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Cyborg plants render humans even more obsolete

The cyborg plant is not a new concept. The robot plant replacement is even less new: You can buy one for a price of $4.19 from ThinkGeek, after all. But a team at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich isn't interested in solar-powered plastic toys or surgically-altered self-lighting plants that hang on a wall (creepy!) -- they're giving plants the ability to feed, water, and sun themselves, by augmenting them with iRobot technology and wheels.

By Rachel Martin | 21 September, 2011 04:25

Tags: robots, iRobot, gadgets, consumer electronics
Google Blames a Human for its Robo-Car Crash

One of Google's self-driving cars got into an accident earlier this week. But Google is claiming the auto-pilot-equipped Prius was actually flipped into manual mode when the accident happened, making this a case of user error.

By Paul Suarez | 07 August, 2011 10:45

Tags: robots, Google, gadgets, consumer electronics
Robotic Herds Could Be the Next Step in Farming

Fully autonomous herds of robots could be the future of farming, or at least that's what one roboticist thinks. Trossen Robotics forum member Vanmunch has developed an "Autonomous Micro Planter," which he's named Prospero.

By Blair Hanley Frank | 01 March, 2011 12:39

Tags: robots, robotics, gadgets
Robot speeds up cancer research effort

A robot like an oversized inkjet printer is dramatically speeding up the Australian search for new cancer-fighting drugs for children.

By AAP | 15 February, 2011 11:22

Tags: robots, Children's Cancer Institute Australia (CCIA), cancer
Robotic privacy curtain fails, but amuses the masses

More than ever, people are taking their online and real-life privacy more seriously. Swedish inventor Niklas Roy also felt that his privacy was being invaded on a more basic level--by passers-by looking in through his large workshop window. Most might have just opted for a normal curtain, but Niklas got inventive and created the robotic curtain.

By Elizabeth Fish | 12 January, 2011 04:39

Tags: robots, gadgets, consumer electronics

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The 10 best hacks of 2010 (so far)

In honor of Towel Day, and the Glorious 25th of May, here are ten of our most favorite hacks featured in Geek Tech in the last five months, running the gambit from phone, car, and CPU mods. Read on for some great moments in geek!

By Alessondra Springmann | 26 May, 2010 03:14

Tags: smartphones, robots, pc components, hacks, Google Android, geeks, games, CPUs
How dangerous could a hacked robot possibly be?

It seems like a question ripped from the back of a cheap sci-fi novel: What happens when the robots are turned against us?

By Robert McMillan | 08 October, 2009 18:54

Tags: security, robots, hackers
Robots improve safety, efficiency at Thai hospital

A Thai hospital famous for medical tourism and celebrated for its use of new technologies is turning to robotics to become more efficient and improve patient safety.

By Dan Nystedt | 15 May, 2009 06:44

Tags: e-health, robots

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