Training Computers To Recognize Emotion
  • Science
May03

Training Computers To Recognize Emotio...

Body language has long been an area of study and wonder. The ability to read the natural signals emitted by humans and therefore interpret their underlying thoughts and emotions has long been seen as a powerful tool and has been used in many areas. However, there has been an increase in effort...

Robots may soon get Touch Sensitive Skin
  • News
Oct24

Robots may soon get Touch Sensitive Sk...

New technology invented at Stanford University may allow Robots to gain touch sensitive skin in the future. Remember Data from Star Trek? Data had always pushed towards becoming more human and one part of it was to feel emotion and sensations. There were some episodes where Data had the...

Guy Builds Robot that Plays Angry Birds
  • Gadgets
Oct21

Guy Builds Robot that Plays Angry Bird...

This guy named Jason Huggins built a robot in his home which ended up playing a game of Angry Birds. He named the robot ‘BitBeamBot‘ and built it out of wood, Lego, and servo motors. The robot uses an Arduino board and likely runs custom software that he made himself. Right now...

Everything You Need to Know About that Dream Last Night [Video]
  • Science
Oct20

Everything You Need to Know About that...

So, you had an amazing or scary dream last night and you would like to know more about why that happened right? Well, in the video above Michael talks about why we dream. The video is very interesting and might even be something you already know but it is still a good watch. He talks about...

CMU Researchers Create a Multitouch Surface Everywhere
  • General
Oct17

CMU Researchers Create a Multitouch Su...

  In a joint effort between Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon Human Computer Interaction Institute the creation of a new interface has been born. The new interface is usable on any surface, including notebooks, tables, walls and body parts. The UI is completely multitouch and worn on the...

All-Electric DeLorean to Debut in 2013
  • Featured
Oct17

All-Electric DeLorean to Debut in 2013

You heard right, the DeLorean is going to come back in 2013 with style. The original DeLorean rolled off the assembly line in 1981 by the DeLorean Motor Company. In 2013 DeLorean enthusiasts will be able to purchase a completely electric powered DeLorean. The DMC originally priced the car at...