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LEMUR, the League of Electronic Musical Urban Robots
Music isn't dead: it's just getting higher tech. LEMUR, the League of Electronic Musical Urban Robots, is a collective of Brooklyn artists who are incorporating robotic musical instruments into their work, such as the Guitarbot electric slide guitar (video)…
Sphelar is prettier and more efficient than flat solar cells
Where flat solar cells depend on angle to maximize how much energy they extract from sun, the Sphelar solar cell has an efficiency of nearly 20%, because it places 1mm ball-like solar cells in a flower-like pattern which can…
Ubiko Robot Smoke Detector
The incredibly adorable humano-kitty Ubiko robot is not only fabulously cute and available for rent, but has been upgraded to work as a roving smoke detector. When she detects smoke or ash smells, she's programmed to notify an authority…
Is global cooling the answer to global warming?
Though increasing effort goes into combating the worldwide effects of pollution, will it be enough? And if not, then what? Roger Angel, University of Arizona Regents Professor and the Steward Observatory Mirror Laboratory's director, suggests not interposing a great…
Minibot reduces need for surgery
Instead of surgery, you can now have a Minibot investigate your insides, report about the conditions, and undertake actual repair. Sized 2cm by 1cm, the plastic covered bot is inserted into an incision and then controlled via magnetic fields….
The Maantis light from twenty thousand fathoms
Put the eerie glow of a giant sea monster in your office! British architect Richard Rogers developed the Maantis lighting system based on the internal structures of incandescent deep-deep sea creatures. Even when it's turned off, its light-hungry ribs…
Virtual Bombing at Second Life
Virtual reality nexus Second Life has had its first terrorist bombing – virtually speaking. The 'Second Life Liberation Army' has 'bombed' an American Apparel outlet and a Reebok store, with their representative Marshal Cahill saying, "The population of the…
Did you violate Chris Roller's patent on godly powers?
Claiming his godly powers extend from David Blaine's illusions, to the microchip or inkjet cartridge, Chris Roller filed for a patent on godly powers, and sued both David Copperfield and David Blaine for using godly powers in violation of…
Robosapiens In Happy Meals
Is your child getting enough robot in his diet? This potential deficiency, which may lead to problems relating to our impending overlords, can now be easily corrected with the simple purchase of a McDonald's Happy Meal containing a Robosapien…
FlexibleLove chair seats one, two, eight?
The FlexibleLove chair starts out small – a modest shape that could fit in the tiniest flat. But given need and opportunity, it can accordion out to accommodate as many people as you're likely to want to sit that…
