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How would you like to get an industrial robot to build something that you designed? Well, you'll have your chance next month. That's when Germany's GFT Group will be presenting Robochop, an installation of four foam-carving robots that can be controlled by regular people via the internet.

Nikon has refreshed its line-up of Coolpix cameras with the announcement of a number of new models. They range from budget-friendly compacts to Wi-Fi, NFC and GPS bridge cameras with mega-zooms.

UberBlox hopes to fill the gap between Lego and custom-built, specially-fabricated prototypes with a metal construction set that includes a variety of moving and electrical parts that all lock together easily. It can even be assembled into a working 3D printer straight out of the box.

You may have been taught in school that the Earth is composed of layers, broadly separated into a crust, mantle, outer core, and inner core. It turns out, according to new research, that there may be an inner-inner core about half the diameter of the whole inner core.

The Durabook R11 is an 11.6-inch Windows tablet that comes ready to mount to a desk, in a vehicle, or to your hand or arm. Gizmag spent some time with this lightweight tough tablet and has a review.

Central College Iowa environmental studies majors Amy Andrews and Ethan Van Kooten built a tiny house using an existing storehouse as a base, at a cost of just US$489.

NASA's Towed Glider Air-Launch System (TGALS) launches satellites from a twin-fuselage towed glider. Under development by NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, California, it's designed as an economical method for putting spacecraft into low-Earth orbit.

While ground vehicles, aircraft and ships have benefitted from numerous technological innovations over the years, not nearly as much has changed for foot soldiers. The SXCT program aims to tackle this by providing infantry with technologies that improve their awareness, precision and influence.

Microsoft did some public experimenting with the Surface lineup (and got off to quite the shaky start), but the company finally struck gold with the Surface Pro 3. Maybe you're hanging onto an older Surface, and wondering if the Pro 3 is worth the upgrade? Let's compare all five models.

Hoping to add back a bit of personal touch to today's cold, impersonal digital communications, New Jersey-based startup Tactonics thinks the world might just get hooked on "tact" messaging.

The Pentax K-S2 is a small weather-resistant DSLR which features a number of firsts for the brand. The 20-megapixel APS-C camera features built-in Wi-Fi and NFC connectivity along with a variable-angle monitor.

In 2005, Boston Dynamics unveiled its robot "mule," Big Dog. Now it has a smaller, nimbler littermate called "Spot" that can take a good kick.