Honda Asimo’s new and improved AI
Asimo, Honda’s clever little humanoid robot, has certainly came a long way since it took its first steps back in 1986.
Category Archives: Technology
Eco-Friendly Hummer H3 Hybrid Gets 100+ MPG
Dubbed as a “Chevy Volt on Steroids”, this Eco-friendly H3 runs on a Raser electrical engine that gets upwards of 100 miles per gallon, about twice the efficiency of a Toyota Prius in the city. With an acceleration of 0 to 60 in 8.5 seconds and a total range of 400 miles, this green Hummer […]
Solar-powered cellphone on the way
A Japanese cellphone provider plans to sell a waterproof, solar-powered handset later this year. The firm says it will be exclusive to Japan, but the technology appears to be particularly useful for some developing nations. Manufactured by Sharp, the device is set up so that solar power can recharge the battery to 80% of capacity. […]
Festo’s Robotic Walls of Doom
Festo, a company we’ve featured here on [GaS] in the past for their extraordinary work on various forms of strange robotic organisms, is back with a new video showcasing the latest toys out of their development labs: two robotic penguins, a robotic hand… and a robotic wall. Yes, you read that right: A friggin’ robotic […]
Amazing 3D Immersion Technology
A simple pair of polarized 3D glasses, a 10′ x 10′ x 10′ white room, and $600,000 worth of projector and computer equipment, combined with the smarts of the folks at Eon Reality, results in one insanely real experience. [Via Newlaunches]
Illusion Labs brings multi-touch gaming to the big screen
In the following video, Swedish gaming company Illusion Labs shows a few of their games running on a large multi-touch display. The games run on any multi-touch hardware, including mobile devices, multi-touch laptops and large window displays. [Via Newlaunches]
Feature: Wait, did you say “Flamethrower”? – The Robogames Combat Robots
Combat robots aren’t exactly new – the first season of the Comedy Central show “Battlebots” aired in 2000 and the games had been going strong since 1997. What’s interesting, however, is how 11 years of robot evolution have affected the sport. Back in 2002, the spinners ruled the day. But today’s robots are meaner than […]
Exmovere chariot transforms amputees into cyborgs look alike
Apart from looking extremely cool (For a geek, at least), Exmovere’s new chariot system will transform anyone who steps into it into a cyborg look alike. With a top speed of 12 mph, the device can be controlled by moving your torso around, allowing you to keep your hands free at all time. Even though […]
A-Pod: The Coolest, Scariest Hexapod Robot Ever
The A-Pod is an ant-inspired hexapod robot featuring a fully animated body composed of an abdomen, a head with a pair of large mandibles, a thorax, and 6 legs. Check it out in the video below. The thing almost looks lifelike! [Via Trossen Robotics]
British villagers block Google’s Street View
A group of British village dwellers have forced a Google camera-car to abandon attempts to photograph their homes for the site’s Street View feature. But if locals wanted to keep their area quiet, they may have blundered spectacularly. Street View, which provides the type of images you could see by standing in a location, is […]