Meet the startup that transports human organs via drone
Drone-based delivery has an economics problem. Most things aren't worth paying extra for dramatically faster shipping. Transplant organs are a special exception
They strapped a paintball gun onto a Spot robot. Now the internet has the reins
Boston Dynamics doesn't want people to strap guns of any kind on its robots -- but that's exactly what NYC-based idea factory MSCHF has done.
Why teaching robots to play hide-and-seek could be the key to next-gen A.I.
Artificial intelligence can do a lot of amazing things these days, but it's still not smart enough to play a simple game of hide and seek. Not yet, that is
Why engineers are studying dragonflies to build the next generation of drones
In an effort to give drones next-gen flight capabilities, researchers are taking a closer look at some of the amazing acrobatic abilities of dragonflies
Scientists are using A.I. to create artificial human genetic code
Researchers are training generative adversarial networks so that they can progressively and automatically learn how to create artificial genetic sequences,
Meet the zany internet artist who remakes ’90s TV show intros with stock footage
It might sound ridiculous, but remaking '90s TV show intros with nothing but stock footage is a near-perfect example of online remix culture.
Inside the rapidly escalating war between deepfakes and deepfake detectors
Deepfakes are getting better, and as they become increasingly convincing, the pressure is on for deepfake detection technologies to keep up
The BigSleep A.I. is like Google Image Search for pictures that don’t exist yet
Feed the BigSleep A.I. any text-based prompt -- no matter how abstract or strange -- and it will generate an image to fit the description.
Experimental ‘blowhole’ renewable energy could be on its way to the U.S.
Wave Swell Energy's innovative solution is being demonstrated off the coast of a remote Tasmanian island.
Researchers have built a flying, bird-inspired robot, complete with talons
Researchers are building a robot bird. That's great news until a robot cat comes along.
Smart dummies: How robotic tackling tech is transforming football practice
Concussions frequently take place during football practice. This robot tackling dummy could help reduce that risk, and also give players an edge.
The best way to dispose of used face masks? Turn them into roads
Shredding old face masks and turning them into construction materials could save them from being thrown into landfills.
Hit takers: The cutting-edge engineering making football helmets safer than ever
Helmet technology has come a long way since the leatherhead days of football. Today, materials science is driving a revolution in head protection tech
Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot shows off its grabbing skills in new video
Boston Dynamics’ Spot, one of the most advanced robots around, can now pick up the underwear you left on the floor.
Ceramic ink could let doctors 3D print bones directly into a patient’s body
The future of surgery may include the 3D printing of bones, and it comes courtesy of the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia.
Microsoft’s new quantum chip could help control thousands of qubits
Microsoft doesn’t just make Windows and Surface tablets; it’s also doing some pretty interesting work with quantum computers.
Clever ‘nerve hacking’ prosthetic tricks your brain to make limbs feel lighter
How do you make a prosthesis feel more comfortable for the people who need to use them day in, day out? This tech could help.
High temperatures and a diamond anvil could lead to a solar cell breakthrough
There's still more work to be done, but this is an exciting breakthrough in materials science for better solar cells.
Cyborg Venus flytraps are here. Don’t worry, they’re not hostile
It sounds a whole lot like Little Shop of Horrors, as remade by roboticists. It could turn out to be pretty useful, though.
This artificial heart could help keep people on transplant waiting lists alive
A French company called Carmat has created an artificial heart that could potentially save the lives of people with end-stage biventricular heart failure.
This game-changing graphene tattoo can continuously monitor your brainwaves
Brainwave data is almost always captured sporadically or intermittently. But with this innovation, it could be captured continuously
This quirky humanoid robot can be teleoperated using a VR headset
The inventors of Reachy, a humanoid, open-source robot, have come up with a way to teleoperate its robo-creation using a VR headset.
Quantum communication demonstrated by two hovering drones
The groundwork is being laid for the quantum internet -- up in the air, at least. Here's what researchers at a Chinese university recently pulled off.
The latest wild idea for space exploration? Robots made from hunks of ice
Instead of building robots here on Earth and then sending them to distant planets, some say we should build the robots on those planets with found materials