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A couple of years ago, we first heard about the SoloShot. It's a robotic device that sits between a video camera and a tripod, automatically panning the camera to keep the subject centered in the shot. The SoloShot2 takes things a step further, most notably by also tilting the camera.

Carnegie Mellon University has announced the debut of Andy, a four-wheeled unmanned rover designed to explore the rough terrain and recently discovered pits of the Moon. The solar powered robot is CMU's entry for the US$20 million-plus Google Lunar XPrize.

At its plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, BMW is running a pilot program to see how Google Glass can improve the quality control of its pre-series vehicles as they make the transition from prototype to full production.

The learner Harley – it just sounds so wrong! But it's here. The Street 500 is the smallest and lightest Harley in decades, and it's built to be customized like its big brothers. At 492cc, 64 mpg and US$6700, with a low seat, it should compete well in markets with restricted license schemes.

From 1-Click shopping to the Fire phone, Amazon is known for its culture of innovation. Even its order fulfillment and logistics processes are highly refined, with talk of deliveries eventually being made by drones. Today, the firm has revealed how an army of robots runs its fulfillment centers

The Institute of Food Research in Norwich and Oxford Instruments have developed a portable detector that can differentiate between horse meat and beef in about 10 minutes, yet is inexpensive and simple to use.

BAE Systems and the Open University (OU) have teamed up to design a cutting edge atmospheric monitoring system for the UK's next generation of submarines. The system boasts a number of advancements over its predecessor, with many of the updates originating from the Rosetta comet chasing mission.

Audio systems manufacturer TEAC has announced a new hi-fi separate turntable named the TN-300 that embraces both the analog and digital worlds.

Line 6 has added a new addition to its AMPLIFi range with the release of the TT guitar tone processor and Bluetooth audio streamer, which brings the system into the home, office, studio or campus.

LG and Asus made two of the best-looking smartwatches of 2014. Let's take a quick look at the two fashionable Android Wear watches, the LG G Watch R and Asus ZenWatch.

We're now well within the midst of a gold rush, when it comes to smartphone cases that "do things." The Raspberry Pi-based NVC (Night Vision Camera) case has its own trick up its sleeve – it lets the iPhone 6 see in the dark.

The original Batmobile was the Lincoln Futura concept in the 1966 Batman television series – or was it? It turns out that the earliest known officially licensed Batmobile was built in 1963 and is going on auction at Heritage Auctions next month after receiving extensive restoration.