Stories Tagged as
Robotics
Is that Thai food genuine? Ask a robot.
by
Kai Ryssdal
Sep 29, 2014
Thai scientists say they have a robot that can tell whether ethnic food is "real."
Headlines that make you go, 'Wait... what?'
by
Kai Ryssdal
Aug 14, 2014
Kai's idea for a new Marketplace segment.
Robots, the space program and innovation
May 19, 2014
NASA's Kennedy Space Center begins a major robotics competition.
Sci-fi inspired science at EmTech
by
Molly Wood
Oct 11, 2013
These robots are straight out of a movie.
Chips find their way from inside computers to inside your body
Aug 7, 2013
Does having a computer chip embedded in your brain sound like science fiction? Turns out, it's happening now and companies are figuring out how to cash in.
Students reinvent the locker to help a classmate in need
by
Molly Wood
May 7, 2013
Students at a high school in Michigan develop a high-tech locker for a classmate with muscular dystrophy.
Drones: War machine today, helpful tool tomorrow
Jan 10, 2013
When you hear the word drone, images of warfare or high-tech surveillance come to mind. But two entrepreneurs want drones to revolutionize our daily lives.
For public good, not for profit.
Always on (the Internet) in 2013, and controlling a robotic arm with a brain implant
by
Molly Wood
Dec 30, 2012
Molly Wood of CNET gives her tech predictions for 2013, and Professor Andrew Schwartz describes research that helped a paraplegic woman control a robot arm with a brain implant.
A device to heighten the virtual experience
Apr 13, 2010
Japanese researchers have developed a new robotic device that allows users to "feel," by producing heartbeat patterns to evoke different emotions,...