JPL BioSleeve Enables Precise Robot Control Through Hand and Arm Gestures
This sensor-studded cuff from JPL enables intuitive robot control
Video Friday: Robohand, Entropy-Powered AI, and Bad Breath Bot
It's Friday, and we know what you need: robot videos
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Video Friday: Robo Raven Attacked, Robot Love In the Air, and Superbowl of the Mind
Robot love is in the air. Robo Raven is in the air, too
Beware the Unstoppable Cyborg Turtle
Run! Or walk. Or, you know, whatever. No rush.
This Humanoid Robot Gets Pushed Around But Stays on Its Feet
Italian researchers are building a humanoid that can balance like humans do
Startup Spotlight: SynTouch Seeks to Enable Robots With 'Machine Touch'
This California company has developed an innovative tactile sensor modeled after the human fingertip
Peaceful Coexistence on the Radio Spectrum
The trials of a small team of engineers who set out to reanimate paralyzed limbs demonstrate the virtues of dynamic spectrum sharing
Startup Spotlight: Kinova Creating Robot Arms That Improve Lives
This Canadian company wants to build the best assistive robots for the disabled
"Bionic Eye" Implants Will Hit the U.S. Market This Year
FDA approves implant that restores sight to the blind
Engineers Are Reinventing Drug Testing
A Techwise Conversation with Nina Tandon, EE and tissue engineer
CES 2013: Flying a Helicopter With My Brain [Video]
Puzzlebox uses the Neurosky headset and a tablet to let me fly a helicopter by just thinking about it
The Human Face Within Big Data
A new book sees big data as mostly good, a little scary, and full of people
The Robots Are Coming . . . to Your iPad
IEEE Spectrum is proud to unveil Robots for iPad, a fun and engaging app featuring the world’s coolest robots
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Video Friday: Thought-Controlled Robot, PackBot With Jamming Gripper, Furby Teardown
In this edition of Video Friday, we bring you humans controlling robots, humans building robots, and humans tearing robots apart!
Artificial Skin Can Feel and Heal
Plastic polymers and nanoparticles of nickel are the keys to conductive, self-healing “skin”
Does the Brain Work Logarithmically?
New research suggests it does, when it’s the efficient way to process information
Film Review: The Singularity
Will humans and machines merge?
A Robot Ankle for Amputees
This smart, powered prosthetic is a big step forward in bionics
Do Billionaires Crave Eternal Life?
A Russian entrepreneur certainly hopes so
Scientists Build Vascular Network Using Sugar and a 3-D Printer
University of Pennsylvania research say they've found a way to engineer blood vessels
DASH Roachbot Learns Acrobatic Flips from Real Cockroach
The UC Berkeley robot learns to quickly flip itself under ledges, an ability it's copying from cockroaches and geckos
Rats with Severed Spines Walk, Run, Climb Stairs and Eat Chocolate
Chemical injections and electrical stimulation help the damaged spinal cord heal itself
Middle Ear MEMS Microphone Could Restore Hearing
Hearing device could serve as discreet alternative to cochlear implants
Video Friday: Festo's ExoHand, Russian Robonaut, and Hugvie the Huggable Robot
In this edition of Video Friday, we bring you robot videos featuring hands, humanoids, and hugs
Algorithms Replace Spinal Cord In New Approach to Neural Prosthetics
When the spinal cord is the road block, engineers can build a detour
Nanocoating Encourages Bone Growth in Hip Replacements
Layer-by-layer assembly process enables hydroxyapatite thin film where other attempts have failed
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Google’s Augmented Reality Concept Video
Its Project Glass augmented reality scheme looks cool, creepy, and inevitable
Excuse Me, But Is Your Leg Ringing?
Nokia files a patent for a haptic tattoo that lets you know someone is calling
Bone Transplantation Without Rejection
How a 3-D-printed titanium jawbone was transplanted into an 83-year-old patient
How Would You Like Your Bionic Vision?
Second Sight and Retina Implant use different technologies to bring eyesight to the blind