The Rebirth of the IBM 1401 ComputerFri, October 30, 2009
An ancient machine, rescued from a garage and …
The Microcar TraditionFri, October 30, 2009
Jim Janecek surveys the extended history of some …
iCandy: November 2009Wed, November 18, 2009
Spectrum's monthly slideshow proves that a picture is …
September 2009
July 2008
The Amazing Androids of Hiroshi Ishiguro (Audio Slide Show)
Blog Post: To understand how the human mind works, a Japanese researcher is building androids that look just like real people
How To Make a Humanoid Robot Open a Door
Blog Post: Roboticists know that some things are still hard for humanoid robots to do. Like walk, or run, or... open doors.
The Amazing Androids of Hiroshi Ishiguro
Podcast: To understand how the human mind works, a Japanese researcher is building androids that look just like real people
Lessons From a Mechanical Child
Podcast: A child humanoid robot called iCub is helping Swiss scientists study cognition, learning, and mobility
First Video of Boston Dynamics PETMAN Biped
Blog Post: PETMAN, the self-balancing bipedal robot designed by Boston Dynamics, emerges from the lab for its first prototype demonstration.
The Reality of Robot Surrogates
Article: How far are we from sending robots into the world in our stead?
Thomas and Janet: first kissing humanoid robots
Blog Post: Developed by the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, the theatrical robots performed the first robot kiss during a performance of Phantom of the Opera.
Anthropomimetic Robot Copies Inner Structures of Human Body
Blog Post: This humanoid copies not only the overall form of the human body but also its inner structures and mechanisms. Cool or creepy?
Blog Post: A robot restaurant loses money on every bowl of ramen soup, but gains invaluable attention for a Nagoya robot manufacturer
