Robotics

There will be 10,000 commercial drones operating in the U.S. within five years. All these remotely piloted systems are going to need feet-on-the-ground fliers.

2 | March 26, 2013 10:23am | By Janet Fang

How much do some of the U.S. military's programs truly cost?

March 20, 2013 5:49am | By Charlie Osborne

Land or sea is no problem to the Salamandra Robotica II.

March 20, 2013 5:19am | By Charlie Osborne

A new interface can impart human emotions onto lifelike computerized avatars.

4 | March 19, 2013 9:18pm | By David Worthington

In order to try and make military wireless networks more secure, Darpa has created the Wireless Network Defense program.

March 19, 2013 2:08am | By Charlie Osborne

It's not only the U.S. which is using drones, and now President Obama wants to make sure he has a hand in worldwide regulation.

7 | March 18, 2013 5:19am | By Charlie Osborne

Multiple lawsuits and federal inquiry have cast a shadow over one of the fastest-growing medical technologies in the U.S.

March 15, 2013 10:04am | By Janet Fang

Can anyone, or any company, cultivate creativity? There are five ways to do so -- and succeed in making innovative products. So says author and Parsons professor Bruce Nussbaum.

2 | March 13, 2013 12:00pm | By Reena Jana

In an effort to control the rat population lurking within New York City's subway, the city is turning to an unusual method -- sterilization.

March 13, 2013 9:39am | By Charlie Osborne

Robotic telepresence is getting more accessible, thanks to dropping prices. But there are challenges to be addressed before roving video conferencing systems become mainstream.

March 12, 2013 11:29am | By Reena Jana

Are you a robot? Can't cope in a world of humans? Don't despair. Like Bogart's Rick in Casablanca, an online brain called Rapyuta can think for you.

March 12, 2013 5:47am | By Mark Halper

What if a gun would work only when an authorized person touched it?

March 10, 2013 6:02pm | By Laura Shin

A shortage of factory workers in China hits close to home for Apple manufacturer Foxconn.

11 | March 4, 2013 6:04am | By Channtal Fleischfresser

Grandma's next cane might rival the high tech gadgetry of your smartphone (and her robot will be way cooler).

1 | February 28, 2013 9:41pm | By David Worthington

Does China have the resources and talent to become the next hotspot for innovation, research and development?

6 | February 20, 2013 11:00am | By Charlie Osborne

Researchers say that a new bionic hand that restores feeling to patients is set to trial this year.

February 19, 2013 8:00am | By Charlie Osborne

"The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about innovation in China.

4 | February 19, 2013 1:25am | By Charlie Osborne

An exhibition at New York's Fashion Institute of Technology spans 250 years of garment history to illustrate how designers play with new technologies to create adventurous styles.

February 15, 2013 10:21am | By Reena Jana

Spanish researchers say they have developed a navigation system which could improve the accuracy of GPS by 90 percent.

3 | February 14, 2013 5:57am | By Charlie Osborne

Researchers have gone beyond what mammals can usually see, and given rats the ability to see infrared light.

February 13, 2013 10:30am | By Charlie Osborne