Niantic Labs : A Google Startup
Niantic? Heard the name a lot lately? For the uninitiated it is the name of company which gave the World Pokemon Go. The company had its humble beginnings as an internal startup at Google in … Read more
Robotics
First Mind-controlled Bionic Leg [Human Cyborg]
Singularity – theoretical emergence of greater-than-human superintelligence through technological means. Singularity virtually means one day Humans would one day unite with the Machine. An early stage of the phenomena is often named as Cyborg. Cyborg is nothing but … Read more
Honda ASIMO Robots mimics Humans
Honda has been making these ASIMO robots for a long while now and everytime they come with a new version, its filled with surprises. We’ve already seen it dance, sing and read minds. The new ASIMO is faster, skinnier and … Read more
SmartBird – Robot that Flies like REAL Bird
Every child, human-being had dreamt to fly like a bird and Robots are no exception. For years researchers have been trying to build Robots that can mimic the exact moment of birds to fly. So … Read more
iRobot Ava mobile Robotics Platform
Welcome to the Robotic domination, may it be your robot that has fast reflexes or the one in your home, we are not far from watching amachine age. iRobot has developed a new series of … Read more
Robot Playing Angry Birds [Mobile Testing Automation]
If you are reading this, we are pretty sure that you have played Angry Birds atleast once in your lifetime. And if you’ve played it once, chances are that that you are addicted to it … Read more
Robot Catches Tossed Balls with accuracy
Modern robots have redefined the way they interact and think. Morgan Quigley’s low-cost Robot possess 7 degree-of-freedom (7-DoF). It possess a series elastic actuator (SEA) arm that costs way under $5,000 The hand possess shape … Read more
Artificial Intelligence Algorithm behind IBM Watson
AI is everywhere from your robots to search engine that bring back the most appropriate results. But there’s something extraordinary with IBM’s latest Robot/Machine- It can answer just about any question based upon the data … Read more
Robot with Facial Expressions, Emotions
Robotics is catching up fast as far as mocking human emotions are concerned. They can now effectively showcase Facial expressions, emotions with high level of accuracy, at times which could look Real! Actroid is one … Read more
Intel Electric Cars: Connected, Auto Pilot, Smart enough to take-over Driver
Sure, Intel wants to plant a chip in your head by 2020, so why cant they build a car that is smarter than its driver? Intel is building the car at its research headquarters which … Read more
NASA builds Moon lander Navigation for Humanoids [GENIE]
NASA plans to take a humanoid to the moon to do all the stuff that humans cant — Explore the moon surface for several months. Rockets like the one in this RR-1 prototype lander, recently … Read more
NASA Robonaut 2 – “Giant Leap in Robotics”
NASA has come a long way in robotics. They are no building the next level of robots who can actually assist humans in the routine work, primarily in the space. NASA with partnership from GM, … Read more
World’s First Bionic Hand
Touch bionics have finally made it possible to replace Human hand effectively with a bionic one: A Giant leap ahead in Robotics. The hand is better known as ProDigits which can be controlled two ways: … Read more
Simulate Human Brain, soon
After all, God made Humans with more processing power than SuperComputers, holds more memory than Terabyte clusters, and the only machinery that doesn’t oudate coz it learns to adapt with time. Related: DIY: Build a Supercomputer Better … Read more
Hardware Assisted Limb (HAL): Now Even your Grandmother can Walk
When you watched Ironman and G.I. Joe, I bet you might have dreamed of a getting suite that grabs you in and makes you walk on its own and do the un-doable. Well, half of … Read more