See Russia burning from space

From Space Fellowship:

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) captured this view of the fires and smoke in three consecutive overpasses on NASA’s Terra satellite. The…

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Brace yourself for Telenoid R1, the minimalist humanoid robot

From beyond the Uncanny Valley comes this disturbing creation, the mutant hybrid lovechild of Casper the Friendly Ghost and Dren from Splice.

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The…

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DIY Wearable computer

What up Snow Crash? The gargoyles are here!

Wanting to have his to-do list and schedule permanently displayed, Martin Magnusson hacked together this wearable computer. More details thanks to

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See Lunocet’s dolphin-like prosthetics in motion

We’ve mentioned Lunocet’s dolphin-like prosthetics for swimming before, but this is the first video I’ve seen of them in motion:

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They’re now…

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The Curfew

Set in a near future where the UK has become a complete surveillance state nightmare, The Curfew is a webgame written by Kieron Gillen (Phonogram).

The Curfew could be described as a…

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Further advances in Mind Control

Here, have a TED Talk about Emotiv’s EPOC neuroheadset:

Meanwhile, DARPA are looking into wiring prosthetic arms straight into patient’s brains:

A team of scientists at…

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Rex – another exoskeleton is coming to market

From gizmag:

REX, an exoskeleton made of strong, lightweight materials that is designed to support and hold a person comfortably as they move. Users strap themselves in to the robotic legs…

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Japanese researchers create touchable holograms

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Using, in part, hacked Wiimotes.


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Watch a NY Times journalist try to interview a robot

Time for a chuckle, as we watch this stumbling interview between a NY Times journalist and the robot “Bina48″, a creation of Terasem:

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As is made…

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