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DARPA creates first ever self-guiding bullets

Camouflaged snipers are some of the most feared soldiers on any battlefield. From great distances and behind unseen barriers, sniper units can take their…

The PR2 robot can fetch beer, play pool and fold your laundry

The benefits to be had from automating household tasks is the dream of, well, everyone. After a long week of work, wasting your precious…

Humanoid robots will someday fly our planes

Pibot is the first ever humanoid robot designed to fly a plane autonomously. Researchers at South Korea’s Advanced Institute of Science and Technology responsible for…

Hardware hack of the day: make ice-cold candy from fridges’ ice dispenser

We’ve seen some ridiculous hardware hacks on YouTube in the past, featuring mega-consoles and X-Men-inspired Wolverine claws but this is at least something that…

This fanny-pack computer translates doggie body language

A new device, trialed by North Carolina State University, hopes to enhance communication between us and our furry friends, which could find uses in…

Ebola-combatting robots under consideration for West African deployment

The world’s current Ebola outbreak is quickly turning into the planet’s worst nightmare, and a realization of some of Hollywood’s scariest post-apocalyptic movies, but…

NASA spiderbots begin construction on ‘Death Star’ in space

Ok, so perhaps the title is a bit of stretch. But NASA’s plan to use robots in space to build massive space stations, space…

Special edition Transformers Optimus Prime, Megatron can morph into retro consoles

Earlier this month, Radio Kaikan reported on two special edition Transformer toys on display at Akihabara’s UDX Summer Festival Conference. Now, we don’t usually cover…

Here’s ‘Game of Thrones’ reimagined as an 8-bit Nintendo game

If I was an unoriginal writer, I’d say “nothing puts the ‘Game’ in Game of Thrones like these gifs,” but instead, I’m saying how…

New, sexy Bloodborne concept pictures reveals terrifying ‘yawning house’ enemy

Bloodborne is From Software’s first game for PS4, and it looks like a right cracker. There’s been a snippet of gameplay here and there,…

Ori and the Blind forest PC version revealed as Xbox One crashes during Gamescom

This is a cute little story, because it highlights how silly ol’ uncle Microsoft can be. At the Xbox One stand at this years…

14 of the most spectacular gaming tattoos you’ll find online today

Those of us who are gamers know what it’s like to be a super fan of a certain game, and if you’re like me…

This 20-second video perfectly explains Minecraft forever

Think you know Minecraft? Well, it’s a three year old game so you probably do. Describing Minecraft to the uninitiated, now there’s the challenge….

3D-printed leg brace gives Quack-Quack the duck second lease at life

Not all technology promises to lead the world into a robot apocalype. While 3D printing will inevitably lead to the creation of destructive technologies…

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