Stranger Dimensions Proving we actually live in a b-movie since 2011

This is ACM-R5, a snake-like robot that can actually swim through water. It’s, honestly, quite amazing. Now, you may be wondering why we need a snake robot that can swim in water. Well, I’ll tell you: I have no idea. ...

Researchers at the CNRS-AIST Joint Robotics Laboratory have created an interface that allows humans to control humanoid robots using only their minds. Users wear an electrode-laden cap and focus their attention on flashing symbols on a computer screen. The computer ...

Make no mistake: The Walt Disney Company may have begun as a simple animation studio, but these days it’s at the forefront of a variety of innovative technologies. Namely, Autonomatronics. They’ve already developed some shockingly realistic skin for their robots, ...

Scientists at the University of Waterloo in Canada have successfully created the most complex simulation of the human brain ever. Called the Semantic Pointer Architecture Unified Network, or Spaun, the software consists of 2.5 million simulated neurons, and can recognize ...

Not even our aquariums are safe from the coming robot apocalypse. What you see above are “lifelike Robofish,” launched at the 2012 Tokyo toy fair. They run on batteries and swim through water, accurately mimicking the motions of real fish. ...

I mentioned the Sequoia supercomputer last year, told you how it would best the world’s top 500 supercomputers combined. And you know what? It did, when in fired up in June. Here’s the thing, though: It’s already been surpassed by ...

Nigel Auckland may have lost his arm a few years ago, but today he’s making history with an experimental robotic limb that he can manipulate using muscle twitches. [quote]“I feel like the Terminator.” – Nigel Auckland[/quote] It’s called the bebionic3 ...