Monthly Archives: September, 2012

Low Cost, Professional 3D Printer (FormLabs) Breaks $1 Million On Kickstarter

The 3D printer space is getting crowded, but like many things, devices that are currently available fall into two camps: the high-end professional machines...

Exclusive Interview with Ray Kurzweil

Singularity Hub's Keith Kleiner interviews Ray Kurzweil about his new book, How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed. For the...

Dave The Incredible Mindreader – How Does He Do It?

Ever wonder how all those mall psychics stay in business? I mean, who’s actually sitting down with them – crystal ball and all –...

California Becomes Third State To Legalize Driverless Cars

Another state bill passed, another step closer to never having to drive again. On Tuesday California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill that allows driverless...

Deaf Toddler Receives Bionic Ear, Weeks Later Speaks Her First Word

A two-year old British girl born severely deaf due to a developmental disorder has spoken her first word after receiving a bionic ear. The medical...

Boom! Singularity Hub Launches New Website

Dear Hub Readers, I am super excited to announce that we have launched a completely new look and feel to our website today.  The website...

MakerBot’s 3D Printer Replicator 2 Is Larger, Faster, Sleeker

MakerBot Industries, creators of the Replicator 3D printer that hit stores this past January have just upgraded their award-winning printer. The Replicator 2 has...

Singularity Hub Q&A — Jason Silva Shares His Motivations And Vision With Members

Jason Silva is a futurist and filmmaker, yet he is hard to categorize, so much so that he is often prone to nicknames. For...

Surging Solar in 2011 Proof of Ray Kurzweil’s Bold Prediction?

A recent report by British Petroleum (BP) found solar power generating capacity surged 73.3% last year. If you’re a dedicated fan of the singularity, statistics...

Beautiful Brain-Like Structures Form When Watercolors And Ferrofluids Mix

Fabian Oefner is a Swiss photographer who explores the interplay of science and art. Earlier this year, he watched a video of ferrofluids being...

Build Your Own Supercomputer With Raspberry Pis and Legos – For Reals!

Ever dreamt of owning a supercomputer but didn’t have millions of dollars to spare? Thanks to some inventive thinking by one professor, you can...

Double, The Latest Telepresence Robot, May Just Beat Out Its Competitors

Look out, here comes another iPad on wheels. To feed our evidently voracious need to be in two places at once, robotics company Double Robotics...

Chinese Company To Acquire Complete Genomics, Become World Genomics Powerhouse

Complete Genomics, the whole human genome sequencing powerhouse in Mountain View, California, is being acquired by the Chinese company BGI-Shenzhen. The acquisition could be...

“Lettuce Bot” Rolls Through Crops, Terminates Weeds It Visually Identifies

If food was a superhero (called, I don't know...Captain Nutrient), one of its most dangerous archenemies would be The Vile Weed. Okay, perhaps that's a juvenile way...

Can You Hear Me Now? Stem Cells Restore Hearing In Deaf Gerbils – When Will It Work On Humans?

In a new study, scientists were able to restore partial hearing to deaf gerbils by implanting human embryonic stem cells in their ears. The...

New Software Makes Synthesizing DNA As Easy As ‘Drag and Drop’ With Icons

Omri Amirav-Drory wants to be the Bill Gates of the DNA world. Windows revolutionized personal computers by providing a graphic user interface for MS-DOS....

Smart Gloves Turn Sign Language Gestures Into Vocalized Speech

Giving a voice to the voiceless has been a cause that many have championed throughout history, but it's safe to say that none of...

Hatsune Miku Opening in Los Angeles

Just a quick peak at the opening for Hatsune Miku's July 2nd concert in Los Angeles.

Free 123D Catch App Makes Your iPhone a 3D Scanner

In three years 3D scanners have gone from $30,000 to $3,000 to—$0.00?! AutoDesk’s free 123D Catch app is now available for the iPhone and...

Blind Woman Receives Bionic Retinal Implant

In what’s being claimed a world first, doctors have implanted a bionic eye into a woman, allowing her to see flashes of light. The...

2013 — The Dawn Of Wearable Computing?

Sooner rather than later you'll have a computer attached to your face, and for some, it'll happen as early as next year. Why? Because...

