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Self-Folding 'Origami Robot' Smart Sheet
Updated! What science-fictional devices could you make with this real-life technology? (SF in the News)
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Perching Flying Robot
This robot can perch until needed, saving energy for the mission. Which is to help people. (SF in the News)
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Fortune-Telling Robotic Vending Machine
Now updated ! 'He who reads many Technovelgy articles will have a happy life.' (SF in the News)
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Italian Scientists Who Failed To Predict Quake Indicted For Manslaughter
Is quake prediction still in the realm of science fiction? Italian prosecutors don't think so, apparently. (SF in the News)
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Unilever Smile-Based Ice Cream Vending Machine
Smile! You're about to get some ice cream from this face-recognition, proximity detecting, smile-measuring vending machine. (SF in the News)
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'Sandfish' Robot Moves Through Sand
Take a look at this video of a biomimetic sand-burrowing robot. (SF in the News)
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Large Flexible Plastic Sheet Displays
'Ginormous displays' are on the way from Hewlett Packard. (SF in the News)
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Google Seeks Pohl's Joymaker Voice Recognition
In which Google's Vic Gundotra describes the pursuit of the perfect smartphone - which is starting to sound a lot like Frederik Pohl's joymaker. (SF in the News)
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EPI Life First ECG Mobile Phone
The world's first cell phone with a built-in ECG monitor. (SF in the News)
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Hyperion Robot Walking Chair
I seem to recall a similar robotic walking chair in a Star Wars movie. (SF in the News)
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Paro Robot Seal Helps Grandma
Robotic baby harp seals are slowly wiggling their way into American nursing homes. A good idea? Or a phildickian idea? (SF in the News)
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Stem Cells From Fat May Heal Bones
A special gel made from a soldier's own stem cells may be able to effect better healing of broken bones. (SF in the News)
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EMIEW2 Roller Skating Robot
And why shouldn't a robot be able to rollerskate? At up to 3.7 miles per hour. (SF in the News)
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Voice Dialing by Frederik Pohl
Speak the name of the person and call them on the phone. From the 1965 story The Age of The Pussyfoot (new Technovelgy item)
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Charlie Health Care Robot For Kiwis
Health care robots are starting to appear all over the world. Now, New Zealand. (SF in the News)
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Taekwondo Robot Fighting In South Korea
Robots square off in martial arts action! Sounds good to me. (SF in the News)
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Suspended Animation Works in Lab (With Nematodes)
Cold sleep is a science fiction standard; can metabolic processed be halted for even a short period? (SF in the News)
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Belvedere The Robot Butler
Great video of a DIY butler robot; watching the little boy react to it will make your day. (SF in the News)
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Handheld Fashion Kinetoscope Appliance Found
I think Wells got this one pretty much right more than one hundred years ago. Except now, you can own one yourself. (SF in the News)
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LuminAR Bulb And Robot Lamp Frees Trapped Pixels
Remarkable prototype camera/projector fits in a bulb's outlet and sets your information free, putting it on any surface you want. (SF in the News)
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