Nadine, The World’s Most Human-like Robot Unveiled
Scientists at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore have unleashed their latest creation on the university’s campus: the world’s most human-like robot. Nadine, as the...
DARPA’s Spaceplane Could Soon Launch
The space race is heating up again in recent years, but this time it’s not major world powers that are competing against each other,...
New Software Predicts Who’s A Terrorist
A good poker face used to mean that no one could tell what you’re thinking. An Israeli startup is shattering this reality with a...
Four Gadgets to Protect You On the Street Or At Home
Not many would argue that roaming the streets nowadays just isn’t safe. Sometimes it seems that everything around us poses a risk: crime, terror,...
This Is How You Ride In Style In 2016
The year 2016 has kicked off with a bang. Only a week in, and we’ve already seen a great number of tech announcements, some...
Would You Like To Be Able To See In Complete Darkness?
The Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the secretive and innovative research arm of the US Department of Defence (DoD) has for nearly six...
Watch: China’s Most Lifelike Robot Yet
The University of Science and Technology (UST) in Anhui, China recently showcased its incredibly realistic-looking humanoid robot. Jia Jia can talk, make facial expressions,...
Is The Future Soldier A Cyborg?
The US military has embarked on a venture to make cyborgs a reality by creating a chip that could connect a human brain directly...
3D Imaging About To Get 1,000 Better
Researchers at MIT Media Lab have demonstrated a method of exploiting light polarisation - the phenomenon behind the polarised glasses used for 3D films...
New-Gen Exoskeleton Helps The Paralyzed Walk Again
Paraplegia, paralysis from the waist down, used to confine all affected to the wheelchair. With disabled-friendly facilities being far from the norm, the limitations...
Google And Fiat To Make Self-Driving Minivans
Google is breaking new ground in its autonomous car venture by partnering with an actual auto manufacturer, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, to produce a fleet...
WATCH: Anti-Drone Net Launcher
As drones have become cheaper and more popular, so have the risks associated with them grown proportionally. Last year, in a second incident of...
Get A Grip: Robotic Fingers With Gentle Touch
EPFL Scientists have developed a new soft robotic gripper -- made out of rubber and stretchable electrodes -- that can bend and pick up...
Smart Watches and Fitness Trackers may be Hackable
Wearable devices (Fitbits, Apple Watches etc.) tech segment, estimated at $14 billion in sales worldwide, is expected to more than double within four years....
The Next Five Years In The World Of Drones
Now that drones are not only a cool and expensive gadget or an operational instrument for the military, but everywhere around us, Business Insider...
NASA Begins Work On Next-Gen Supersonic “Quiet” Jet
Supersonic passenger jet travel could be making a comeback, now that NASA received the go-ahead for preliminary work on a “low-boom” supersonic plane that...
DARPA’s Plan To Counter Radar With AI
China and Russia are hard at work to develop ever more capable radar systems, but the Pentagon has a plan to counter them with...
Watch: This Driverless Bus System Will Hit The Road This May
Autonomous vehicles aren’t quite here yet, but they’re getting closer each day. For proof, look to one small experiment being conducted in the Netherlands....
WATCH: US Army’s Extremely Dexterous Robot
Robots have come a long way since their clunky beginnings. Long gone are the days of amusing automatons failing to do anything of significance,...
Will Online Gaming Technologies Train Future Forces?
A new online gaming platform is now aiming to shape the future of the US Armed Forces. The game allows soldiers to experiment and...
WATCH: SCAMP, The Robot That Flies, Climbs Walls Like An Insect
Meet SCAMP, the Stanford Climbing and Aerial Maneuvering Platform, a robot that can fly, land on vertical walls, and then scamper up them. SCAMP...
Watch: The Security Guard of the Future
Meet the robot which could well be the security guard of the future: A patrol robot with infrared vision, laser radar navigation, 360 degree...
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Too Smart to Release? OpenAI Cancels New Model Over Safety Concerns
As AI models gain the ability to act independently, safety testing is increasingly about more than preventing harmful answers. Developers also need to determine...
