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For more than a year, the FlyKly electric-assist wheel has been a crowdfunded curiosity. This week at the Consumer Electronics Show, however, the bicycle gadget went on sale…

CES was chock-full of 3-D printers—some big, some small, some for food, and some for prototyping outdoor gear. More exciting to the casual passer-by, the booths were…

At 4:47 a.m. this morning, SpaceX attempted what could have been a revolutionary feat: launching a Falcon 9 rocket and landing part of the vehicle on a floating platform in…

MEDi is 23 inches tall and 25 degrees of freedom, but what's most important about this humanoid is its mission. Created by RxRobots, MEDi works as a pain coach and…

As I've learned, raising a plant isn't as easy as it looks. I water too much or too little and what was plush green foliage when I brought it home turns to a sad withered…

Infiniti hasn't updated its Q60 sport coupe in many years, so their unveiling of it at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit is an important one. The…

Automakers have invaded the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show. A record 10 car companies showed their wares in Las Vegas this year. While smart watches and gesture controls that…

The Nvidia Drive CX will bring better computer graphics to car navigation, instrumentation, driver-monitoring, an d infotainment systems.

One of our favorite booths at CES was by Ecovacs Robotics, a company known for their innovative cleaning robots. The company won a CES Innovation Award for RAYBOT, an…

Motorola's Scout5000 is perhaps the most advanced dog collar we've seen yet. Where you might expect a name tag, the Scout5000 has what is essentially a smartphone. The $200…

Razer's open-source virtual reality platform will spur experimentation and development in the virtual reality industry.

Why walk anywhere when you can rocket there instead? Acton’s Rocket Skates, which were recently (and overwhelmingly) funded through Kickstarter, are electric, motorized…

The North American International Auto Show—”Detroit” in auto-journalist shorthand—kicks off this week with a string of press and industry previews before the doors open to…

Diesel vehicles are still rare in the United States. Because of their superior efficiency and power relative to gasoline, however, Land Rover is adding diesel versions of…

In the video above, a truck smashes spectacularly into a boulder. For science. While it might seem like the kind of experiment only dreamed of by 10-year-old kids, the…

Verifone's new mobile point-of-sale terminal could bring support for wireless payments like Apple Pay to restaurants, later this year.

Chevrolet has completely rebuilt its plug-in hybrid Volt for 2016 and, in the process, made some big improvements over its predecessor. For starters, the new Volt is 243…

Ford made a huge splash this morning at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit with a trio of new and noteworthy models: 1. F-150 Raptor The F-150 Raptor…

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is best known for their off-world endeavors, but scientists there have developed a new robot capable of exploring some of the most…

If you're lucky enough to live in a warmer climate this winter and have the urge to go to the beach, keep an eye out for any autonomous drawing robots as you head toward…

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