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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.

RC Ironman is an ultimate geek toy

RC Ironman is an ultimate geek toy

Most geeks have had a longing at one point or another for some sort of remote controlled flying toy. We...

Neurowear: Cat ears controlled by the mind

Neurowear: Cat ears controlled by the mind

Necomimi, a mashup of the Japanese words for cat and ear, is a new device that lets you express yourself...

Look at the Pretty Seagu… Wait. Wut?

Look at the Pretty Seagu… Wait. Wut?

Man has been able to achieve flight for over a century, but we have never truly mastered the art and...

Here’s Why the Human Race is Doomed

Here’s Why the Human Race is Doomed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNZPRsrwumQ I sense a theme coming on: people create robots, robots destroy robots, and robots destroy humans? Well I'm a...

A BattleBot’s Epic Slow-Mo Destruction

A BattleBot’s Epic Slow-Mo Destruction

http://vimeo.com/20485568 There are some things worth watching in life: a revolution for freedom, a Jersey Shore escapade, and, now, a...

Singing Banner Ads Were Only The Beginning…

Singing Banner Ads Were Only The Beginning…

If Google has AdSense, let's just call this NonSense. A new advertising campaign for people-what-make-cars Alfo Romeo is (we desperately...

IBM’s Watson Ties on Jeopardy, Has A Glitch or Two [Video]

IBM’s Watson Ties on Jeopardy, Has A Glitch or Two [Video]

IBM's Watson supercomputer had its first shot at Jeopardy last night, and, overall, it went well. Watson had a few...

Robotic Plant Ushers in New Age of Unnecessary Robotics

Robotic Plant Ushers in New Age of Unnecessary Robotics

Not content to robotically emulate any and all members of the animal kingdom, humanity has turned to another branch of...

Gundam Time-Lapse Video Proves Robots Are Cool, Even if They Can’t Move

Gundam Time-Lapse Video Proves Robots Are Cool, Even if They Can’t Move

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hf5csZsfLYo Surely you remember the giant 1:1 Gundam Japan erected in 2009. Built by Bandai, the monolithic robot has stood...

Eat Your Heart Out, Kinect – Robot Arm Mimics Your Gestures

Eat Your Heart Out, Kinect – Robot Arm Mimics Your Gestures

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjbZYN1Db14 How cool is this? The answer, before you read any further or watch the video for additional information, is...

Japanese Robot Can (Almost) Run – We Are So Doomed

Japanese Robot Can (Almost) Run – We Are So Doomed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXqUjiNw8fo Am I the only one who finds this terrifying? Like, sure, it's not quite as immediately scary as Boston...

Gesture-Controlled Robot is Possibly the Most Fun You’ll Ever Have With Kinect

Gesture-Controlled Robot is Possibly the Most Fun You’ll Ever Have With Kinect

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRPEns8MS2o Alright, so maybe I'm being a little cheeky by claiming that this robot is the most fun you could...

Your Halloween Costume Will Never Be As Ambitious As This. Ever.

Your Halloween Costume Will Never Be As Ambitious As This. Ever.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pucbRCRHxk Oh, hey, I just realized I'm an inconsiderate jerk, and never asked you how your Halloween was. How'd it...

ASIMO Tears Up the Dancefloor at His 10th Birthday Bash

ASIMO Tears Up the Dancefloor at His 10th Birthday Bash

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShhatJB8xyk Morning, all - or, afternoon, as it were. I trust your Halloween was both hollow and weeny? Mine sure...

Mad Scientist Dooms Us All With Self-Replicating Lego Menace, Or Something

Mad Scientist Dooms Us All With Self-Replicating Lego Menace, Or Something

This is just downright threatening. Software engineer Will Gorman has seen fit to play god and create a robot out...

Rock-em, Sock-em Robot Beats Up Volunteers In the Name of Science

Rock-em, Sock-em Robot Beats Up Volunteers In the Name of Science

Six Slovenian volunteers have been undergoing a bizarre test: being punched in the arm over, and over, and over, and...

No Pirates, Princesses, or Pokémon, Please

No Pirates, Princesses, or Pokémon, Please

What's your kid wearing for Halloween? He's not going as Batman, is he? I see, like, a trillion child Batmans...

Because There’s Always Room For More Gundams

Because There’s Always Room For More Gundams

I have a couple friends who are big into building scale models of Gundams. I've never really understood the appeal...

A Retweeting Twitter Bot That Knows It Serves No Actual Purpose

A Retweeting Twitter Bot That Knows It Serves No Actual Purpose

One of the great things about Twitter is that it's actually pretty easy to control and inhibit spam. SEO people...

German Researchers Take Gaming Peripherals to Their Logical Conclusion

German Researchers Take Gaming Peripherals to Their Logical Conclusion

Microsoft's Kinect would have you believe that no controller is the way of the future for gaming. Microsoft's Kinect would...