Category: High Tech
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Mantis, The World’s Largest Hexapod Robot (Video)
Micromagic Systems has developed a fully functional, world’s largest hexapod robot: Mantis . It weighs nearly 2 tons with a height of 2.8 meters. It is powered by a 2.2-litre turbocharged Perkins diesel engine. To control the complex movements of the robot a large number of sensors like force sensor, angle sensor, and inclinometer etc are required. These sensors give their measurements to…
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The Beautiful Earth! A vision From Space (Video)
This video presents some of the most beautiful pictures of earth taken from space using satellites. Here, the time lapse photography has been used to visualize the evolving beauty of earth across day and night as well as different seasons.
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20 Exceptionally Beautiful Images Of Clouds(Gallery)
The type of clouds that we often see in the sky is Stratus, Cumulus, or Cirrus. However, one of the less common type of clouds is Lenticular. Here we present 100 % original, amazing and untouched photos of this type of clouds. The region in the atmosphere where clouds are formed is known as…
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Photographs Taken With Perfect Timing (Photo Gallery)
Sometimes, some photographers are lucky to be at the right place at the right time to take an amazing and bizarre photograph. Here fate seems to play an important role in guiding the photographers to such amazing timing. Whether it was a perfect timing by virtue of chance or twist of fate, all of the…
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Robot PETMAN Walks Like Humans Wearing Human Clothes (Video)
The American company Boston Dynamics has been building the PETMAN (Protection Ensemble Test Mannequin) for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for last many years. Previously, we have been seeing the videos of headless PETMAN Robot trying to imitate humans in the jobs like doing push-ups, walking, squatting, climbing stairs, stretching and self balancing when…
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Scientists Develop Method To Remotely Control Cockroaches (Video)
The presence of Cockroaches may be disgusting and repugnant to the home owners but they have the quality of being amazingly tough and ability to creep into the tiny places. It would have been ideal for the scientists to have a robot of the size of the cockroach, equipped with cameras to monitor the places where other robots…
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STEALTH WAR: The Anti Drone Clothing Line Launched
The use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) generally named as drones, has generated lots of controversy in recent years. Drones use thermal imaging sensors to find and lock onto a target. Their use has resulted in civilian causalities, as well as, they are increasingly being used for home surveillance. The designer Adam Harvey consider drones to be…
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The World’s Smallest Night Vision Camera Unveiled: CHOBI Cam Pro3 (Video)
If you are an amateur video maker who wants to make videos of night life in a garden or jungle then the night vision camera “CHOBi Cam Pro 3” might be the solution. Priced at just $54, it is small enough to be connected to a keychain. It is possibly the world”s smallest night vision camera. However,…
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A Robotic Hand Controlled By The Mind Of A Paralyzed
A 52 years old paralyzed woman is now able to eat using a ground breaking new robotic arm. The arm is operated with the help of electrodes implanted in her brain to catch the brain signal. Named Jan Scheuerman has been suffering from a diseases of degenerative brain disorder for the last 13 years and…
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A Man Making His Own Nuclear Reactor In The Kitchen
The Swedish authorities have arrested a 31 years old man in July who was trying to build a nuclear reactor in his kitchen. This story of a local newspapers made its echo in the international media. “I was arrested and jailed when police along with Swedish Nuclear Security raided my apartment,” the man said in a…
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The Tanks Will Become Invisible To Infra-red Sensors
British military scientists have succeeded in making tanks invisible in the eyes of infra-red and thermal sensors. It has always been a fantasy of military commanders to advance against an enemy without being seen. However, this fantasy will soon be realized. The Telegraph has reported that British military scientist have succeeded in making the tank invisible, using…
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The Invention of A Wire 1000 Times Thinner Than Hair
A scientific study, detailed in the journal Science, has announced the creation of a wire 10-1000 times thinner than a human hair and with exceptional electrical conductivity. It is expected that this development will pave way for computers with connection between its components at atomic scale. ” The ability to make the connections at the microscopic…
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WaterBlock: The New Sophisticated Waterproofing Technology For The Gadgets.
Traditionally, the water proofing of gadgets involved using some bulky outer shell. However, last a new water proofing technology has been presented by Liquipel. They used a superfine nano coating technology. However, another company HzO soon jumped into competition by developing a super fine coating technology “Waterblock”. Which has the additional advantage of not only protecting…
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Smuggler Launches A Suit That Blocks Electromagnetic Waves
The ready made cloth designer “Smuggler”, based in Limoges, France, told AFP on Wednesday that it has developed the first fibre dress that blocks electromagnetic waves. “This is the first application of advanced technology materials in everyday clothes that does not cause discomfort to the wearer,” says Benjamin Anin, head of research and development at Smuggler. The…
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An Optical Camouflage That Removes The Back-Seat Of A Car
A research group at Keio University is developing a system that makes the back-seat of a car transparent. The system achieves optical camouflage using recursive reflections. The technology was developed by Professor Masahiko Inami. This system has been optimized to make the rear view of the driver transparent, DigInfo TV reports. “The main feature of our system is that…