Robots for Real: The Amazing Androids of Hiroshi Ishiguro
To understand how the human mind works, a Japanese researcher is building androids that look just like real people
The Rebirth of the IBM 1401 Computer
An ancient machine, rescued from a garage and refurbished, now whirrs and clicks away again, just as it did way back in 1964
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The Microcar Tradition
Jim Janecek surveys the extended history of some amazingly compact cars
Behind the Scenes at Zink: Where Color Magic Happens
The research floor of Zink Imaging, in Bedford, Mass., has the traditional trappings of a chemistry laboratory mixed with art and electronics
Book: The History of Radio, in Pictures and Words
A coffee-table book from the American Museum of Radio and Electricity chronicles five centuries of progress
Robots for Real: Lessons From a Mechanical Child
A child humanoid robot called iCub is helping Swiss scientists study cognition, learning, and mobility
Robots for Real: Surgeons and Robots Scrub Up
At Johns Hopkins University, doctors and engineers collaborate to create the next generation of robots for the operating room
Robots for Real: A Helping Hand From a Robot
The Quality of Life Technology Center, in Pittsburgh, is developing intelligent systems to help older adults stay independent and healthy
Robots for Real: MIT's Shape-Shifting Robots
Daniela Rus wants to create self-reconfiguring robots that can change their shape'and become anything
Robots for Real: The Robowranglers From Texas
At the FIRST Robotics Championship, one defending champion team learns engineering-and life-lessons