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GROVER is a remotely operated, solar powered, and student designed vehicle...
Due to the effects of global warming, Greenland’s ice sheet is melting at a fairly rapid pace and researchers have turned to the help of a student designed, solar powered rover in order to assist them...
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Meet ATLAS, a six-foot robot — otherwise known as ‘A Large Humanoid Robot’
Meet ATLAS — a six-foot-two 330 pound robot which apparently surprisingly enough is designed solely for the purpose of taking part in a robot challenge. ATLAS is a collaboration between the Boston...
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Check out this human powered helicopter
The Igor I. Sikorsky prize is quite the prestigious award. It was started 33 years ago by the American Helicopter Society (AHS) and promised $250 000 to the person who fulfilled the requirements for...
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Scientists are working on using blood vessels in faces to identify people
Scientists at Jadavpur University in India have formulated a method of identifying a person based on scanning the blood vessels in their face. Many of us are familiar with existing facial recognition...
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Engineers develop steerable paper planes and maple seeds… as in having the...
Dr. Paul Pounds of Australia’s University of Queensland and his robotics team have created a pair of inexpensive, disposable UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles). Yes, you have read that right; the drones,...
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Engineering students develop the ability to charge your smartphone while walking
A recently started Kickstarter campaign has been started which aims to generate electricity using shoe insoles in order to charge mobile devices like cell phones, smartphones, tablets, etc. The...
View ArticleProvide suggestions for best internet browser on Windows
Hey dotTechies, For our next Best Free Windows Software article, we plan on reviewing internet browsers. But we need your help in doing so. In the comments below, please provide suggestions on free...
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This robot takes care of laboratory mice
A robot being developed by a Nikko Technos and Yaskawa Electric is capable of circumventing human interaction in order to take care of up to 300, 000 lab mice. In addition to saving researchers tons...
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‘The Spiner’ is an artificial spine that allows dancers to create music by...
Modders have created a radically new instrument known as The Spine. The device illustrates a never before seen means of interacting with an instrument in order to create music. The Spine is attached...
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New malware affecting Macs poses as an FBI notice and demands $300 in order...
Windows users are well versed in the art of malware — viruses, trojans, randsomware, etc. Mac users? Not so much. However, Mac users have recently been the target of a particularly annoying piece of...
View Article[Windows] Best free cloud storage service — Dropbox vs Google Drive vs...
Ever wanted to be able to access your files from any computer or device? Or maybe you wanted to be able to have a backup of your important files, in case of a computer or device crash. Or maybe you...
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Micron achievement paves the way for cheaper SSDs and USB flash drives in the...
Solid state drives are becoming more and more prevalent in today’s world but the cost can be quite prohibitive. Thankfully there are companies like Micron out there who are constantly striving to...
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Another worrying iPhone electrocution case pops up in China
We have recently read about the Chinese woman who allegedly tragically died after being electrocuted after answering her charging iPhone 5. Another similar case has popped up in China where a man has...
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New REM energy managment system is an innovative approach to storing power...
One of the problems with energy generated from renewable energy sources is that the energy provided by them can be at times intermittent due to factors such as weather. For this reason it is important...
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These are air-powered pants that are designed to help with leg joints
Air powered pants designed to boost a user’s joint power have been developed by design students of the Royal College of Art in London. The device is still in an early prototype stage and consists of a...
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‘Janicab’ malware targets both Windows and Macs
A troubling malware family has recently been brought to light by researchers from both F-Secure and Webroot. What is particularly unique about this malware is that it targets both Windows and OSX....
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Rubbee turns any bike into an electric one
The cost of electric bikes can be quite prohibitive but luckily this Kickstarter project can turn your existing bike electric in a matter of seconds. Rubbee is a waterproof, electric drive unit for...
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Take a look at this robotic industrial mixing system [Video]
The industrial mixing robot displayed in the video below is quite remarkable. Developed by OMC, it is a multi-axis, multi-directional robot which rotates a container along 2 axes thus mixing and...
View Article[Windows] Best free file and folder sync software
Here on dotTech we have already covered best free cloud storage services, services that can be used not only to backup and remotely access or share files but also for the purposes of syncing files and...
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Meet RHex, a robot that can do double jumps, flips, pullups, and more
RHex (pronounced “Rex”) stands for robot hexapod. RHex is a six-legged robot which is capable of negotiating all types of terrain and the researchers working on this project at the University of...
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