Legged robots are superior to wheeled robots when it comes to traversing various types of terrain. But legs require…
If you’re jealous of Tony Stark’s Iron Man suit, but don’t have billions of dollars to build your own, a group of…
Point a projector at anything other than a completely flat screen, and you’ll end up with a distorted image. But a team…
Scientists in Japan say they’ve fashioned glass that’s almost as strong as steel.
I was skeptical. Two cubes sat side-by-side, looking like stripped-down 3D printers. I sat in front of one as…
Researchers at Ishikawa Watanabe Laboratory, the University of Tokyo, and Tokyo Electron Device have developed a high-sp…
A truly smart robot adapts to a variety of challenges on the fly—like adjusting its posture to push or pull big…
Researchers at the University of Tokyo have dusted off some E Ink technology originally developed back in the 1970s to c…
In recent years, taking a simpler approach to science and engineering has paid off handsomely in certain fields. It's…
Researchers at the University of Tokyo have managed to teach a quadcopter some impressive new tricks that vastly expand…
Last year, when we asked what could possibly need an 8-square-inch low light sensor, Canon replied with, "Space stuff".…
Instead of putting up with a mild pin-prick whenever your blood sugar levels need testing, Japanese scientists have…
This "wristwatch" looks clunky as all hell now, but with work it has some formidable applications. It was designed to…
Handy robots are like the cute puppies of the world. No-one wants a stationery 'bot, as much as they don't want one…
Between various patents and even a bog-standard Sony Ericsson, we've already thought about the possibilities of…
Researchers at the University of Tokyo created a 5mm tall doll composed of living cells, in an experiment to create 3D…
Panasonic and the University of Tokyo have developed a robot capable of rinsing any dish and put it into the…
I no longer fear getting old now that researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed Mamoru-Kun—a robot that…
The new “Home Assistant Robot” is the product of joint research between Toyota and the University of Tokyo. And while…
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