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Worlds first high-speed amphibious taxi service could revolutionise Londons public transport

Worlds first high-speed amphibious taxi service could revolutionise Londons public transport

May 25, 2016

Science Museum launches Kickstarter to rebuild 1920s robot ahead of robotics exhibition in 2017

The exhibition will celebrate 500 years of robots, including working animatrons and realistic humanoid robots.

May 10, 2016

Virtual reality can help treat severe paranoia and phobias

Researchers have found that virtual reality simulation could be used to alleviate the symptoms of patients with severe paranoia.

May 5, 2016

Flyboard Air: Franky Zapata’s hoverboard sets new Guinness world record for farthest flight

Franky Zapata’s hoverboard sets new Guinness world record for farthest flight

May 3, 2016

Boeing 777X: Everything you need to know about the worlds biggest passenger airliner

Boeing plans to unveil worlds most efficient twin-engine jet in 2020.

May 2, 2016

Meet Xianer, the adorable mini robot monk

Meet Xianer, the adorable mini robot monk

Apr 29, 2016

Robot mermaid recovers treasure from King Louis XIV shipwreck off the coast of France

Stanford Universitys underwater robot remotely controlled to retrieve 17th century vase from a shipwreck.

Apr 29, 2016

Is FPV drone racing the new Formula 1?

Qualcomm, EE and ESPN all want to get in FPV drone racing – a clear sign it will be the next big thing.

Apr 15, 2016

New hoverboard powered by jet turbines can almost hit 100mph

Zapata Racing is the company behind the Flyboard, tethered jet-packs that thrust people 30ft out of the water into the air. The inventor, former jetski racer Franky Zapata, features in a new video from the company on 9 April, in which he shows off their newest creation, the Flyboard Air.

Apr 12, 2016

Hong Kong man builds Scarlett Johannson lookalike robot

Like innumerable children with imaginations fired by animated films, Hong Kong product and graphic designer Ricky Ma grew up watching cartoons featuring the adventures of robots, and dreamed of building his own one day. Unlike most, however, Ma has realised his childhood dream at the age of 42, by successfully constructing a life-sized robot from scratch on the balcony of his home.

Apr 1, 2016

Watch this incredibly complex wooden clock write out the time every minute

400-piece homemade clock is completely mechanical and writes the time in pen every minute.

Feb 12, 2016

Watch Leonardo da Vincis mechanical inventions come to life in a new Science Museum exhibition

39 accurate historical models based on machine sketches by da Vinci are now on display at the Science Museum.

Feb 10, 2016

EasyJet to trial worlds first water-powered hydrogen hybrid planes in 2016

EasyJet to trial worlds first water-powered hydrogen hybrid planes in 2016

Feb 1, 2016

Air Bonsai: ‘Floating’ maglev trees achieves $500,000 on Kickstarter

Hoshinchu, a Japanese start-up in Southern Japan, has gathered over $500,000 (£349,000) in funding for its new project Air Bonsai. The cultivation of the miniature plant is an ancient Japanese botanical art, but the company has added a hint of modern technology to make the plant floats with the power of magnetic levitation.

Feb 1, 2016

Watch this real life Iron Man lift up a car using his homemade exoskelton

Canadian inventor lifts up a Mini Cooper with the help of his DIY super-strength suit.

Jan 27, 2016