Tokyo's Team SCHAFT has been named the winner of the DARPA Robotics Challenge after two days of grueling competition!

Coffee has all sorts of untapped potential, as we saw with the Nespresso-powered clocks and radio. DARPA takes a handful of sweet caffeine-assisted glory with this mechanical coffee grounds-filled balloon. I know, it sounds like the leftovers of a futuristic Starbucks office party, but the resulting product is actually a helpful gripper which sucks objects into its crushed coffee grounds ...

We are lucky to live in the time of computer technology and the digital revolution. If you don’t think so, try living of the grid, it’s not easy. It’s hard to say which technologies have been the most important, or influential, in driving our contemporary culture, but the internet is sure to be high on any list. The internet has driven technology and computing ...

Robotics aren’t a new phenomenon in healthcare; after all, the FDA approved the DaVinci surgical robot 15 years ago. But the field has made huge advances over the past decade, and robotics are now tackling major challenges in healthcare. Robotics are now used for testing and diagnostics, prosthetics development, physical therapy, and health monitoring. Here’s a look at four ways ...

When you think about batteries, two things come to mind; sitting out in the cold, waiting for your car batteries to be jumped, and the clunky lithium-ion batteries we’ve come to know and love as the life force of our gadgets. Research funded by DARPA is pushing the limits of battery technology in an effort to create the smallest batteries ...

Its name might make you think it’s some cheesy prop from a sci-fi movie, but the Phraselator P2 is no joke. Created by DARPA , the Phraselator can quickly translate your spoken English into any almost any language of your choosing. The P2 model showcases a wind and shock resistant case that works smooth in any climate. Its 20 hour ...

The Pentagon’s own DARPA has put out a call to the public for a design concept for a shape-shifting “chemical” robot that would be able to liquify and squeeze into small areas. This robot would have static dimensions that could be changed on command, much like the robot unit from Terminator 2. The militairy already uses robots in a variety ...

Chinese scientists say they have discovered a way to remotely control a pigeon using electronic technology. Using micro electrodes implanted in the bird’s bird brain, the scientists can make it fly left, right, up, and down. Scientists stimulate the implants using a computer which stimulates each designated part of the brain. This is the first successful experiment of its kind, ...