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After a 9-Year Voyage, New Horizons Will Have Minutes to Measure Pluto’s Atmosphere

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 08:00 AM PDT



The brief encounter will generate so much data it'll take more than a year to send it all back

Smart Cars Crave Max Headroom

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 07:00 AM PDT



And to manage that headroom they'll need more powerful computers—and an operating system

How Would You Like Your Robo-Car? Barista-bot? Burrito-mobile? Rolling Movie Theater?

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 01:00 PM PDT



Self-driving cars will become places of their own, not just means of transport

SpaceX Rocket Explosion Is Latest in Space Station Resupply Failures

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 11:18 AM PDT



Loss of a SpaceX resupply mission comes at an awkward time for NASA's private spaceflight contractors

Formula E Ends First Season Wheel-to-Wheel

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 09:57 AM PDT



Energy efficiency and battery management dominate the series

Armored Exoskeletons Help Roachbots Go Anywhere, Handle Anything

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 09:10 AM PDT



UC Berkeley's robotic roaches roll through clutter thanks to fancy new shells

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The Miraculous 1880s

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 08:00 AM PDT



Boosters of Silicon Valley days are off base: The real tech decade happened rather earlier

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Google and Delphi Robocars Meet on the Road

Posted: 26 Jun 2015 01:00 PM PDT



Here is what happens when rival self-driving cars want to move into the same lane.

The Computer Chip That Never Forgets

Posted: 26 Jun 2015 12:00 PM PDT



Melding spin-based logic and memory could lead to low-power, instant-on electronics

Graphene Magnetic Sensor Hundred Times More Sensitive Than Silicon

Posted: 26 Jun 2015 12:00 PM PDT



Graphene's umatched charge carrier mobility improves sensitivity and power consumption for Hall effect sensor

Video Friday: iCub Is Evolving, Mind-Controlled Robot, and ROS for Drones

Posted: 26 Jun 2015 09:52 AM PDT



The week's best robot videos

Trossen Robotics Blog

Trossen Robotics Blog

Link to Trossen Robotics Blog

New RobotGeek Geekduino Experimenter’s Kits

Posted: 26 Jun 2015 08:24 AM PDT

We’ve designed several new RobotGeek kits to get you started in the world of physical computing. Each  kit comes with our Geekduino and sensor shield for easy programming and wiring, as well as a RobotGeek Workbench to mount all of your electronics to.

At the core of the RobotGeek Arduino kits is the workbench to mount your projects. All RobotGeek products are compatible with the bench and each include mounting hardware giving you the opportunity to continue to expand your portable arduino workstation!

 

 

 

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The Surprisingly Long Life of the Punch Card

Posted: 26 Jun 2015 08:00 AM PDT



From 18th-century looms to hanging chads, this technology endured

Femtosecond Lasers Create 3-D Midair Plasma Displays You Can Touch

Posted: 26 Jun 2015 07:00 AM PDT



Floating dots of plasma make tiny, touchable images

Lexus Builds Hoverboard to Go 'Back to the Future'

Posted: 25 Jun 2015 02:00 PM PDT



Toyota's Lexus brand has built a functional hoverboard prototype based on superconductors and magnets

Build an Early-Warning System for Your Bike

Posted: 25 Jun 2015 12:00 PM PDT



A new low-cost lidar can detect approaching cars

Graphene's Prospects in Biosensing Just Got a Boost

Posted: 25 Jun 2015 12:00 PM PDT



Production technique improves graphene's selectivity in biosensing

New Mode of Transmission May Double Fiber Optic Capacity

Posted: 25 Jun 2015 11:00 AM PDT



Researchers find a way to greatly reduce the amount of regeneration data signals need

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Self-Assembling Robotic Gun Will Shoot Through Tissue Inside Your Body

Posted: 25 Jun 2015 09:40 AM PDT



Researchers are developing small robots that can self-assemble into a functional Gauss gun

The Insider’s Guide to Drone Videography

Posted: 25 Jun 2015 08:00 AM PDT



This expert guide will get you off the ground

Venture Money Flows to Space Startups

Posted: 25 Jun 2015 06:05 AM PDT



A record $1.17 billion goes to support startups doing launches, creating satellite networks, and cleaning up space trash

The Little AC Adapter That Could

Posted: 24 Jun 2015 12:00 PM PDT



A humble device reminds me of electrical engineering's foundations

Chemical Battery Can Recharge Itself With Light

Posted: 24 Jun 2015 12:00 PM PDT



No strap-on solar panels here: this "photo battery" charges directly from light

NASA Wants Help Training Valkyrie Robots to Go to Mars

Posted: 24 Jun 2015 09:00 AM PDT



NASA is giving out Valkyrie robots to universities for space training