Many decades ago, IBM engineers developed the typeball. This semi-spherical hunk of metal would become the heart of the Selectric typewriter line. [James Brown] has now leveraged that very concept to ...

Although there are a few robots on the market that can make life a bit easier, plenty of them have closed-source software or smartphone apps required for control that may phone home and send any ...

Polish maker Nikodem Bartnik has created a robot head that can answer questions like an ancient Greek philosopher. The robot has a metal mask with 3D-printed moving eyes, LED lights behind its mouth, ...

Text generated by artificial intelligence often has a particular vibe that gives it away as machine-generated, but it has become harder to pick out those idiosyncrasies as the tech has improved. We ...

EU researchers are testing a robot that can have basic conversations in busy surroundings, with the idea of assisting people arriving at hospitals. A hospital in central Paris has had an unexpected ...

Friday marks the first day of the San Mateo County Fair, which opens with eating contests, carnival rides and concerts. New ...