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The Invention area showcases advancements in robotics, drones, and cutting-edge devices, celebrating futuristic technology. It serves as a platform for innovative ideas that have the potential to completely alter how we work, live, and engage with the world.

Robot servants are probably cheaper than you think

Robot servants are probably cheaper than you think

The concept of robots from the past has either centered around making mundane tasks of humanity easier or obsolete, or...

A robot for your smartphone? Your wish has been granted.

A robot for your smartphone? Your wish has been granted.

Robots are ultra-cool, something we have wanted since long before Rosey the maid from the Jetsons. Technology has allowed us...

Kuratas: for those who dream of driving a mechanized robot vehicle

Kuratas: for those who dream of driving a mechanized robot vehicle

If you have a couple million dollars and a burning desire to have a vehicle that none of your friends...

The force is strong with this one: An R2-D2 figurine you control with a matching watch

The force is strong with this one: An R2-D2 figurine you control with a matching watch

Hello my far away galaxy friend. We meet at last… Charge forth with light sabers, wookies and storm troopers and...

Disney is building creepy life-like human animatronics

Disney is building creepy life-like human animatronics

The science of entertainment is getting more complicated. Disney Research in Zurich and Walt Disney Imagineering at Cornell are working...

Driverless cars will kill the elderly (if you believe this political ad in Florida)

Driverless cars will kill the elderly (if you believe this political ad in Florida)

As elections at the national, state, and local approach, the political attack ads will increase. It's the way of US...

297-frame stop motion video of Curiosity’s descent

297-frame stop motion video of Curiosity’s descent

The world watched as NASA put another rover on Mars. It wasn't as much about the expedition - we've been...

4 quirky gadgets that will make your head turn

4 quirky gadgets that will make your head turn

Quirky gadgets are ones that make us want them, obsess over them and then… eventually they are the ones that...

Biologically accurate legs make walking look weird

Biologically accurate legs make walking look weird

According to a group of researchers, the robotic walking leg simulation in the video below is the closest we've come...

The dubstep dispute. With robots.

The dubstep dispute. With robots.

Families argue. It's part of being a family. When your "family" is made up of unhappy robots getting ready for...

IBM developing staph-killing “ninja polymers” that attacks physically rather than chemically

IBM developing staph-killing “ninja polymers” that attacks physically rather than chemically

One of the biggest risks with drugs such as antibiotics that chemically attack bacteria and other harmful organisms is that...

Ambitious Mars One project would have people live there for their entire lives

Ambitious Mars One project would have people live there for their entire lives

Forget about Newt's plan to settle the moon. The folks over at Mars One want to put a human settlement...

It’s one giant “Leap Motion” for mankind as company unveils gesture-control with 200x accuracy

It’s one giant “Leap Motion” for mankind as company unveils gesture-control with 200x accuracy

Play Angry Birds with chop sticks. Browse web pages without a mouse or touchscreen. Sign a document within 1 centimeter...

As Google makes driverless cars a reality, who will actually “drive” them?

As Google makes driverless cars a reality, who will actually “drive” them?

While Google takes on the role of trailblazer in Nevada, there are questions that surround the technology behind their driverless...

Google’s Project Glass could change our views

Google’s Project Glass could change our views

Every time there is a new smart phone put on the market, millions of people flock to the release in...

Driverless technology: Google gets behind the wheel

Driverless technology: Google gets behind the wheel

The future is now. At least, that is what we will be saying when the driverless automobile takes to the...

BRAD: The ridiculously automated dorm room at Berkeley is much cooler than yours

BRAD: The ridiculously automated dorm room at Berkeley is much cooler than yours

The dorm rooms that are often the most visited by friends are the ones with a fridge, a Playstation, and...

Google’s driverless car comes with (satirical) consequences

Google’s driverless car comes with (satirical) consequences

With California having major financial woes, the Google Driverless Car may be enough to tank the entire state since ID...

Google’s self-driving car user #0000000001

Google’s self-driving car user #0000000001

Steve Mahan is just like everyone else with a car. He likes to hop in the driver's seat on a...

Can robotic supports replace wheelchairs for many?

Can robotic supports replace wheelchairs for many?

  The Tek Robotic Mobilization Device developed by Istanbul, Turkey-based AMS Mekatronic, bridges the gap between bulky wheelchairs with the...