Watch this soft robot walk through snow and get squished by a car
Interesting little concept although I think the locomotion algorithm needs to be refined. http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/08/rugged-soft-robot/
Tagged: innovation
Lockheed Martin’s FORTIS exoskeleton helps US Navy with heavy lifting
Exoskeletons are becoming more and more a reality. I think soon, in the coming years, it will be natural to see people working with some sort of exoskeleton, to augment their capabilities. http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/8913825c53d9d1bbb7d4103269034981/200607121/lockheedmartin.jpg http://www.engadget.com/2014/08/19/navy-exoskeleton-test/ Do you think...
Visual microphone can pick up speech from a bag of potato chips
Talk about science fiction and spy movies… This one makes a lot of sense, I mean, sound is vibration, so if we can “see” those vibrations on a surface with a fast enough camera,...
Electric plane motors could save fuel and reduce delays
That is very clever… Finally! http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/22/4454560/honeywell-safran-electric-green-taxiing-system
DARPA’s new mind-controlled prosthetics let patients feel again
This is not science-fiction, this is REAL! http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/31/4382366/darpa-tmr-mind-controlled-prosthetics-sensory-feedback