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Meet James. He’s a barman with a cheery disposition, is quick with your order, and doesn't tolerate queue jumping. He’s also a one-armed robot with a tablet for a head. But the curious thing about James is that he can read your body language to find out whether or not you want to order a drink.

Germany's HP Velotechnik is adding a new special edition off road trike to its Scorpion fs range that caters for riders who want to sit back and enjoy the forest scenery from a different perspective. The Scorpion fs Enduro features chunky tires, full suspension, disc braking and 27 gears.

We may be surrounded by gadgetry clad in shiny aluminum and gaudy plastic, but there's still a place left in the digital age for the comfort, simplicity and beauty of wood.

Compare any two high-end smartphones, and chances are they'll have a lot in common. But the new iPhone 5s and Galaxy Note 3 are about as different as two top-tier "phones" (if you can even call them both that) can be. Let's put the two side-by-side, and compare their features and specs.

Researchers from Minnesota and Seoul have developed a novel nanolithographic technique based on atomic layer deposition and ... Scotch Magic tape. Materials made using this new method show hugely nonlinear optical properties and promise to enhance our ability to fabricate nanostructures.

Following the earthquake which struck L'Aquila, Italy, on April 6 2009, Pierluigi Bonomo was tasked with building a replacement home for a family. The architect produced Energy Box, which features energy-reducing technologies including natural ventilation, and photovoltaic panels.

Leatherman is extending its line of multi-tools with two new action sports models – the Grind and Jam pocket tools for the skateboarding fraternity, and the Thruster and Shooter pocket tools for the surfing crowd.

Using data from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole, scientists have reported progress in understanding the longstanding mystery of how and where cosmic rays originate, in a development that might help us find ways to shield astronauts and electronics from cosmic radiation.

The University of Queensland’s Scramspace project hopes to launch its unmanned scramjet vehicle from a test range in Norway early next week. We caught up with Professor Russell Boyce to talk about Scramspace, the test flight, and the future of scramjet technology.

The setting is a private house located two miles off a Californian highway, up a very narrow, misty road. There waiting in the driveway is Lamborghini’s $4 million rolling concept, the Veneno. Next to it is the rolling reality of an Aventador LP 700-4, and it's time for a test drive.

California-based Aeros Corporation has received FAA Airworthiness certification to begin flight testing of a new type of rigid airship called an Aeroscraft. New photographs show the giant airship outside flying under its own power, but connected by tethers to the ground.

Taiwan's ATake brought a range of existing Music Fountain's to this year's IFA show in Berlin, as well two new models set for release by the end of 2013.