A human user of the bionic eye would gain night vision capabilities, researchers say

Boston Dynamics' dog-like Spot robot can now be remotely controlled from anywhere in the world thanks to a partnership with cloud-based software platform Rocos.

With its wavy wooden exterior and concrete base, Ashen Cabin has a striking appearance, but the really interesting thing about this prototype dwelling is how it was made.

CV-1984 is accelerating the spread of Orwellian surveillance devices like talking drones, facial recognition cameras, and more;

When we think of soft-bodied robots, we tend to picture things that slowly crawl like caterpillars. A new one is able to move much quicker, though, by leaping like a cheetah.

Although we have seen "morphing" structural materials before, they typically incorporate solenoids, pumps or motors that add weight and complexity. Now, however, scientists have developed a carbon fiber composite that shifts shape with a simple shot

About a year ago, we got a firsthand look at Unitree's Laikago quadruped robot. And while it was impressive, it also packed a US$45,000 price tag. Now, though, the Chinese company has announced a new model that costs less than 10,000 bucks.

Russia is aiming to replace human soldiers with 'faster and more accurate' robot 'brothers' on the battlefield, deputy director of country's Advanced Research Foundation says

America's meat processing crisis, mainly triggered by labor shortages and plant closings due to coronavirus spread, is set to unleash a new wave of automation across plants to ease labor and health woes.

BYD Blade Battery leverages safety and improves volumetric energy density. Blade Battery will debut in the BYD Han (June 2020).

As ships travel the seas, an assortment of barnacles, mussels, algae and other greeblies accumulate on their hulls. This is definitely troublesome, which is why a new robot-based system has been developed as a possible solution.

In a major advance in mind-controlled prosthetics for amputees, University of Michigan researchers have tapped faint, latent signals from arm nerves and amplified them to enable real-time, intuitive, finger-level control of a robotic hand.

Hybrid "power capacitors" that can store as much energy as lithium batteries, but with much higher charge/discharge rates, a huge range of safe operating temperatures, super-long lifespans and no risk of explosion are already in production, says a sm

Military robots win search and rescue competition as they search for survivors in underground power plant after gas leak

Those that know Techrules at all know it as the Chinese company behind the micro-turbine-powered, fighter jet-inspired Ren supercar, but it's making a push to be known far outside of supercar fanatic circles.

Supercapacitors can charge almost instantly, and discharge enormous amounts of power if needed.

A new generation of autonomous robots is helping plant breeders shape the crops of tomorrow.

Chinese manufacturers are expanding their lithium-ion battery production capacity beyond 50 GWh annually.

Developed by scientists at Firefly Energy, Microcell™ Carbon Foam is a material that's revolutionizing the battery industry.

The port of Yokohama will play host to a colossal, walking Gundam robot for a year starting this October. With 24 degrees of motion, it'll be the most advanced full-sized Gundam ever built, and the engineering challenge of making it work is enormous.

According to agricultural machinery manufacturer Kubota, there are now fewer farmers in Japan, trying to manage increasingly large amounts of land. With that problem in mind, the company recently unveiled a concept for helping those farmers out – a

400 Wh/kg is what they can sell, 500 Wh/kg is within range in the laboratory, while 600 Wh/kg is the new target.

Sarcos sprinkled the flavor of the future on last year's CES show when it revealed the latest evolution of its robotic exoskeleton technology, the Guardian XO.

Make No Mistake: Military Robots Are Not There to Preserve Human Life, They Are There to Allow Even More Endless Wars

An introduction to motor types, power, and references to how to wire, speed control, and use all the common types of motors with a focus on reusing motors salvaged from appliances and other sources. Steppers, BLDC, PMDC, single and three phase, unive

Guess who's getting used to working with robots in their everyday lives? The very same warehouse workers once predicted to be losing their jobs to mechanical replacements.

Thank the Stanford Dynamic Design Lab for this incredible accomplishment.

Offering 50 minutes of flight time, V-Coptr Falcon is the world's first V-shaped bi-copter. Brand new V-shaped dual-rotor propulsion system combined with proprietary tilt rotor technology, and nonlinear dynamic modeling and control algorithms enabl

Bill Iowe used his remote-controlled RC loader to clear snow from his driveway Viewers asked about the price of hiring the truck as they are desperate to try it Bill has previously attached the toy truck to a motor to perfectly mow his lawn

Telsa has closely followed a 'Master Plan' written by CEO Elon Musk over the past 14 years and has unveiled all of the vehicles on the list, except for one.

An intelligent robot equipped with emotion-sensing voice detectors was headed to the International Space Station after launching from Florida on Thursday, becoming the latest artificial intelligence-powered astronaut workmate in orbit.

See the historic moment when Roborace's Robocar went up the hill without a driver.

Tesla's Million Mile Battery

Sign up at http://www.brilliant.org/answerswithjoe and get 20% off your subscription. As the world becomes more electrified, the race is on to build cheaper, longer-lasting, more energy-dense batteries. One of the most promising technologies in this

Although multicopter drones now are being used to transport medical samples and supplies, their 30-minute (or so) battery life limits their range. This week, however, a hydrogen-powered delivery drone managed a one-hour, 43-minute ocean crossing.

Russian startup Promobot is now selling autonomous androids -- and buyers can choose to make the robots look like any person on Earth.

When the modern computer was first created in the 1960s, people soon started imagining a future with intelligent machines.

Satire, or not, the following clip offers a tragicomical view of the world not so far in the future when a robot super-soldier "will take a lickin' and keep on tickin'", shrugging off bee attacks, hockey-stick hammerings, direct rear and frontal kick

Swiss company Innolith claims that an electric vehicle equipped with its lithium battery would run for up to 600 miles (966 km.) That level of performance blows its Tesla counterpart away

Traditionally, copper is a very popular material due to its thermal and electrical conductivity. Recent developments have opened new possibilities in additive manufacturing.

Imagine if you will a lightweight, inexpensive power source with 9 times the energy density of a lithium-ion battery. Got your mind wrapped around that concept?

It's not uncommon for factories to make use of robots to manufacture things like cars, each responsible for a different part of the build process.

Tesla bought, Hibar Systems, a Richmond Hiller, Ontario-based battery maker. Hibar is a world leader in the development of battery manufacturing technology.

A British start-up has revealed its plan to land a walking rover on the Moon 2021.

Swedish manufacturer Scania has introduced a brand new "futuristic fully autonomous concept truck without a cab" called AXL, according to Tuvie.

'I'm not dying, I'm transforming': Doctor diagnosed with terminal motor neurone disease hopes to become the world's first true cyborg

Dr Peter Scott-Morgan, 61, was diagnosed with motor neurone disease two years ago, but instead of accepting his fate he decided to challenge what it meant to be human

U.S. President Donald Trump held a rally in Lake Charles, Louisiana on Friday evening.

Rosa Koire. UN Agenda 2030 exposed

Roborace is the world's first competition for human + AI teams, using both self-driving and manually-controlled cars. Race formats will feature new forms of immersive entertainment to engage the next generation of racing fans.