Month: September 2014
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MIT manufactures A Robot To Fight Against Smuggling
MIT researchers in Boston have developped a submersible oval robot which is capable of performing underwater ultrasound tests to inspect smuggling ships. This innovative robot was presented last week at the International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems. This small robot is the size of a rugby ball and was designed primarily to inspect for…
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For The First Time A Drone Goes Fishing (Video)
We already knew about the types of fishing using spear or fishing net or using the dynamite etc. But fishing using drone is the very first of its kind. Check out this new technique in this unusual video. When the team amateur fishers, Sebastian and Nick Zimmerhackl Trian installed a fishing line on their drone, they could not have…
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Scientists To Teleguide The Butterflies To Disaster Affected Areas
American scientists have made the first step towards controlling the butterflies remotely using neuro-muscular implants. In fact, the researchers are analysing the in flight muscular movements of butterfly, so that they can produce pulses to control the movements of insects. We explain to you more about this scientific innovation. In a video released by the North Carolina…
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Top 5 Reasons Why Paper Currency Must Be Banned?
Although it is true that today many people do majority of their payments with credit cards, without using paper currency or coins, still many economists argue that governments should ban currency notes altogether. Here are the top 5 reasons in favour of those economists. Although, many developed countries are moving more and more towards a…
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Greek Scientists Design Octopus Inspired Robot That Moves Fast Under Water
Rather than reinventing the wheel, robotic engineers prefer to learn from the way the animals move. Greek engineers have developed an octopus robot that is able to move like a real marine animal. We tell you more. The Greek research institute FORTH is behind the development of this octopus robot. In a recent video, a new version of…
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Sideswipe: A Gesture Recognition System To Control A Smartphone In Pocket
A team of researchers from the University of Washington has developped a prototype of gesture recognition system that enables you to control a smartphone without requiring to touch it. Called Sideswipe, it relies on the detection of the electromagnetic waves used for cellular communication and their interaction with human hand. Being simple in design, as well as,…
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The Rooms Of This Amazing House Can Be Rotated By 90 Degrees
Some architects do not hesitate come up with creative designs to make their buildings as useful as possible. This is particularly the case with this 3 story modular home: every part of this beautiful home has the ability to rotate 90 degrees. You can arrange your home according to your moods! No doubt you would…
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Amazing Stage Performance Of Illusionist Marco With EDI Robot
The famous techno-illusionist Marco Tempest has a new friend: EDI, a “multifunctional robot designed to work closely with humans.” In this video, Marco makes a plea, on the stage, for a closer cooperation between humans and robots. The duo even performs a magic trick to support the claim by the illusionist! This time the famous Swiss illusionist…
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See What Happens When You Dip Your Hand In “Hot Ice”
This fact may surprise you but it seems that “hot ice” is indeed a real stuff. This video demonstrates some special properties of this solution, that is, ability to liquefy and solidify in the matter of a few seconds. Discover what happens when you dip your hand in it! The “hot ice”, sometimes called “sodium acetate trihydrate”, is…
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A Novel Blind Spot Motion Detection System Warns Truck Driver Of Accident
In many cases, the reason of truck collisions is the problem of driver’s field of view. In order to enhance the safety of future trucks, it is very important that they must be equipped with a system for monitoring the blind spots. So, that the driver may be able to drive confidently! Mercedez-Benz, famous German automobile manufacturers,…
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Scientists Have Found A Way To Recycle Tires Into Batteries
The American researchers have just accomplished the challenge of creating a power source from a used product. They have been able to design batteries using recycled tires. Indeed an awesome scientific discovery! This new scientific discovery by researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA has two-fold advantages for the ecology. Thus, in addition to having developed…
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Ethical Robots That Can Make Decisions And Save Other Robots
Robotics is a highly innovative field that is progressing at a breakneck speed. Researchers have now developed a robot with the most cherished attribute of kindness. The result of the experiments is simply impressive. We explain to you everything about this fascinating innovation. Roboticist Alan Winfield works at Bristol Robotics Laboratory. With his team, he has developed a program…
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BioSuit: A Revolutionary Skin Tight Space Suit For Astronauts To Move Easily
Scientists have taken a big step forward in the field of textiles. They have developed the BioSuit which is a new generation of space suit made up of smart material. More convenient and lightweight, it can help astronauts to move in the space with more ease and agility. We explain to you everything. Dave Newman is a…
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Airbus Envisions A Virtual Reality Helmet For Its Passengers
A curious patent filed by Airbus shows a kind of headphones with built-in screen that would allow passengers to watch a movie while being completely isolated from the surrounding noise and even breathing other perfumes. The Airbus designers’s have filed a patent for a headrest that reminds us of virtual reality helemets. It could not only…
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A Humanoid Robot That Can Control A Flight Simulator Plane
We have seen a humanoid robot that drives a car. However, we had never heard of a humanoid robot that flies a plane! Yet a team of South Korean has done this. The humanoid robot is considered as one of the most complicated to make. The world around us has been designed and built by humans. Cities, infrastructure, apartments and furniture,…