The folks over at MIT have put together a robotic wheelchair that can pull off a neat trick: Just tell it where you want to go, and it'll take you there. The wheelchair will map out whatever building it's in...

If they ever make a sequel to Innerspace, its star may look a lot like Carnegie Mellon University's robotic pill (hey, Wall•E turned out all right, didn't it?). At first glance, the pill sounds pretty damn creepy: It harmlessly...

When you go under the knife, you want the hand holding it to be accurate and steady. Small slip-ups can result in unnecessary scarring, and larger goofs can cause irreparable damage. Paige Nickason, a 21-year-old Canadian woman with an egg-shaped...