'A centralised control computer for robots on land, air or sea' sounds suspiciously like the Terminator-wiki description of Skynet. But actually, it's just the SparkNotes version of the US Navy's latest test project, the Common Control System, which is going to kill us all. Read More >>
The Leap Motion hacks just keep coming. The motion-controlled gadget still hasn't hit our shelves, but eager engineers are already hooking their developer kits up to all the electronics they own. Read More >>
The self-driving car trend would appear to be owned by the global car giants and the infinitely deep pockets of Google, but there's a new UK upstart on the scene that automates boring, regular trips by learning the route of your tedious commute and taking control. And might be able to do it all for £100. Read More >>
Featured comment by yarr:
"Beware, techy/geeky explanation ahead! :D
What you're talking about is a different approach using something known as SLAM (Self-Location And Mappin..." More »
This is truly extraordinary: Jan Scheuermann, a 52-year-old quadriplegic woman, has gained full control of a robotic arm. Not just simple commands, but truly complete control with "skill and speed almost similar to that of an able-bodied person." Read More >>
Featured comment by otaviokz:
"I know of some people who will be amazed by the idea of having certain things done by a "strange" hand... Just wait and keep an eye on japan news :P" More »
A new form of wrist-mounted sensor might take the place of an entire multitude of existing controllers, with researches showing off a 3D gesture control system managed by little wrist sensor that tracks your hand and finger movements. Read More >>
Featured comment by Monkey:
"Yes, as long as your are positioned in a specific cube in 3D space. If you move your hand out of that area it stops tracking you.
This allows you t..." More »
For the first time, scientists have managed to use fMRI scans of a human to control the movements of a robot body. The link between man and machine allowed the researchers to control a robot in France from a brain scanner in Israel. Read More >>
Kinect has drawn a huge amount of interest, not just from gamers but computer scientists, engineers and artists. Now, it seems Microsoft is branching out, because one of its latest research projects offers gesture control powered by just a computer's speakers, microphone, and some inaudible sound. Read More >>
Featured comment by Hyperstate:
"This is a really clever use of doppler tech, I was trying to work out how it could be done before reading the article and that totally didn't occur to..." More »
Apple has filed a new patent application, an Apparatus and Method to Facilitate Universal Remote Control. In the application, Apple claims that current remotes are cluttered, so they propose using a touchscreen and loads of insanely great magic to fix this dreadful situation. Read More >>
Featured comment by xiandel:
"I think apple have confused filing a Patent with having an idea. While this remote might be good (and apple so it probably will) it's not something th..." More »
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