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A new circular model of housing entirely created with reusable and recyclable materials has taken form in Italy thanks to...
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See moreWearables, medical devices, AI and data come together in this lightweight exoskeleton for robot rehab. And it's been tested by former...
See moreWelcome to the future of recycling. A waste-sorting AI robot that can tell a Coke bottle from a Pepsi one? It...
See moreA startup in India is using AI to address the growing urban problems of water loss and pollution, by predicting...
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See moreClearly not pretending to be human, Intuition Robotics' ElliQ is an AI-powered companion that is half tablet, half robot and...
See moreOne of the planet’s smallest and fastest-growing organisms is helping inventor-engineer Julian Melchiorri to think macro by playing with the micro;...
See more“In the 20th century, we learned to read, so we could read to learn. Now, we’re learning to make so...
See moreMillions of amputees worldwide live with the loss of a limb, especially in developing countries that don’t often have access...
See moreFutureFun – Submitted by you: Circatronic is a retro futuristic steampunk electronic circus with robotic animals – that the WWF...
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See moreGum, coins, Lego, batteries; infants and young children will eat the strangest things. Most small toys will pass through a child’s digestive...
See moreWe are on the verge of a massive technological development in maritime transport, potentially the biggest since the transition from...
See moreOur thirst for computer programs and mobile apps shows no sign of abating. From online to the impending launch of...
See moreThe world is on an unsustainable path, but powerful ideas and innovations that could help solve social, economic and environmental...
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See moreIn light of this century’s gains in life expectancy, the issue of supporting older people so that they can remain in...
See moreSoft robot technology is often considered to be robots without 'bones', which can move and manipulate thanks to their rubbery...
See morePlants are more intelligent than we often give them credit for. Over billions of years of evolution they have had to...
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See more“Humans are optimised to walk very efficiently. However, people with disabilities often have reduced function of their muscles.” At Wyss...
See moreImagine a metal that can be bent and stretched up to four times its original length. Researchers from École Polytechnique Fédérale de...
See moreApple has built a new automated recycle-bot that can ‘kill’ an iPhone, ripping it apart in seconds. Meet Liam, the rapid-speed...
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See moreImagine climbing a skyscraper while carrying an elephant. Or dragging a blue whale around on land. Engineers from Stanford’s Biomimetics...
See moreIs this the future of research and rescue missions? Having won the one million dollar 2015 UAE Drones for Good...
See moreA vegetable factory that plans to open in Kyoto in 2017 will be the first farm to be entirely run by...
See moreBy now you’ve probably had some exposure to the driverless technology phenomenon – even if it’s that taxi in Total...
See moreBarcelona-based studio Noumena have used their collective backgrounds in design, research and education to develop a data-collecting drone that maps the...
See moreSelf-driving robots look set to shake up the delivery business, worth a massive US$4 billion globally. And it's Skype who came up...
See moreMinibuilders takes 3D printing on a large scale to a new level. There has always been a close relationship between...
See moreAt first glance, Moley’s Robotic Kitchen looks like a gizmo from a futuristic film, a toy of excess, a super-expensive...
See moreA South Korean robotic team has taken home $2 million prize money in an international competition to design semi-autonomous robots...
See moreBMW and Chinese search engine Baidu have successfully tested driverless car in Beijing. Baidu are China’s answer to Google and, as...
See moreIn space and forgotten your spanner? No problem. In November 2014 a 3D printer successfully printed its first object in...
See moreFor those craving independence and interaction, a team of European academics, designers and organisations has created a consortium to support ageing...
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