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.
Robot Driving Ordering At A Fast Food Drive-Thru Prank
Guy builds a fake homemade robot, hides in the car, and takes it through fast food drive-thru restaurants. My favorite part is the girl calling out the fact that robot has sink drains for ears. Two videos of this robot ordering fast food after the break.
PowerVision PowerEgg Quadcopter
Let me start off with the unfortunate spoiler. This product is currently just a concept. A beautiful concept but a concept nonetheless. Video of the amazing transforming this egg does to become a quadcopter after the break.
Boston Dynamics Atlas
As if the other Boston Dynamics robots weren’t scary enough. The latest robot, Atlas, is making me have Terminator flashbacks. Sleep well my children.
Eagles Being Trained To Take Down Illegal Drones
Remember the Tokyo Drone Hunting Squad? Dumbest idea ever. Well, the Dutch are going to give Japan a run for their money. A new trial is underway using an amazing bird of pray, the eagle, to intercept drones that might be in the way during an emergency. Is this really that big of a problem? […]