Harvard University is proud to announce their first robot insect! This insect is similar in both weight and size to a hornet and can land on branches, window panes, and light fixtures, and do all the...
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In this blog, you will be able to read details on a robot that Israeli researchers are trying to create. This robot will go inside your body. Why you ask? It is going to be designed to creep...
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One heated issue cropped up here with some very intelligently represented views on the "Robots Taking over the World" fear. I think it's a substantiated fear. The ethics of AI...
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For those of you that want the security of a watchdog, but don't have the time or energy to invest in the upkeep of another living creature, MIT has found a solution for you. While not very cute...
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As if the cut-throat competition between humans was not enough, now we have to contend with humanoid robots as well. A few years ago, Sony's QRIO actually starred in and dubbed for a popular...
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A Chinese robot designed to fight fires recently passed a technical benchmark test and will soon enter mass production. It has onboard flameproof sensors that can locate the presence of toxic...
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The South Korean Ministry of Information and Communication has allocated $34 billion USD towards the development of autonomous and remote controlled robots for military and policing purposes. The...
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A human-sized robotic hand designed by Japanese engineers can interpret language and translate uncomplicated words and phrases into sign language. Though the prototype can only make 10 gesticulations...
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A team of scientists at Tokyo University researching bio-robot applications was recently awarded a $5 million USD grant to develop an experimental breed of cockroach-robot hybrids. Upon removing...
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has completed the first prototype of an exoskeleton, Bleex 1, which will allow soldiers to carry 70 pounds of supplies on their backs (in...
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A team of researchers at Meiji University in Japan have developed a robot that can recognize the difference between a mirror image of itself and another robot with the same appearance. The...
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From Philoneist's recent and humble origins on Blogger.com, click continue for a chronologically ordered record of posts from before October 13th.......
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