Are Robot Pets A Good Investment?

There is a lot of talk about cutting the deficit.  Harry Reid may have to give up his annual Cowboy Poetry Festivals and DARPA may have to sacrifice pet robots.  Yes the military has been investing BIG money into BIG DOGS.  In the past few weeks, we have reviewed many excellent robotic inventions, such as … Read more

Replace INS With Border Fence Robots

As a first generation American, I cringe at the talk of tougher immigration.  I can’t help recalling that the Final Solution was only implemented after the world closed its doors on European Jewry.  As 2012 approaches,  I plan to look at the election issues with a Robotic bent. There is no question that the West Bank … Read more

Is Darth Vader the New iPhone?

Hands down the best Star Wars movie is “The Empire Strikes Back.”  I still get chills thinking of Luke Skywalker decapitating himself as Darth Vader.  By the end of the movie, we see the premonition coming closer to reality with Luke’s new robotic arm.  Today, we are not that far off from re-engineering humans into our army … Read more

What We Can Learn From Rock'Em Sock'Em Robots

I am tired of watching the annoying blame game.  One in six Americans are impoverished and all we can do is feed the advertising machine on talk radio and cable news networks.  Often I write about great inventions that save lives, or whimsical technological “pet-tricks” that makes us marvel at the genius of humanity.  Today … Read more