Tech Machines

BMW 3 Series (E90, E91, E92, E93)

The E90 is the currently available generation, which debuted as a saloon (E90) and touring (E91) for the 2006 model year, coupé (E92) and cabriolet (E93) for the 2007 model year[citation needed]. It is completely re-engineered from the E46, including changes to engines, transmission, the passenger compartment, suspension technology, as well as the addition of [...]

Audi S4

The Audi S4 is the high performance variant of Audi’s compact executive car. The original Audi S4, built from 1991 until 1994, was a performance-oriented version of Audi’s 100 saloon/sedan. All subsequent S4s since 1997 have been based on the Audi A4; and as the A4 has evolved from one generation to the next, so [...]

Honda Acura TSX

The Acura TSX is an entry-level luxury car manufactured by Honda. Introduced in April 2003, it was sold only in the United States and Canada, but from the 2009 model year on it will also be available in Mexico. It is sold in North America under the Acura luxury marque, where it filled the gap [...]

4MC Test Ride: Can a Motorcycle Have Four Wheels?

MOST tests involve a long process of careful assessment to judge the relative benefits and disadvantages of the bike in question, painstakingly attempting to judge whether the new machine has any clear advantage over its competitors. But on swinging a leg over the only existing 4MC prototype the only question in your mind is answered [...]

Movito: Modular, Hubless Electric scooter Design

Movito: Modular, Hubless Electric scooter Design We live in a world where the need for lighter, more efficient vehicles is glaringly apparent, and in recent times designers and automotive manufacturers have ramped up their efforts to meet this challenge. Given this climate it’s not surprising to see the enviro-conscious "Movito" scooter design receive accolades in the [...]

Boeing unveils F-15 Silent Eagle configuration

Boeing unveils F-15 Silent Eagle configuration The Boeing Company has unveiled the F-15 Silent Eagle (F-15SE), a new F-15 configuration designed with a range of improvements over the previous F-15 variants including improved stealth coatings, redesigned conformal fuel tanks, a canted vertical tail to improve aerodynamic efficiency and much more. The prototype will be ready for [...]

Robotic fish to act as water pollution police

A number of robotic fish are to be trialled into the port of Gijon in Spain to evaluate how effectively and cost-efficiently they can detect water pollution. The 1.5 meter carp-shaped robots are part of a three-year research project funded by the European Commission and if successful, the fish could be used in rivers, lakes [...]

Lockheed Martin’s HULC Exoskeleton

Lockheed Martin’s HULC Exoskeleton It would appear that the giant aircraft maker company Lockheed Martin has developed an actual working exoskeleton. That’s right, one of those wearable strength-booster things plucked right out of science-fiction is now working reality! Lockheed Martin calls this exoskeleton the HULC. Clearly, it takes its name as homage to the superhero [...]

HRPC-4C Fashion Robot

Just in time for Fashion Week In Tokyo, Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology has unveiled the HRP-4C fashion model robot. As you can see in this video, the robot has a series of motors situated throughout its 5-foot tall, 95-pound body that give it a rather life-like appearance. We’ve seen [...]

Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is an upcoming science fiction/action film due for release on June 24, 2009. It is the sequel to 2007’s Transformers, which was the first live action Transformers film. Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg return respectively as director and executive producer, while Shia LaBeouf reprises the role of Sam Witwicky, the [...]

The Oboe Robot can help with life after death

The Oboe Robot can help with life after death We humans are not immortal, so it’s important that we live on somehow after our bodies turn to worm food. As usual, the Japanese can help in their usual creepy way. ‘Oboe’ is designed to hang out with the elderly, so that it can absorb knowledge, [...]

Mickey Mouse Transformer hits Japan

Mickey Mouse Transformer hits Japan Some people are obsessed with Disney. Some not so much. But the makers of this new Transformer toy from Japan clearly love both Mickey Mouse and Transformers. I admit, when we first spotted this toy in the prototype phase, at our robot sister site Botropolis, we weren’t all that impressed. [...]

Honda’s Giant Asimo

Honda tested its unique Rose Parade float as part of a rehearsal of the parade’s opening show, conducted for media and invited guests in Pasadena, Calif., revealing the float design and giving parade fans a glimpse of this year’s event. Honda’s Rose Parade float, a 49-foot replica of Honda’s ASIMO humanoid robot, and the parade’s [...]

Web-Tv Football

Carlsberg has more football magic! You can watch it from their new launch web-tv football. Carlsberg web-tv football gives you the exciting and unforgettable moments of the game. Partofthegame.tv gives way for the fans to upload funny and ritual magic of the channels. I have fun watching it and I am sure you will enjoy [...]

Real Transforming Robot Toys

The amazing Transformer robots are now a huge line of toys. So many that we felt we need to provide an extensive list of them with links to more information on each. You’ll find the Transformers Toys, action figures, and accessories listed here broken down into categories to help you find the character and toy [...]

Astronaut’s diary goes on display in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM - Pages from an Israeli astronaut’s diary that survived the explosion of the space shuttle Columbia and a 37-mile fall to earth are going on display this weekend for the first time in Jerusalem. The diary belonged to Ilan Ramon, Israel’s first astronaut and one of seven crew members killed when Columbia disintegrated upon [...]

Wood can help fight climate change - experts

Two Filipino forestry experts said yesterday using wood as construction material can help fight climate change. "Wood - as long as it comes from tree plantations and not from natural forests - is the greenest among the construction materials available in the market," Florentino Tesoro and Rico Cabangon said in a statement. "First, wood is renewable and [...]

Companion Robots

Robotic companion are developed to use for therapeutic applications and to fill a basic human need for companionship and most of them are look like animals. Why? Research indicates that animal companionship benefits people; they can lower our stress, reduce heart rate and respiratory rate, elevate mood and facilitate greater socialization with other people. So [...]

Surgeons Assisted By Surgical Robots

Actually if we say "robot," it implies that it will perform a function totally on its own. In the case of surgical robots, they are really computer-assisted surgical devices that provide advantages in surgical operations. They provide greater accuracy, miniaturization of instruments, being able to operate laparoscopically, do reconstructive procedures and see with greater magnification [...]

Robots That Provide Various Services

Robots that are providing supports for various services are called Service Robots. They are designed to support a wide range of applications such as transporting, cleaning, inspecting or repairing, assisting and surveillance. In U.S. Postal Service a host of robots are used to sort, lift, and stack trays of parcels. These robots are not only providing [...]

Robots: What are they?

Robots. Defining the word sometimes confuses. A pioneer in industrial robotics Joseph Engelberger remarked, "I can’t define a robot, but I know one when I see one." Considering all the different robots out there, you can see that it’s nearly impossible to come up with a comprehensive definition. Everybody has a different idea of what [...]