Robotic Chef Cooks Up Dinner

The ultimate kitchen gadget isn’t a Ginsu knife, it’s a robot. Moley Robotics, headquartered in the U.K., working in partnership with London-based Shadow Robot and Masterchef Tim Anderson, have developed a smartphone-controlled robotic chef that can whip up gourmet dishes.

Flat Robots Can Tow or Park Your Car

Let’s take a ride into the future. You’re struggling to fit your SUV into that tight parking spot, so you call on a crew of robots to your rescue. From out of nowhere come eight flat robots, two for each wheel, and they maneuver your SUV dent-free into the tight space. The technology exists today — although not so

Tesla unveils batteries to power homes

US electric carmaker Tesla Motors has unveiled batteries that can power homes and businesses as it attempts to expand beyond its vehicle business. Chief executive Elon Musk announced the firm would build batteries that store solar energy and serve as a back-up system for consumers during blackouts. The device w

May Day: workers of the world unite and take over – their factories

A 19th-century slogan is getting a 21st-century makeover. The workers of the world really are uniting. At least, some of them are. The economic meltdown unleashed by the 2008 financial crisis hit southern Europe especially hard, sending manufacturing output plunging and unemployment soaring. Countless factories shu

This robotic chimp could one day roam the moon

(Optimum Gist)Could the next moon mission involve a small step for an ape, but a giant leap for all robots? With renewed interest in moon exploration -- in particular the remote possibility that deposits of helium-3, believed to be in greater concentration on the moon, could one day power nuclear fusion pow

Bizarre' bat-winged dinosaur discovered in China

Story highlights Scientists discover new dinosaur with bat-like wings However, it might not have been able to fly well It would have glided rather than flapped Chinese scientists say they have discovered a new dinosaur species, with bat-like wings, that sheds light on how dinosaurs may have evolved into