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iRobot becomes a reality as man gets smartphone built into his artificial arm

iRobot becomes a reality as man gets smartphone built into his artificial arm

iRobot has become a reality after a British man became the world's first person to have a smartphone dock built into his prosthetic arm.

iRobot becomes a reality as man gets smartphone built into his artificial arm
MIT Develops New Radar Technology: Military Could See Through Walls
MIT Develops New Radar Technology: Military Could See Through Walls
Looking through walls is no longer something we read about in comic books or watch in Superman movies. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Lincoln Laboratory has presented new radar technology that would allow humans to see through a solid wall.
A future for drones: Automated killing
A future for drones: Automated killing
One afternoon last fall at Fort Benning, Ga., two model-size planes took off, climbed to 800 and 1,000 feet, and began criss-crossing the military base in search of an orange, green and blue tarp. The automated, unpiloted planes worked on their own, with no...
Electric motor made from a single molecule
Electric motor made from a single molecule
Researchers have created the smallest electric motor ever devised. The motor, made from a single molecule just a billionth of a metre across, is reported in Nature Nanotechnology.
It's alive! Space station's humanoid robot awake
It's alive! Space station's humanoid robot awake
NASA's humanoid robot has finally awakened in space. Ground controllers turned Robonaut on Monday for the first time since it was delivered to the International Space Station in February. The test involved sending power to all of Robonaut's systems. The rob...
Top Secret Stealth Helicopter Program Revealed in Osama Bin Laden Raid: Experts
Top Secret Stealth Helicopter Program Revealed in Osama Bin Laden Raid: Experts
Before an elite team of U.S. Navy SEALs executed a daring raid that took down Osama bin Laden, the commandos were able to silently sneak up on their elusive target thanks to what aviation analysts said were top secret, never-before-seen stealth-modified hel...
Marketing gadget can track brainwaves as you watch TV
Marketing gadget can track brainwaves as you watch TV
Would you feel comfortable if market researchers could know your every thought?A headband designed by San Francisco firm EmSense can sense your brainwaves as you have reactions to watching something and then record the data for researchers.
Laser gun fired from US navy ship
Laser gun fired from US navy ship
The US Navy has fired a laser gun from one of its ships for the first time. Researchers used the high-energy laser (HEL) to disable a boat by setting fire to its engines off the coast of California.
iRobot becomes a reality as man gets smartphone built into his artificial arm
iRobot becomes a reality as man gets smartphone built into his artificial arm
iRobot has become a reality after a British man became the world's first person to have a smartphone dock built into his prosthetic arm.

Miami Police Drones Can See Inside Houses

Miami Police Drones Can See Inside Houses

Miami-Dade’s newest crime fighting tool is a literal ‘eye in the sky’. The Micro Air Vehicle, or MAV for short, is a ...

Miami Police Drones Can See Inside Houses

Tiny spy planes could mimic birds, insects

Tiny spy planes could mimic birds, insects

You'll never look at hummingbirds the same again. The Pentagon has poured millions of dollars into the development of...

Tiny spy planes could mimic birds, insects

Pentagon commissions 'Cheetah' robot and Terminator-like droid

The Atlas, a human-like droid, will be able to walk through rough terrain, crawl and use its hands.

A Massachusetts engineering firm known for creating futuristic military robots has received multimillion dollar contr...

Pentagon commissions 'Cheetah' robot and Terminator-like droid

NYPD Begins Using Iris Scans On Suspects

NYPD Begins Using Iris Scans On Suspects

Along with fingerprints and mug shots, the New York City Police Department is now taking photographs of the irises of...

NYPD Begins Using Iris Scans On Suspects

Taranis: The £143million unmanned stealth jet that will hit targets in another continent

Taranis: The £143million unmanned stealth jet that will hit targets in another continent

Looming ominously like a space ship from Star Wars, this is the future of unmanned flight. Defence firm BAE Systems t...

Taranis: The £143million unmanned stealth jet that will hit targets in another continent

Iran unveils human-like robot

Iran unveils human-like robot

Iran has developed a new human-like walking robot to be used in "sensitive jobs," government newspaper Iran reported ...

Iran unveils human-like robot

Working lightsaber 'the most dangerous laser ever created'

Working lightsaber 'the most dangerous laser ever created'

Star Wars fans rejoice: someone has finally succeeded in creating a working lightsaber. And it can be yours for only ...

Working lightsaber 'the most dangerous laser ever created'

World's biggest radiotelescope launched in Netherlands

World's biggest radiotelescope launched in Netherlands

Scientists in the Netherlands unveiled the largest radiotelescope in the world on Saturday, saying it was capable of ...

World's biggest radiotelescope launched in Netherlands

The mini flying robot drones that join forces before takeoff - all without human help [VIDEO]

The mini flying robot drones that join forces before takeoff - all without human help [VIDEO]

It conjures up a rather frightening vision of a future where intelligent robots work in packs without the need for hu...

The mini flying robot drones that join forces before takeoff - all without human help [VIDEO]

Bomb squads sharpen skills in robot rodeo

Bomb squads sharpen skills in robot rodeo

Bomb squads from around New Mexico got a chance to sharpen their skills by using a remote-controlled robot — not to b...

Bomb squads sharpen skills in robot rodeo

Aircraft sets hypersonic record at six times the speed of sound

Aircraft sets hypersonic record at six times the speed of sound

An aircraft has set a record for hypersonic flight by flying more than three minutes at Mach 6 – six times the speed ...

Aircraft sets hypersonic record at six times the speed of sound

They Walk. They Work. New DNA Robots Strut Their Tiny Stuff.

A computer-generated artist's conception of nanorobots, microscopic machines made from DNA molecules that mimic the work of living cells.

For the first time, microscopic robots made from DNA molecules can walk, follow instructions and work together to ass...

They Walk. They Work. New DNA Robots Strut Their Tiny Stuff.
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