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Chinese Restaurant Owner Says Robot Noodle Maker Doing “A Good Job!”

Noodle peelers should probably start looking for other things to do around the kitchen – there’s just no competing with these robots. Not only are they saving... more

Written By: Peter Murray | Posted: 04/19/13

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Anticipated and Controversial, First Google Glass Devices in Production

Google Glass is fast becoming the most hyped, anticipated, controversial technology trial of the year. You heard it here first—although I’m sure you didn’t—Google... more

Written By: Jason Dorrier | Posted: 04/18/13

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Why Your Next Phone Will Include Fingerprint, Facial, And Voice Recognition

In some ways, it’s a marvel that even half of consumers bother to lock their phones. You would think the benefits would be obvious enough: by entering a few numbers, you... more

Written By: Tarun Wadhwa | Posted: 04/18/13

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Oversubscribed Five-to-One, FutureMed Adds November Date in San Diego

Singularity University’s FutureMed continues to be a hot ticket. Following the successful (and sold out) February program pictured above, the organizers of FutureMed... more

Written By: Jason Dorrier | Posted: 04/17/13

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Festo’s Robot Dragonfly an Awesome Mix of Prehistoric and Futuristic

German manufacturing firm Festo recently resurrected a Paleozoic dragonfly. No, we’re not talking de-extinction or synthetic biology—this baby’s robotic. But at 70... more

Written By: Jason Dorrier | Posted: 04/17/13

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RNA-Based Drug Offers New Hope To Hepatitis C Patients

RNA molecule folded back upon itself About 170 million people in the world suffer from chronic hepatitis C, a viral infection that often leads to cirrhosis or cancer of the... more

Written By: Peter Murray | Posted: 04/17/13

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Coming Soon to a Body Near You? World’s Smallest Chip to Be Swallowable

The Internet of Things is coming, but chips need to be more efficient, powerful—and even smaller than they are now. In all categories, Freescale Semiconductor is making... more

Written By: Jason Dorrier | Posted: 04/16/13

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Lab Grown Kidney Transplanted Into Rat

Imagine a future in which no one died anymore waiting for an organ. Harvard researchers have taken a major step toward that reality by not only growing an organ in the lab,... more

Written By: Peter Murray | Posted: 04/15/13

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America’s First Offshore Wind Farm Closer To Reality After Receiving $2 Billion From Japanese Bank

Offshore wind farms are finally arriving on US shores – and they’re doing it with foreign help. Plans to install Cape Wind, a 468 MW, 130 turbine wind farm in the waters... more

Written By: Peter Murray | Posted: 04/15/13

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Ariel Garten At The 2013 FutureMed Special Event

Ariel Garten is CEO of InteraXon, a company at the intersection of technology, neuroscience, art, and design, that is developing brainwave-controlled products for the mass... more

Written By: Singularity Hub | Posted: 04/13/13

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Meet The Two-Ton Robotic Mantis: A Hexapod You Can Ride In

Weighing in at a little over two tons, Mantis is likely the biggest robot hexapod you’ve ever seen. Mantis walks on six ground-sensing hydraulic legs, carrying a human... more

Written By: Jason Dorrier | Posted: 04/13/13

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Six Of The Best Robot Videos Of Lego Mindstorms NXT

Subscribe to our newsletter: Lego The success of Lego's Mindstorms NXT has been one of the main contributing factors to the widespread interest in robotics. NXT... more

Written By: David J. Hill | Posted: 04/12/13

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