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TECHi Invention showcases the patents, prototypes, and R&D breakthroughs that have not hit mainstream yet. Robotics advances, drone innovations, biotech intersections, and the experimental technology that could define the next decade. First looks at what is coming before the market catches on.
Farmer’s Homemade Robots Pour Drinks, Chop Food, Paint, and More
Chinese farmer turned inventor, Wu Yulu, is finally getting some recognition after designing and building homemade robots. Yulu has faced...
Robot Trainers Bring Hope to Stroke Patients
A study done by a group of researchers from Brown University in Rhode Island showed that intensive therapy using a...
Self-Driving GM EN-V May Change Transportation, Still Looks Funny
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_C6JRIQmPsg Alright, I'll be honest - last time I wrote about the GM EN-V vehicle, I ridiculed it for its...
Plants Beat Humans to Cyborg Status
Mexican artist Gilberto Esparza is helping nature take it all back. Esparza has created the Planta Nomada, a hybrid plant/robot...
Robotic Suit Grants Superhuman Strength, Possibly Revolutionizes… Radish Farming?
You may have heard about Shigeki Toyama and his Power Assist Suit before. Of course, there's every likelihood you haven't....
One of Many Reasons That LEGOs Will Always Be Cool
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHWDSnWk2jU What do you get when you have a few guys with a lot of time on their hands and...
Shawarma Slicing Robot Built for Safety First, World Domination Second
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H65o8uSmKz8 If you've ever wandered the streets of Berlin or Munich, then you know that shwarmas (or doners as they...
Human or Robot? Soon We Won’t Be Able To Tell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KF2E_K37B0 You have got to love the Japanese. They come up with the coolest tech gadgets, and they also come...
Cute? It’s Un-bear-able!
Big brother has been watching us all for some time, but Big Brother Bear is a step too far. As...
A Robot to Light Up Your Life (or at least your home)
You thought the way the Solar Pebble slapped the sun around was pretty cool, right? Right? Here’s another great way...
Robot Waiters Efficiently Conquer Service Industry, Thai Food
Themed restaurants are all the rage these days - heck, even Kim Jong Il has a line of establishments with...
Robot Legs For Paraplegics
An Israeli company has developed a remote control, robotic exoskeleton to allow paraplegics to walk again. Advances in technology have...
Plant-o-Bot Concept Inspires With Environmental Message, Cuteness
Sometimes, it's a little hard to listen to dry, good-for-you messages about environmentalism. But a robot? That's cute? Where I...
3D Printed Jewelery Makes Vanity Efficient and Futuristic
3D Printing has always been a bit of a confusing concept. It's always seemed a bit befuddling to think that...
One Step Closer to Terminator: Salvation Day
Pictured above, an unmanned drone taken from the military blog Armybase.us. Washington's unmanned drone airplanes will not just be Washington's...
Spike Jonze Proves Robots Can Love
Spike Jonze has teamed up with Absolut v***a to present ‘I’m Here’, a touching short film about robots in love....
Yet Another Thing a Robot Can Do Better than You: Art
Not to come off as a robotics nut, but I’m not letting this one get away and sleeping comfortably tonight....
New Dental Patient Robot Confirms Everything Japan Does is Kind of Creepy
Meet Hanako. Hanako is a collaboration between three Japanese universities and robotics company Tmsuk. And, quite frankly, Hanako is creepy...
Transport For Tomorrow’s People?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UKxuVliaIA Take a look at this self-balancing robotized skateboard and think future transportation thanks to creator, XenonJon. The skateboard maker...
3D Printer Makes Veins. No, Like, Actual Human Veins
For you youngsters out there, Weird Science was a movie from the 1980s in which 2 young boys used a...