Monday, January 28, 2013 - 3:06pm
Who says a quadcopter can't be cute? This one follows you around like a shadow, no remote-control required.
autonomous stories
Friday, July 13, 2012 - 11:54am
We filter through a ton of futuristic technologies every day here at DVICE, but one advancement that keeps getting overlooked is the self-driving car by Google. When can we let our cars take the wheel, KITT-style? Google's chairman Eric Schmidt, thinks driving cars will be the norm in our lifetime.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 - 9:13am
Our hopes of one day having flying cars may be more or less dead, but we're still crossing our fingers for vehicles that drive themselves. So is Google — in a big way, in fact. The company is lobbying Nevada to be the first state to allow self-driving, autonomous cars.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 12:26pm
The CirculaFloor is a series of autonomous tiles that reposition themselves quickly so that whoever is walking above can move in any direction across them, without going anywhere at all. It's designed to make virtual reality more immersive — rather...
Monday, September 29, 2008 - 1:37pm
Once the Odyssey IV dives below the surface, it's all on its own. Developed by MIT's Sea Grant Program, the Odyssey IV autonomous underwater vehicle (or AUV) is designed to explore deep down below the ocean — as far...
Monday, September 1, 2008 - 4:01am
A team of Stanford University computer whizzes have found out how to get a troupe of autonomous helicopters to fly better than the expert RC stunt pilot who "trained" them. At the heart of the system is acomputer that...
Monday, July 7, 2008 - 6:54am
The Seascout aquatic rescue robot would be a welcome addition for professionals and wayward tourists in open waters. If someone was in trouble, all they would need to do is activate a GPS tracker and the 'bot would glide...
Monday, April 21, 2008 - 1:05pm
Spring is here. For most of us, that means shorts and sunglasses. For anyone with a pool, however, it's time to bust out the skimming net and get to work clearing leaves from the water's surface. The Solar Breeze...
