This robot-tended vertical farm will grow 1,000 metric tons of greens per year
The world of farming is changing. Want proof? Check out this amazing robot-filled vertical farm in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Autonomous drones are helping to keep a U.S. Air Force base in California secure
Travis Air Force Base in California is testing out autonomous drones to help keep the goings-on at the installation away from prying eyes.
Hilariously horrifying synth screams at you with 25 sets of disembodied teeth
Some things are so weirdly beautiful they don't have to make sense. This crazy contraption is one of them.
This is how Google’s internet-serving Loon balloons can float for nearly a year
Alphabet's Loon balloons recently set a record for most consecutive days spent aloft in the stratosphere. How'd they do it? A software upgrade.
Scientists asked A.I. to analyze the fossil record. This is what it found
Using machine learning to analyze fossil records can shed light on major extinction events and how they changed history.
Electric, self-driving tractor may just be the future of farming as we know it
This autonomous, all-electric tractor promises to be a game-changer for farms. Here's what makes it so special.
A photonic quantum computer in China shows its ‘supremacy’ over supercomputers
It's a task that would supposedly take classical computers 2.5 billion years to calculate. It took this system 200 seconds.
MIT’s clever robotic basketball hoop will help you level up your game
MIT researchers have built a basketball hoop that shrinks and raises when you make shots, shape-shifting to help improve the various facets of your game.
Smellicopter is an autonomous, scent-chasing drone made with real moth antennas
Smellicopter is an obstacle-dodging, autonomous cyborg drone that uses a real live moth antenna to track down smells.
Meet Ghost Robotics, the Boston Dynamics of combat bots
Ghost’s quadruped bots are the scary older brother of every other dog robot you’ve ever seen. And with good reason. They’re shipping off to join the military.
Robots progressed by leaps and bounds in 2020. These were the highlights
The past 12 months have given us no shortage of big breakthroughs and amazing applications of robotics technology. Here's a quick recap of our favorites
This clever new technique could help us map the ocean floor — from the sky
The overwhelming majority of Earth’s oceans are an unexplored mystery. But thanks to a groundbreaking innovation from Stanford University, that may soon change
Using Alexa is tricky if you have a speech disability. Voiceitt could fix that
Voiceitt, experts in speech recognition tools for people with atypical speech, has developed an app for Amazon Alexa.
World’s most advanced robotic hand is approaching human-level dexterity
Remember when the idea of a robotic hand was a clunky mitt that could do little more than crush things in its iron grip? No more!
No snakes required! Synthetic antivenom could be a lifesaver
A Danish startup called Serpentides is making a new type of antivenom that’s easier to produce, significantly lower in cost, and could be used by anyone.
Looking Glass Portrait is the world’s first personal holographic display
Want a holographic display on your desk? Of course, you do. That's exactly what the makers of Looking Glass Portrait are promising.
How A.I. bumblebee brains could usher in a new era for navigation
U.K startup Opteran Technologies has a bold plan to revolutionize navigation. Instead of relying on GPS, it wants to give autonomous cars A.I. bumblebee brains
Eminem appears to diss Mark Zuckerberg in hilarious, A.I.-generated deepfake
Eminem takes aim at Facebook's CEO and co-founder in an unusual new diss track. At least, that's how it appears on the surface.
3D scanning sheds light on newly discovered 2-million-year-old fossilized skull
This week, researchers announced the discovery of an incredibly rare, two-million-year-old skull in South Africa. Here's how 3D scanning tech helped.
Wild new 3D printer makes parts by sending titanium particles supersonic
Regular layer-by-layer 3D printing is old news compared to a new technique developed by an international team of engineers. Here's how it works.
Insect-inspired repair robot clings to giant turbine blades with suction legs
This opens the door to autonomous inspection and repair of wind turbines, BladeBUG founder Chris Cieslak told Digital Trends.
Clever new asteroid-mining method uses mineral-munching microbes, not machinery
Microbes in space could help us to gather valuable elements from asteroids. Here's how far scientists have gotten in making it a reality.
To build a lifelike robotic hand, we first have to build a better robotic brain
A more brainlike artificial neural network is helping make robot hands smarter than ever. Check this one out in action.
Leaps, bounds, and beyond: Robot agility is progressing at a feverish pace
Robots are often depicted as clunky, ungainly creations that walk with slow, halting steps. But in recent years, robots have gone from clumsy to acrobatic.
These blaze-battling bots are the future of firefighting
Firefighting is one of the rare jobs that we're happy to hand over to machines. Here's a look at the most advanced firefighting bots in the biz.
Tired of robocalls? Unlimited burner phone service keeps your digits private
This is the latest consumer-assisting technology developed by robot lawyer company, DoNotPay. Here's how it works.