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A US company named Ambient has developed a motorized wheelchair that moves when the operator thinks of specific words. The system works thanks to Audeo, a larynx control system that intercepts signals that are sent from the brain to the voice box. The signals are then relayed to a computer where they are decoded and matched to a set of ...

The sentry gun pictured above was built for the Defconbots Competition where contestants battle it out to see who can build an autonomous device that can shoot down targets in the fastest time. The gun didn’t win, but by the looks of these videos, it seems to work pretty well. And the best part is that the team behind it ...

A team of scientists from the University Of Bolton and the Hong Kong Productivity Council (and hopefully Victoria’s Secret) have developed a Smart Bra that could act as an early warning system for breast cancer for women at high-risk. Built into the bra’s inner structure (image not related) is a microwave antennae device which with the help of micro computer ...

Yamaha and media artist Toshio Iwai team up to create the Tenori-On, a new musical instrument for the 21st century. The new instrument creates an intuitive visual music interface using a 16 x 16 matrix grid of LEDs. Using a mixture of input and LED interaction, anyone can create a visual musical piece as they play around with Tenori-On’s sound ...

Transformer mania has officially taken hold of the world. The Optimus Prime Case Mod should have been a clear warning of what was to come. And now, a clever Motorola modder has turned his MOTOROKR E6 into a fully functional transformer cellphone. Whoever could have predicted that a camera phone lens could work so well as a robotic head? This ...

Amusingly enough, artist Argentinian C�sar S�ez is in the midst of developing a Geostationary Banana that will float over the state of Texas for approximately one month — and it’s all in the name of art. S�ez’s website justifies the banana thusly: “a banana in the sky is an odd celebration to spectacle, to the advertisement industries; and to the ...

Thanks to a group of smart, entrepreneurial minded kids from Carl Hayden High School in Phoenix and their work for the National Underwater Robotics Challenge, you can now build your own underwater robot for $250. The ROV-in-a-Box Project Kit features just about everything you need to put together your own working robot: frame, motors, underwater light, camera, 50-foot tether, operator ...

Scientists in Spain have announced that their work on the EU funded SENSOPAC project has resulted in the world’s first artificial robot cerebellum. The scientists plan on incorporating the mechanical brain into a robot designed by the German Aerospace Centre in two years followed by a complete cognitive system within the next four years. The scientists hope that by giving ...

, For those of you who don’t know, “waterless” or composting toilets turn waste into fertilizer by breaking down organic matter. It is an eco-friendly solution that helps to protect the environment, conserve our natural resources, and reduce the stress on our sanitation systems. However, being eco-friendly does not necessarily mean that you have to compromise your tacky taste in ...

Now here’s a guy who takes safety seriously. Whether the danger comes from falling debris or a prostitute with the clap, he’s got it covered. � Sean Fallon Link [via]