Well, I love how in the Robotic world we either have “Very good robots” or we have horrible robots that can’t do things right. This is MABEL, and Mabel is a “running” robot that was created...
Archive - 2011
Robots Working Together to Retrieve a Book – Video
The robots above are part of a project called the Swarmanoid it’s composed of a group of robots that all work together to perform basic actions. The project is a Future and Emerging Technologies (FET-OPEN)...
Google Buys Motorola Mobility for $12.5 Billion
Google just made one of the biggest moves in the mobile realm by acquiring Motorola Mobility, Motorola’s cellphone business, for just under $12.5 billion. This new deal will put Google inside of the hardware game...
Why Buying Facebook Fans is a Horrible Idea
We’ve all been there, you’re sitting a home not doing absolutely anything proactive for your blog, and then you look at your fan page only to realize you have 30 fans. Every time you update your status, those 30 fans...
Netflix is Preparing a Version of their Website for Children
Netflix has been gaining popularity at an amazing pace, specially with more and more people getting rid of their cable subscription, their next move is to be appealing to more than just adults. Netflix has been working...
The Most Amazing, yet Useless Machine Ever
This is probably the most awesome yet, useless machine I’ve ever seen. It’s called the Convolution: and the name could not have fit any better. The machine is a collection of wood mechanisms driven by a...
Video of the Sugarland Concert Accident
If you have been keeping up with the news, then you know that on Saturday there was a horrible accident at the Indiana State Fair. While the crowd waited for Sugarland, the country music duo, to come on stage, a 60mph...
Drink Popularity Based on Facebook Fans
Back in 2007, Facebook introduced a new feature called “Fan Pages”, which are user facebook profiles for brands, celebrities, companies, etc. Facebook Pages have additional features than a regular page, such...
