Tag Archives: robot

Six Ideas That Will Change the World

From Esquire.
They are six researchers with six ideas that will one day change the world.

Breaking Down the Firewall
Internet censorship is the book burning of the modern age. A new brand of activists — or “hacktivists” — are using their computer expertise to help people stranded in Web-censored countries abroad (and corporate offices and military bases [...]

Dragonfly or Insect Spy? Scientists at Work on Robobugs

From Washington Post by Rick Weiss.
Vanessa Alarcon saw them while working at an antiwar rally in Lafayette Square last month.
“I heard someone say, ‘Oh my god, look at those,’ ” the college senior from New York recalled. “I look up and I’m like, ‘What the hell is that?’ They looked kind of like dragonflies or [...]

Nissan Pivo 2 Concept Car

From Jalopnik. (Tokyo Auto Show Preview)
It looks ugly! But, it is cute!
Nissan’s Pivo concept car can drive sideways too. (Google news)
Japan’s Nissan Motor Co. on Friday unveiled a new version of its egg-shaped Pivo concept car that can drive sideways and has a small robot to assist with navigation or calm down angry [...]