Anki’s New Home Robot, Vector, Sure Is Cute. But Can It Survive?

It’s charming, it’s (relatively) smart, and it’s mobile. The question is: Can Vector succeed where other…

Anki’s New Home Robot, Vector, Sure Is Cute. But Can It Survive?

It’s charming, it’s (relatively) smart, and it’s mobile. The question is: Can Vector succeed where other…

Wanna Pull Water Out of Air? Grab Some Ions or a Weird Sponge

These techniques won’t quench humanity's thirst, but they’ve got serious potential to help augment water supplies…

We Need to Talk About Robots Trying to Pass as Humans

Robots that mimic humans are getting so entrancing, it’s easy to forget how ethically problematic they…

Can a New Kind of Consumerism Help Fight Climate Change?

In a global scenario called Low Energy Demand, a revolution in consumer energy efficiency could help…