BOX: The Synthesis of Real and Digital Space

[easyazon-image align=”left” asin=”B0017OFRCY” locale=”us” height=”120″ src=”http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51LAkVypvAL._SL160_.jpg” width=”160″]Engineers are conducting symphonies of art with the use of 6-axis industrial robots, blurring the lines between the digital and real dimensions. Our imaginations are spilling into the world around us in exponential ways. Each new technology created is another paint brush for future artists to wield. Immerse yourself…

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Monday Marvels: This Week’s Top 5 Wonders

 Monday Marvels: June 15th – 22nd, 2013 [easyazon-image align=”left” asin=”B0078LXM40″ locale=”us” height=”120″ src=”http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41ZkTOME3kL._SL160_.jpg” width=”56″]1. HTC One Mini Smartphone (Coming soon) With a 960-by-540 screen, 8GB of storage and a standard 8-megapixel camera, the Mini is said to be coming to the US mid-September. Currently there is no announcement on release date on carrier or price in…

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Apple’s Anki: Merging Physical and Digital Worlds

Yesterday at the WWDC keynote speech, Apple announced something quite interesting: a new company called Anki Drive, which is centered around Artificial Intelligence and robotics. These robots communicate with Bluetooth LE. The little racer cars that were presented at the show can sense the track up to 500 times a second, giving them a smooth and fluid…

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Future Robot Transformer

Future Robot Identity Crisis: Transformers And Shape Shifting Machines

Future  Robot Identity Crisis sounds like a listing for the [easyazon-link asin=”0890420254″ locale=”us”] DSM [/easyazon-link] (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) we might see included in the year 2050. Transformers and shape shifting machines are certain to be a part of our future. Researchers at MIT have created tiny robots inspired by what they call “The…

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Multipurpose Robot For Home Use

Multipurpose Robot For Home Use

In the 1950s and 1960s, many people thought that researchers were only a few years away from developing a multipurpose [easyazon-link asin=”B0017OFRCY” locale=”us”]ROBOT[/easyazon-link] for home use. Science fiction literature was littered with examples, and the rapid advancement of computers seemed to indicate that everyone would have access to useful robots in a matter of years. However,…

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