This Tiny Flying Robot Is Built Like a Pop-Up Book

Source: PC World

Let's say you want to build a swarm of inch-long flying robots. (Maybe you've got a DARPA grant. Maybe it's an art project—-imagine if those moved.) Flying is complicated and requires a lot of mechanical linkages and electrical connections ...
Full article at: PC World  More like this  14 hours ago, 2:33pm CDT

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Video: Robbie, the DARPA ARM robot

Source: Tom's Hardware Guide

Robbie the robot was created by a company known as RE2. The 'bot was originally equipped with only one arm, but under DARPA's auspices, Robbie has evolved exponentially. RE2 is only one of six different teams DARPA contracted ...
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DARPA invests $3.5 Million in TechShop for instant fabrication testbeds

Source: Next Big Future

This blog is an Amazon affiliate. Help support Nextbigfutre by making purchases through Amazon links on this site. Editor/Authors are : Brian Wang, Director of Research. Sander Olson, Interviews and other articles Phil ...
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This Week In Bots: Saluting The First President Of The Robot Epoch

Source: Fast Company

One of the more interesting robotics programs that DARPA funds is the Autonomous Robotic Manipulation project, designed to produce robots that can perform relatively complex tasks without too much superv ...
Full article at: Fast Company  More like this  1 day ago, 2:43pm CDT

A siren song, Facebook’s special, TED , Gatsby and immortality: The week that was in innovation

Source: The Washington Post

It’s Friday! That means it’s time for our weekly Storify wrapping up the week on Ideas@Innovations. It’s worth noting that this is the only place to see my collection of the best in the week’s videos. Also, it's sharable, and it’s not ...
Full article at: The Washington Post  More like this  1 day ago, 11:23am CDT

MIT Develops Ketchup Bottle That Lets You Get Every Drop

Source: KTLA.com

The research institution that brought you the fax machine and GPS has come up with another potentially world-changing invention: a bottle coating so slick that every last bit of ketchup slides out quickly and easily. In what co ...
Full article at: KTLA.com  More like this  1 day ago, 10:57am CDT

GlobalFoundries to host panel on advanced manufacturing

Source: WNYT NewsChannel 13 Albany NY

SARATOGA - GlobalFoundries is scheduled to host a panel discussion on advanced manufacturing in the United States on Friday morning at the Hudson Valley Community College TEC-SMART Campus. Panelists include, Ajit Ma ...
Full article at: WNYT NewsChannel 13 Albany NY  More like this  1 day ago, 8:52am CDT

Weekly Round-up - May 25, 2011

Source: GovLoop

Rosie the Riveter meets the 21st Century! "Each TechShop operates much like a golf course or gym. You pay a membership fee, which buys you access to industrial-grade equipment to produce anything from chairs to engines." Imagine the revolution in t ...
Full article at: GovLoop  More like this  1 day ago, 7:58am CDT

Google’s technology campaign for autonomous driving

Source: Green Car Congress

Search engine giant Google is looking for partners within in the auto industry to help launch one of the most significant applications of artificial technology over the next several years, the self-driving car. In ...
Full article at: Green Car Congress  More like this  1 day ago, 5:12am CDT