Electroloom 3D printer uses an electrospinning technique to turn a liquid (currently a custom polyester/cotton blend) into a seamless fabric.
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Jammin’ with Shimon and the Shimis
For the last six years, the team at Georgia Tech's Music Technology Center has been developing Shimon, a remarkable musical robot that can improvise melodic accompaniment.
Read More »East Meets West: Robots Serving KFC in Shanghai
KFC, in partnership with Chinese search engine giant Baidu, has just opened the world’s first human-free fast food restaurant in Shanghai's National Exhibition and Convention Center.
Read More »FAA’s New Rules for Commercial sUAS
On June 21st, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published its new safety regulations for "unmanned aircraft weighing less than 55 pounds (25 kilograms) that are conducting non-hobbyist operations."
Read More »Volocopter: Dawn of a New Era
The world’s first certified Multicopter, e-volo’s Volocopter VC200, made its premier flight in Karlsruhe, Germany in April this year. The introduction of manned flights marks a step forward in urban mobility.
Read More »ServoCity Releases Actobotics X-Rail
Actobotics® is a ball bearing-based precision building system. The unique overlapping hole patterns allow for virtually unlimited mounting possibilities, and the precision components offer structures with tight tolerances and low friction. The intuitive design makes building easy for both the experienced engineer and novice hobbyist. The line is vast and continues to expand at a rapid pace. The newest components have just hit the market and compliment the already extensive Actobotics building system.
Read More »Stanford’s OCEAN ONE: First Deep Sea Mission
Stanford University's Ocean One, a bimanual underwater humanoid robot with haptic feedback, allows human pilots an unprecedented ability to explore the depths of the oceans in high fidelity.
Read More »DFRobot’s Beginner Kit for Arduino Gets an Upgrade
DFRobot has upgraded the Beginner Kit for Arduino! Now the latest v3.0 kit comes with more useful components, more handy projects and higher quality parts. And most importantly, still the same price.
Read More »ThinkGizmos Super Fun RC Robo Shooter
Perfect for ages 5 and up, the Robo Shooter Robot by ThinkGizmos is a super fun remote control robot with a variety of cool features. When you turn him on he responds with "Greetings Master. I await your command!"
Read More »Get Creative with FLORA Wearable Electronics Platform
FLORA is Adafruit's fully-featured wearable electronics platform. It's a round, sewable, Arduino-compatible microcontroller designed to empower amazing wearables projects.
Read More »Devastator Tank Version 2
DFRobot has released Version 2 of their popular Devastator Tank Mobile Platform.
Read More »Pixy for LEGO Mindstorms EV3
Recently, Pixy's creator, Charmed Labs, added LEGO Mindstorms support: Pixy (CMUcam5) for LEGO.
Read More »Youth Innovators at Emoti-Con 2016 NYC
On Saturday, June 11, 2016 more than 200 of the most talented youth from across the five New York City boroughs will connect, compete, and present their technology projects at Emoti-Con, held at the New York Public Library.
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