RFID Tracking Of Students? Electronic Roll Call in Texas Stirs Debate

The eyes of Texas are upon you—if you happen to be a student from San Antonio that is. John Jay High School and Anson...

New Video Of Army’s Alpha Dog Robot: “This Thing Is Awesome”

For the last decade now Boston Dynamics has continuously provided some of the best two- and four-legged walking robots on the planet, and they're...

StickyBot Climbs On Up

Stanford's StickyBot climbs various surfaces using a dry adhesive and techniques mimicked from Gecko biology.

Liquid Robotics Aims to Usher in Era of Smart Oceans With Autonomous Robots

When Liquid Robotics’ Ed Lu dreams, he sees thousands of his firm’s Wave Gliders blanketing the sea—a smart grid for the ocean. It may...

New Spray Containing Neonatal Cells Helps Skin Heal Faster

Another group of scientists are trying to bottle the miracle of regenerative medicine. A new skin cell spray was shown to improve the conventional treatment...

Boston Dynamics Robot Cheetah Outruns Swiftest Human

Usain Bolt, the fastest human in history, has been outpaced by a robot. Catchy hook, huh? Fact is, Boston Dynamics’ Cheetah was outrunning the rest...

Highlights from IROS 2011

Singularity Hub visits the Intelligent Robots and Systems Conference 2011 in San Francisco.

CEO Cliff Reid Discusses Complete Genomics’ Human Genome Sequencing Technology

Singularity Hub recently talked one-on-one with Complete Genomics CEO Cliff Reid. In the following segment he gives an overview of CG's proprietary technology. Complete...

Singularity Hub Drinks at BarBot 2011

The fourth annual BarBot event saw even more lush robots serving spirits in downtown San Francisco. Humans were treated to a variety of beverages,...

Highlights from Robogames 2010

Singularity Hub presents highlights from the 2010 Robogames, the largest robot competition and expo in the United States.

Anybots Founder Trevor Blackwell Shows Off Dexter and Monty

Anybots founder Trevor Blackwell gives a brief introduction to Dexter and Monty. Dexter was Anybots attempt at a walking robot, and Monty, an experiment...

Willow Garage PR2 Robot Flag Dance and Party

Watch as Willow Garage PR2 robots perform a synchronized flag dance and then see people partying it up with the robots!

Ekso Bionics eLegs at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

Ekso Bionics (formerly Berkeley Bionics) is testing eLegs, their exoskeleton walking device for paraplegics. Of the ten trial facilities, the only one at a public...

Up Close With The Willow Garage PR2 Robot

An in-depth demonstration of the features and capabilities of the Willow Garage PR2 Robot.

Neato’s Robot Vacuum Cleans My Home

Neato's XV-11 robot vacuum just started shipping. I got ahold of one and set out to test it in my home. Lots went right,...

Charting The Route: SH Week In Review 9.8.12

This is the first of a new weekly series here at Singularity Hub where we will summarize the stories and ideas that headlined the...

Spotted! Swarm Of Quadcopters Produce Eerie, Mesmerizing Lightshow In Night Sky

Colorful lights dancing in the night sky in synchronized motion would make any UFO enthusiast's heart skip a beat, but the fact that the...

Exclusive Interview With Complete Genomics CEO — The Future Of Genetics-Based Medicine?

The Human Genome Project concluded with the successful sequencing of the first human genome in 2003. Since then medical breakthroughs enabled by unlocking the...

Google’s Self-Driving Cars On The Road Toward Approval In California

Google's efforts toward getting more self-driving cars on the road just scored a big victory: the California Senate unanimously passed a bill favoring autonomous vehicle operation...

Can high speed rail compete with self-driven cars and all the technology of the future?

This post is written by Brad Templeton, Director of the Electonic Frontier Foundation, and Chair of the Networks and Computing Systems Track at Singularity University There's...

Visions Of The Future: DR0NE, A Webseries About Autonomous Humanoid Soldiers

Consider, for a moment, the rising use of drone technology by the military. In light of how years of advances in robotics and artificial intelligence...

Honda’s Miimo Robot Is Roomba For Your Lawn

It’s an automated, household robot. Small, round, even kind of cute, it circles to and fro, cheerfully tending to its job so you don’t...
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