Chalk one more futuristic technology promised by Back to the Future 2 off the list.
Robotics
Man Builds Machine, Which in Turn Builds the Perfect Cookie
A feat of human ingenuity so advanced, it’ll make you glower dubiously at every cookie you put to your lips from here until the end of days.
Best- and Worst-Case Scenarios for Four 3D Printers
After CES, the future of 3D printers seems just a bit brighter. But how bright?
A World Wide Web for Robots Now Exists
Scientists hope to demonstrate the power of a “common brain” for robots
Window-Washing Robot? Yes, Yes, a Thousand Times Yes
So many robots. So little cleaning to do.
Robot Astronaut’s ISS Space Chat
This robot can have full, unscripted conversations
Anki Drive Review: Slot-Car Racing for the Robotics Age
A startup’s first toy is terrific fun and a technological tour de force — as long as you can live with the high price and skimpy battery life.
Honda Shows Off Cars That Valet Park Themselves
It’s 2013 and we’re still parking our own cars. There’s GOT to be a better way!
Remember Those Crazy Toy Cars at WWDC? They’re Called Anki Drive and They Go On Sale October 23
Anki’s eclectic experiment, dubbed Anki Drive, resembles a slot cars game — one that happens to conceal advanced robotics wizardry.
As You Sleep Tonight, Dream About These Two Robots Chasing You
Well, it looks like we can draw a big, fat, red line through “run over a pile of rocks” and “knock it off-balance with a 20-pound weight” on our list of ways to escape when a humanoid robot’s chasing after you.
Robot Takes Rubik’s Cube from Jumbled to Solved in One Second
The whole process actually takes longer than a second, but the headline has to make you feel like if you didn’t click on it you’d be missing out on something incredible.
MIT’s Human-Size Robot Unboxing Puts All Other Unboxings to Shame
These guys are unboxing the same model robot our own Matt Peckham referred to as the lovechild of Johnny Five and a flayed T-800.