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Do the Westworld robots perspire? If so, maybe sweat glistening like some chemical morning dew on their synthetic hands could be supplied by this creepily real device, whose very necessity we’re credulously side-eying: an actual robo-finger that knows how to let off some steam. Obviously jumping face-first into the “could”…

Originally a bunch of children’s toys, then comic books, cartoons and movies, robot action figures than morph into vehicles and back again have proved immensely popular over the years. After a successful Kickstarter last year, Robosen Robotics has launched the T9, a robot that transforms into a vehicle through voice…

By Phil Hornshaw | @philhornshaw and Kevin Wong on February 12, 2020 at 9:07AM PSTIn Star Trek: Picard's second episode, "Maps and Legends," the legendary captain continues to investigate the mystery surrounding android Dahj--including trying to discover who the people were who hunted her. Picard returns to Starfleet headquarters, and…

Hello from somewhere between Venice and Florence, where a train delay has provided more time to sit and write up what I saw at CES. This is my first trip to Europe when I’ve had affordable cell data service (see “Google Fi Comes to the iPhone… Mostly,” 7 December 2018),…

The iRobot Roomba E5 is back on sale for just $279 right now, which matches its Black Friday and all-time lowest price. Making this a really good time to pick one up. This robot vacuum from iRobot is a pretty good entry-level robot vacuum. And a good choice …

Home TV Brad Gullickson January 23, 2020Twenty years since we last saw him, Jean-Luc Picard finds himself surrounded by a fearful Starfleet.This article is part of our ongoing Picard Explained series, featuring the insights of our resident Starfleet officer Brad Gullickson. Episode one of Star Trek: Picard, entitled “Remembrance,” came fast…

NEW JERSEY - The New Jersey Department of Health says a woman who was brought to Hackensack University Medical Center to be evaluated for symptoms consistent with coronavirus does not have it after further tests.  The 25-year-old woman was brought to the hospital Thursday night by Edgewater Medical Services. As a…

ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) is to send a half-humanoid robot called the “Vyom Mitra” as an experimental mission to Gaganyaan. Vyom Mitra means a friend in Sky. Highlights ISRO introduced Vyom Mitra at the “Human Space Flight and Exploration-Present Challenges and Future Trends” seminar that was held in Bengaluru.…

This autumn, after years of dropping view-amassing videos of Spot the robot dog fending off stick-wielding humans and opening doors for its pals, Boston Dynamics finally announced that the machine was hitting the market—for a select few early adopters, at least. BD’s people would be the first to tell you…

Philip K. Dick may have famously wondered if androids dream of electric sheep, but Star Trek: Picard is wondering why ex-starship Captains dream about dead androids. In the opening scene to the newest ongoing Star Trek series, Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) dreams of the deceased synthetic life form with a…