Robotics

Einstein Robot 'Albert Hubo' Brings Physicist Back To Life (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 11.22.2009 | Technology


The famed physicist Albert Einstein may no longer be living, but his robotic double almost seems to bring the scientist back to life. The engineers...

"IRON MAN" ROBOT SUIT Cyberdyne: HAL in 2009 (PHOTOS) (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Willow Lindley | Posted 05.14.2009 | Living


Ever dream of being Iron Man? Well, that dream might not be as far fetched as you might think. Cyberdyne, a Japanese company founded Professor Sankai,...

Blowing Things Up: In Praise of a Pyrotechnical Education

Dan Dubno | Posted 04.17.2009 | Business


Dan Dubno

I'm not suggesting we raise a nation of pyromaniacs. But youthful experimentation is a prerequisite to innovation, to giving kids "license to think outside the box."

Walking, Talking Robot Will Make Debut At Japanese Fashion Show

AP | YURI KAGEYAMA | Posted 04.16.2009 | World


TSUKUBA, Japan — A new walking, talking robot from Japan has a female face that can smile and has trimmed down to 43 kilograms (95 pounds) to ma...

Tomorrow's Info Today: Staying Ahead of the News Cycle

Randall Amster | Posted 04.12.2009 | Media


Randall Amster

From now on, I will only get my news from future-based sources, and thus seek to remain ahead of the curve. Outlandish, you say? Impossible? You are obviously so behind the times.

The Next Big Thing?

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

There are several huge areas of exponential growth on the horizon that, for wise investors, just might represent the next great wave of stupid money.