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NASA has announced an Asteroid Grand Challenge aimed at protecting the Earth while exploiting the resources of the asteroid belt.

Danny Choo (Culture Japan) is gearing up to release the Smart Doll, a robotic vinyl doll that can move on its own and interact with you.

A "soft exosuit" could provide a lighter, more comfortable alternative to powered rigid exoskeletons.

Scientists have developed an octopus-inspired propulsion system for watercraft.

The Robotics and Cybernetics Research Group at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) is developing Rosphere, a spherical robot that rolls like a ball and may one day be rolling up for work in fields to monitor and tend crops.

By rigging an Android smartphone as an electromagnetic field indicator, interaction designers Luke Sturgeon and Shamik Ray have visualized the fields around everyday electronics using long-exposure photography and stop-motion animation.

Jake Evill's Cortex concept modernizes the ancient concept of a splint by using 3D printing technology to create a fully-ventilated exoskeletal cast to help heal broken bones.

Minnesota-based Defiant Bicycles is working toward putting a pedal-assist fat bike on the market.

The Altair 8800 Clone is a modern, inexpensive, functional reproduction of the historic Altair 8800 computer that uses 21st century technology to recreate a bit of computer history for hobbyists and educators.

The Madeleine is a "smell camera" concept from designer Amy Radcliffe, who has developed a technique for capturing, processing, and recreating odors.

For the second time, Factor Bikes claims to have developed the world's most technologically-advanced road bike.

Ford has taken a page from 3D printing and are developing a new way of forming sheet metal that allows designers to create prototypes in hours instead of weeks.