Adidas Using Robots To Bring Shoe Production Back To Germany
It seems that most gadgets, apparel, and anything plastic is being made in developing nations. No surprise, right? Companies are always trying to save money and will go where labor is cheaper. This isn’t always a good thing. It looks like the next wave of manufacturing is going to be done by robots. This means […]
Tired Of Folding Laundry? Foldimate Machine Removes Wrinkles And Folds Clothes.
Laundry is a lot easier than it used to be in the ‘old days’. No more hauling a tub of water, scrubbing the clothes on a washboard, and hanging in the yard. We now have machines that automatically wash and dry our clothes. But why stop there? The Foldimate machine handles the ironing and folding […]
The End Is Near: Tiny Robot Tank With Laser Guided Gun
Clearly, this is where the future is headed. Scary stuff. Dogo, from General Robotics, is a tiny 26-pound remote controlled robotic tank that has an onboard 9mm Glock pistol. IT even has two-way audio, presumably so you can do your best Arnold Schwarzenegger impression before pulling the virtual trigger. “It trundles along at 2.5 miles […]
ILIFE A4 Smart Robotic Vacuum Cleaner
I used to be a fan of the Roomba robotic vacuums but I haven’t had much luck with the last two I have purchased. Roomba prices have remained high while quality has slipped. Another Roomba frustration is the fact that I have replaced the battery 3 times in a matter of a year. Goodbye Roomba, […]
Giant Robot Fighting Is One Step Closer To Reality
BattleBots is a TV show where people build relatively small robots that are remote controlled. These BattleBots then fight to the death in a caged arena. It is amazing to watch because some of the robot designs are very unconventional and make for unpredictable fights. Now imagine a much larger scale of the same thing. […]
Using Drones To Help Make It Rain
Drones continue to make headlines as they are being used for fishing, videography, racing, human flight, and more. So, no surprise that they are soon going to be used for cloud seeding to help make it rain. Well that is the plan anyways. A group of researchers in Nevada completed their first flight of their […]
3D Printed Houses
The houses in this video were printed with a giant 3D printer that uses construction waste and cement as the medium. The houses in the video were printed in Shanghai. They managed to print ten houses in 24 hours. The roofs, however, were built using traditional building materials. The inventor behind this 3D house printer is Ma […]
Convoy Of Self-Driving Trucks Complete Journey Across Europe
Self-driving vehicles are definitely going to be a part of our future. As we age we will wax nostalgic about the days when we actually had to shift gears, touch a steering wheel, brake, and accelerate. There will be some good and bad with these changes. Like it, or not, they are coming. A large test was […]
Stratasys J750 3D Printer Can Print Full Color Multiple Material Prototypes In Single Run
Imagine a 3D printer that could print prototype objects in complex shapes with different materials and textures while matching exact color selections. Imagine no more, the Stratasys J750 can do just that. The J750 3D Printer can mix materials for items that are both hard and soft and/or opaque and transparent. The Stratasys J750 uses Polyjet […]
Super-Fast Robot Arm Catches Whatever You Throw At It
There is no question that robots are getting smarter, faster, and scarier. This ultra-fast robotic arm was developed by researchers at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland. It is scary fast and catches just about anything you can throw at it.