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UC Berkeley's Salto robot is fast, agile, and smart — traits that would make the bot terrifying if it weren't less than a foot tall.
Robotics

This Adorable Bouncing Robot Would Be Terrifying if It Was Huge

Salto is fast, agile, and smart. Thankfully, it's also really tiny.

By Kristin Houser

A team of students from the University of Southern California just successfully launched a 13-foot tall rocket called Traveler IV to past the Kármán line.
Off-World

For the First Time, a Student-Built Rocket Just Reached Space

This is an amazing accomplishment.

By Victor Tangermann

Washington is now the first state to legalize human composting, giving citizens a more environmentally friendly way to dispose of their remains after death.
Future Society

Washington Will Compost Its First Human Corpse in 2020

The state is the first in the nation to legalize human composting.

By Kristin Houser

Scientists now know that subjecting people to microgravity affects eyesight and perception. A new study will attempt to uncover the extent of the effects.
Off-World

A Zero-G Jungle Gym Will Test How Microgravity Affects the Brain

The experiment will measure how gravity affects depth perception.

By Dan Robitzski

Next year, NASA will launch a small spacecraft that will carry yeast cells into orbit around the Sun. Scientists hope to study how radiation affects DNA.
NASA

NASA Is About to Send the First Living Organisms Into Solar Orbit

The BioSentinel spacecraft will bring yeast into orbit around the Sun.

By Dan Robitzski

Ford plans to use a bipedal bot called Digit as a delivery robot, pairing it with a self-driving car to bring packages right to customers' doorsteps.
Self-Driving Vehicles

This Two-Legged Robot Will Deliver Packages via Self-Driving Fords

See the automaker's futuristic take on online shopping.

By Kristin Houser

In order to kill antibiotic-resistant superbugs, scientists are gene-hacking viruses to target the bacteria and kill them from the inside.
Bacteria

Scientists Gene-Hack Viruses to Hunt and Kill Super-Strong Bacteria

The idea is to recruit viruses to kill superbugs.

By Dan Robitzski

Uber is seemingly launching a unlimited food delivery service called Uber Eats Pass, based on app code uncovered by a software engineer.
Food

Uber Is Preparing to Launch a Netflix-Like Food Delivery Service

For $9.99 a month, you’ll get unlimited food deliveries.

By Kristin Houser

Consumer Reports found that the latest version of Tesla's Autopilot that allows its cars to change lanes automatically "doesn’t work very well."
Tesla

Report: Tesla Autopilot “Far Less Competent” Than Human Driver

"Navigate on Autopilot" might be causing Teslas to violate state laws.

By Victor Tangermann

The next gene-hacked human is due to be born next month, and scientists are trying to sort out what that means for the future of humanity.
Prosthetics and Devices

Third Gene-Hacked Baby’s Impending Birth Has Scientists Scrambling

"We as a species need to come to terms with this."

By Dan Robitzski

The app Juicebox developed an AI chatbot, named Slutbot, that flirts and sexts with people while helping them learn about consent and respect.
Artificial Intelligence

Here’s Where You Can Flirt With a Sexting AI Called Slutbot

The goal is to teach people to learn and respect others' boundaries.

By Dan Robitzski

A new type of AI built by Amazon's Alexa team is better at picking up on emotions when people are talking. It could help Alexa better understand people.
Artificial Intelligence

Amazon Is Teaching Alexa to Analyze Your Emotions

What could possibly go wrong?

By Dan Robitzski

DARPA has officially funded a program to come up with a brain-machine interface headset that could allow soldiers to control drones with their minds.
DARPA

DARPA Wants Soldiers to Control Drones With Their Thoughts

A brain-machine interface could allow service members to control "swarms of unmanned aerial vehicles."

By Victor Tangermann

Ride-hail startup Lyft is adding a "panic button" that automatically calls 911 when pressed to its app in an effort to improve rider safety.
Future Society

Lyft Adds “Panic Button” to App to Make Your Rides Safer

You'll be able to call for help directly from the app.

By Kristin Houser

Skype co-founder Jaan Tallinn has donated more than $1 million to various organizations attempting to prevent an AI takeover.
Artificial Intelligence

Skype Co-Founder Desperate to Stop AI From Destroying Humanity

He's invested more than $1M toward preventing an AI apocalypse.

By Kristin Houser

Scientists from Stanford University are arguing that we should be converting methane into more carbon dioxide to help with climate change.
Climate Change

Scientists’ Startling Idea to Fight Climate Change: More CO2

"That would buy us time to address the more difficult set of carbon dioxide sources."

By Victor Tangermann

Stanford University students have unveiled a nimble robot dog called Doggo and shared the details on how a person could replicate their creation.
Robot Dogs

Stanford Team Tells You Exactly How to Build a Robot Dog

They even provide a supply list of parts.

By Kristin Houser

A new update to the city-builder video game Surviving Mars allows the player to terraform the Red Planet, turning it green.
Mars

Want to Terraform Mars? This Game Gives You the Chance

What if we no longer thought of Mars as the Red Planet?

By Natalie Coleman

In order to prevent devastating hypersonic missile strikes, military contractor Raytheon is working towards a powerful laser capable of shooting them down.
Nuclear Fusion

Raytheon Says Laser Weapon Will Blast Nuclear Missiles From Sky

This next-gen laser interceptor could shoot down hypersonic nuclear warheads.

By Dan Robitzski

Mercedes-Benz just showed off a concept car at a that has a deployable robotic warning triangle built into its rear bumper.
Advanced Transport

Mercedes-Benz Prototype Can Deploy Tiny Robot to Direct Traffic

This adorable robot could help warn oncoming drivers of an accident.

By Victor Tangermann