Chronicling Robots Since 2011
Last week, we featured a robots the size of Linnaeus, and now at the prestigious Swiss institute of ETH-Zurich, Professor Bradley Nelson has created a device that is only a millimeter long. This micro-bot can be injected into one’s body (via standard syringes) and steered through external magnetic fields. Dr. Nelson’s first use will be the eye, as … Read more
I can hear the buzzing already as the Cicadas crawl their way back after a 17 year hiatus. Why 17, well it could be 13 as well but never 8 or 10. These swarms only use prime numbers, which of course cause quite a stir in the math world. Glenn Webb of Vanderbilt University has been … Read more
I remember my first car show, I was eight and the women in cocktail dresses were giants with heavy machines in my eyes. The dream of getting behind the wheel of a hot Corvette was more than fantasy, it was my goal. Growing up in Manhattan, we never drove cars and all I wanted to … Read more
Last week I was in stately London, the home of the Queen, Henry VIII and now Michelangelo’s hand. Bionic hands have been in discussion since Steve Austin’s first accident. However, last week in England Chris Taylor become the recipient of the first robotic limb for a mere $75,000 a hand. I guess it is cynical … Read more