The start of Tesla Gigafactory battery mass production is a huge milestone in Tesla's quest to electrify transportation, and it brings to America a manufacturing industry--battery cells--that's long been dominated by China, Japan, and South Kor

An innovative new cheap and simple mass production technique, developed by the University of Exeter, is set to open up the global potential of the 'wonder' material graphene.

Online retail giant granted patent for astonishing blimp which can carry a vast fleet of robotic flying vehicles

Advances in robotics and additive manufacturing (3D printing) technologies are game-changing for space colonization.

The giant robot, built in South Korea, works by repeating the actions of its pilot sitting inside by moving its enormous arms and legs up and down

The DARPA Warrior Web program aims to significantly lower the "metabolic cost" -- or energy expenditure -- of troops operating in the field, and reduce the physiological burden of the gear that they carry, which can exceed 100 pounds.

The first delivery was made in Cambridge, UK and took 13 minutes from purchase to drop-off.

Nextbigfuture will have several articles over the next few weeks reviewing developments in 2016 and looking ahead to developments over the next few years. Here we look at 2016 in computers. Later articles will look at medicine, life extension, energy

German Xprize team sets its sights on a vintage moon buggy

Siemens is a prime driver of the 4th Industrial Revolution, implementing Smart Grid and Robotics technologies. Technocrats build because they can, not because of a public need. ? TN Editor

Auto tech straight out of a galaxy far, far away

The newest shoe from Adidas is completely vegan, is incredibly durable, and is also 100% biodegradable.

SAN JOSE (KPIX 5) -- There's a new employee rolling around several Bay Area stores -- the bilingual robots -- asking if you need help at Lowe's.

In the past, the United Nations has considered the threat posed by weaponized AI, but now the body is looking at a more mundane, but still important, robot invasion.

RESEARCHERS are developing an artificially intelligent robot which will have a 'brain' and will learn like a human child.

Uber has profoundly disrupted the taxi business with its ride sharing model, and has made it clear it wants to be a key player in future autonomous taxi services.

WAZER is the first desktop waterjet cutter

Musk claims that, because artificial intelligence is coming, we have two choices. We either make ourselves symbiotically mandatory to the AI or we will basically be destroyed (or end up as pets, but he says that's the "benign scenario").

Elon Musk wants you to take your hands off the wheel, foot off the gas, and let him do the driving.

To stay ahead in the war for the skies, Boeing chases a simple goal: sell as many 737 jets as it can. Things get more complicated when it comes to building most popular commercial jet ever.

Think of it as the airborne cousin to the self-driving car: a robot in the cockpit to help human pilots fly passengers and cargo - and eventually even replace them.

Elon Musk's plan for solar roofs, shareable cars, and maybe an Iron Man suit

Uber is looking for a VTOL aircraft, but they might instead settle on an autonomous people-carrying helicopter, like the Ehang 184 picture.

There's gold in them thar asteroids – also iron, nickel, copper and, most valuable of all, water.

Waterjet cutting is a proven method for creating intricate and precise cuts with nearly any kind of material, although the machines are big and expensive.

The global food system is changing radically as high-tech robots are put into service for every conceivable job. The giant corporate farm will finally be able to drive small farmers completely out of business in the process. ? TN Editor

Agricultural equipment manufacturer Case IH, a unit of CNH Industrial, just unveiled a seriously intimidating-looking tractor at the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa. Called the Autonomous Concept Vehicle, the robotic tractor can be programmed using

A veteran gets a prosthetic leg up so he can get back to motocross and other extreme sports.

There's been a lot of focus on consumer self-driving technology recently, but autonomy promises to shake things up in the agricultural world too.

"All hands on deck" may become a thing of the past. Ship designers, their operators and regulators are gearing up for a future in which cargo vessels sail the oceans with minimal or even no crew.

Crate news, everyone!

One of 10 insane ideas that just might save the world

Imagine being able to fly over rush hour traffic for the same cost as hiring a taxi!

From Google, Clara Labs, and more

Over two centuries, little has changed in the way apples are harvested; by and large, it is still a manual process.

Fastbrick Robotics plans to commercialize their patented technology, and they're also developing an add-on for SOLIDWORKS software that uses 3D model data to create machine code for the size, cut, rotation and placement of the bricks.

Back in May, engineer Damon McMillan announced that his two-year garage project would start making its 2,000-mile solo voyage on Memorial Day.

Fastbrick Robotics, an ASX-listed company based in Perth, has created a robot brick layer, a form of 3D printing which can create the shell of a house without being touched by human hands.

In a Tweet issued by Tesla CEO Elon Musk following the reveal of Master Plan Part Deux, Musk revealed that the Tesla semi is likely much further along in the development process than we would've guessed.

AN EXTREMELY ODD AND RARE SIGHTING...BUT MAYBE NOT FOR LONG?

Called 'Virtual Actor', it is expected online within the next year and a half Machine will be used to play the role of a person, and set its own goals Will understand context of conversation and keep up with events Researchers will also create sim

A robot-powered burger joint is coming to San Francisco.

Switzerland is testing self-driving electric buses on public roads in the historical district of Sion, the largest city of the Canton of Valais. Passengers can use the buses free of charge.

When it comes to human advancement and science, Stephen Hawking knows what he's talking about - and he's voiced his concern on robots

Fear of man made machines is growing as they become stronger - but Alexander Reben says his new invention shows we need to prepare for the worst

Summary: The first 500 pairs of shoes produced in Adidas' Speedfactory facility will hit stores this year. Video provided by Newsy

While we keep an eye on the journey of Solar Impulse 2, the solar-powered plane that's currently in the middle of its record-setting, around-the-world flight, it looks like it has a buddy in the water. Solar Voyager, an autonomous, solar-powered kaya

Remotely piloted human mover cleared for trials in Nevada

Farmers, put your feet up. Autonomous robots are already being used to inspect crops, count yields and dig up weeds - now they are shepherds too.

Earlier this year, a small robotic helicopter flying through the Bavarian Alps made more than 100 deliveries between two villages that are within yodeling distance of each other but so far from anything else that they may as well be on Mars.