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botjunkie.com » BotJunkie - Feb 19, 2010
The future of robotics is here. It’s **drum roll** cockroaches? Texas A&M University’s Nuclear Security Science and Policy Institute (say that 10 times fast!) is developing technology that allows cockroaches to be …
Also tagged: general, research, testing, radiation, detection, military, nuclear, mind control, cockroaches, biorobotics, muscle stimulation
botjunkie.com » BotJunkie - Feb 18, 2010
From the folks at RSLSteeper in the UK comes BeBionic, “The next generation of fully articulated myo-electric hands.” Being myoelectric means that these hands can be controlled by electrical signals from the human …
Also tagged: general, bionic, androids, hands, prosthetic, biorobotics, myoelectric, bebionic, rslsteeper
botjunkie.com » BotJunkie - Dec 14, 2009
Even if you’ve got a micro air vehicle that provides its own power for thrust, like a Rhinoceros beetle with an implanted optical lobe stimulation controller, you still need power for the communication system itself …
boingboing.net » Boing Boing - Dec 6, 2009
Greg Borenstein sez, "This is a video version of a paper I delivered with Jem Axelrod at the 2009 PAMLA Conference about Project Cybersyn, an early 70s socialist pseudo-internet built by British cyberneticist Stafford …
Also tagged: gadgets, history, chile, socialism, allende, utopian
Photographer James Balog is best known for his death-defying trips to Iceland, Greenland and Alaska, where he's documented the melting icecaps using photos and time-lapse images. But he's also made stunning images of …
Also tagged: art, photography, cyborgs, green, eco friendly, environmentalism, science art, eco dystopia, mad environmentalism, james balog
weburbanist.com » WebUrbanist - Nov 24, 2009
Invisible speakers, wireless electricity and games you can control with your brain: all of these things may sound like science fiction, but thanks to recent technological innovation, they’re officially within the realm …
Also tagged: gadgets, futuristic, games and gaming, green technologies, gadgets and geek art, technology and futurism
wired.com » Wired: Science - Nov 16, 2009
With each passing year, the boundary between man and machine gets slimmer. Bionic ears have become commonplace, motorized prosthetics allow wounded soldiers to care for themselves, and electronic eyes are just over the …
Also tagged: tech, robotics, medicine, biotech, neuroscience, electrical engineering, brains and behavior, brain computer interface
wired.com » Wired: Wired Science - Nov 15, 2009
With each passing year, the boundary between man and machine gets slimmer. Bionic ears have become commonplace, motorized prosthetics allow wounded soldiers to care for themselves, and electronic eyes are just over the …
Also tagged: tech, robotics, medicine, biotech, neuroscience, electrical engineering, brains and behavior, brain computer interface
botjunkie.com » BotJunkie - Nov 12, 2009
Author (and screenwriter) and robot professional Daniel Wilson got a chance to test out the HULC (Human Universal Load Carrier) exoskeleton while filming a show for the History Channel. He wrote an article about the …
Also tagged: military, exoskeleton, hulc
botjunkie.com » BotJunkie - Oct 20, 2009
Why is it that so many animals get to have tails, but not humans? It’s just not fair, because so so often I find myself in a tail wagging mood. Wei-Chieh Tseng has constructed a strap-on robotic tail which looks, and …
Also tagged: diy