Display has unveiled what it claims is the world’s first stretchable screen capable of expanding by 50%, surpassing its 2022 prototype's 20% stretch.For over a decade, the company has refined flexible screens designed for...
Pilot cam view from Aurora as it reaches 82,500 ftDawn AerospaceThe dream of commercial supersonic flight is inching closer to reality. On November 12, 2024, Dawn Aerospace’s 16-ft (4.8-m) autonomous Mk-II Aurora rocket-powered plane reached Mach 1.1, officially breaking the sound barrier.Since the Concorde’s retirement in 2003, civil supersonic travel has largely faded into...
The PongBot Pace S Pro on the left features more than double the drills of the Pace S, shown on the rightPongBotA cutting-edge robotic tennis partner, PongBot, has surpassed $1.7 million on Kickstarter, with weeks left for additional backers. PongBot isn’t your average ball-serving machine; it's designed to revolutionize tennis practice with AI-driven features...
The haptic patch has a number of potential applicationsNorthwestern UniversityResearchers have developed an innovative method allowing people to feel sensations transmitted directly to the skin. Besides applications in areas like gaming and telepresence, this technology has potential to assist visually impaired individuals.In 2019, a team led by Professor John A. Rogers from Northwestern University...
