Spot is a four-legged robot designed for indoor and outdoor operation. It is electrically powered and hydraulically actuated. Spot has a sensor head that helps it navigate and negotiate rough terrain. Spot weighs about 160 lbs. Read More
Boston Dynamics BigDog Robot starts throwing stones - how long will it take until it throws them at us..? Read More
In her final days as Commander of the International Space Station, Sunita Williams of NASA recorded an extensive tour of the orbital laboratory. Read More
Did you ever wonder what Danny Carey would sound like if he had 4 arms? How about if Angus Young had 78 fingers? Read More
The Atlantic has a great overview of the history of mechanical horses. Read More
He wants to warn of the effects that autonomous drones might have on democratic institutions. Frank Rieger talks to the author and programmer Daniel Suarez about his book Kill Decision. Read More
London-based design firm Exterior Architecture has proposed elevated bike lanes. Read More
A challenging discussion between Guenter Dueck (ex IBM Germany CTO) and Manfred Spitzer (author of controversy book Digital Dementia) backstage on Futureday 2012 Read More
The core issues for Doctorow come down to Human Rights versus Property Rights, Lockdown versus Certainty, and Owners versus mere Users. Read More
On August 6, 2012 on 05:31 UTC the Rover Curiosity landed on Mars. Read More
Modern Western civilization stands on the twin plinths of science and technology. Read More
Garry Kasparow, on of the greatest chess players and Peter Thiel, german-born entrepreneur, co-founder of PayPal and first outside inverstor in facebook talk all night long. Read More
And as we move into an increasingly digital reality, we must learn not just how to use programs but how to make them. Read More