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more about #robotics VisibleHand: Tempting... but I'd be concerned about the possibility that I might be accidentally killed by an anti-robot activist with poor eyesight. Even if my m... more » FrankN.Stein: I would order it, but I fear my family and friends might find him more likeable than me - I wouldn't want a robot takeover, really. more » crashedpc - Haifisch: All I can think is, "I CAN OVERCOME THE UNCANNY VALLEY IF I WEAR HIS SKIN." more » Bigdamnhero: I'm gonna buy 20 of these and start my own Matrix-themed Chuck E. Cheese. more » Bigdamnhero: 20 million yen? What's that, like $50 bucks American? Sign me up! more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Could I get it to go and do my job for me so I can sit home and read io9 all day? more » Tatestout001: Like me? Screw that. I want mine to look like Summer Glau. I think I'll name her.... no , she'll name herself: Cameron. more » OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear: And if I, and this is completely hypothetical, wanted to make out with the robot version of me would that be ok? more » LittleDragon: Would it still be creepy if we were creepy? more » dong001: would it really be creepy if he were to start kissing him? more » Bill-Lee: Yes, but how would California's carpool laws apply? more » Bootknife-Jackson: the next upgrade needs a rocket propelled fist launching funtion more » Smeagol92055: How trippy must that be to not only watch a hand across the room move in response to your thoughts, but to actually feel through it as well. Call me ... more » Makidian: I would remove my legs for cybernetic replacements in a heartbeat. No more pain and restored functionality... more » RoboBagins: alright! can I order an attachment so I can add an extra thumb to each of my hands and maybe get some some extra arms that attach Doc Oct. style? more » BangarangRufio867: This is definitely really cool stuff, however, you know a man's got needs. One of these days one of those "complex movements" may lead to a handful o... more » Belabras: Still no flying cars, but cyborgs are just around the corner... more » aubreyf: I wonder if you can tell it to *not* register things like needle pricks. You know, so you can just grab that tray of cookies right out of the oven. K... more » Starwatcher: Oh, I'm gonna look so cool with one of those on. more » HyMinded: I'd love to see Dremel get into this field. #robothand more » -
#robotics
Fall Into the Uncanny Valley With Your Own Robot Double
Need a gift for the robot aficionado who has everything? A Japanese company is giving consumers the opportunity to buy a moving, talking robot that looks just like them, only creepier. More » -
#madscience
Luke Skywalker's Robotic Hand Comes Even Closer to Reality
Are we coming upon the era of bionic limbs? Another company has created a robotic hand that can be controlled by the wearer's thoughts and restores tactile sensation — and the subject claims it feels almost like a real hand. More » -
#madscience
Bionic Hand Lets the Wearer Feel, Not Just Touch
Current prostheses allow individuals who have lost a hand to grasp and hold objects, but regaining their sense of touch has been out of the question. But a new robotic hand is giving its wearers a new tactile sensation. More » -
#superpowers
Two Technologies That Could Make You Superpowered Tomorrow
There are two basic things you need if you are going to be superpowered: Mega strength and a giant brain. Two new university lab inventions - superfast robot hands and injectable brain tissue - could give you both. More » -
#robots
Robotic Fish Swims Like the Real Thing
MIT's latest robotic fish may not look like much on land, but once it gets in the water, it swims just like the real thing. And it could be an ideal tool for underwater exploration. More » -
#robots
Skeletal Robot Brings Us One Step Closer to Cylons
Where most humanoid robots have human-looking features on the outside but not inside, the Eccerobot team takes a different approach, giving their robot a humanoid skeleton, joints, and tendons so that it can better mimic human movement. More » -
#robotics
Roboticists Want to Amend Asimov's Laws
Asimov's three Laws of Robotics were meant to ensure that robots would serve as safe and useful tools for humans, but some modern roboticists say the rules don't mesh with current technology, and propose a new set of robotics laws. More » -
#supermarioskynet
The Bar For AI Gets Lowered
Once upon a time, we hoped for robots that could beat humans at cultured, highbrow games like chess. But as society falters and falls around us, it's another game that we hope our robot overlords will master: Super Mario Bros. More » -
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#surrogates
The Robotic Future Is Almost Now
How close is the authentic robotic-human experience promised in upcoming movie The Surrogates? According to a new promo video, closer than you may think... or maybe that's just a comment on Bruce Willis' acting abilities. More » -
#science
The Cyborg Exoskeletons Of The Future Take To The Streets
Three employees of Japan's Cyberdyne robotics company recently demonstrated a new "people-assisting" device: an exoskeleton that could help injured or disabled people walk. The system is called "HAL 5," and three prototypes of the technology paraded through Tokyo this week. More » -
#advancedcityexplorer
Robots Try To Take Direction, Ignore Maps. Disaster Ahead
GPS and online maps are a thing of the past, according to German scientists. The future, it seems, is a robot that will stop people and ask them for directions. Everything we know is wrong! More » -
#roboticpenguins
The Future Of Robotics Is Penguin-Shaped
Of all the great leaps forward in robot technology, few could have seen the excitement, the potential, or even the point of bionic penguins... Until the debut of these almost-lifelike German pengborgs. More »
