New Technology

Are Motorcycles the Last Refuge from Robot Transporters?

December 6, 2012
Robot motorcycle from Terminator Salvation

When you hear the word, robot, what springs to mind? It’s often some movie robot with a semi humanoid appearance or it could be one of the movie androids that look just like a human, the Terminator or Data from Star Trek, but in reality, robots don’t need any humanoid appearance, no arms and legs or verbal communication, a robot [...]

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Why Hardware Offers a Bright Future for Hands On People Like You

November 6, 2012
Makers - building a new hardware future

Just a few weeks ago we reviewed the book Makers: the New Industrial Revolution, a book focusing on the growing movement toward “small batch” manufacturing, enabled by the powerful combination of computers, the Internet and an exploding array of very capable high quality tools. In the few short weeks since, there have been some interesting developments and comments, underscoring the [...]

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Get Rid of the Wheels – Aerofex Hovercraft Indicates Potential

August 23, 2012
Aerofex hovercraft

About a week ago, Aerofex put out an update about the latest developments and test flight of their hovercraft. It’s a single seater with a motorcycle like rider position and, from the video, it definitely shows potential. I watched the videos and looked at the photos and drawings on their website and it’s hard to draw any conclusions, yet. These [...]

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