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Horatio Hornblower meets Jean-Luc Picard on the ship’s bridge of 2025 as Finnish applied research organization VTT and Rolls-Royce present their vision of seafaring ten years from now.

To aid the inexperienced snow shoveler, SuperDroid of Raleigh, North Carolina, is selling a remote-controlled robotic snow plow that allows you to clear the drive while sitting where it’s warm with a cup of cocoa.

Researchers have hijacked sperm cells to create spermbots that can be remotely controlled through magnetic fields, to go to the desired location and do their job. The technology could offer a viable alternative to parents trying to have a child through in-vitro fertilization.

Orbotix, maker of the Sphero smartphone-controlled balls, has outed its next robot toy, the Sphero 2B. Capable of driving at speeds of 10 mph, the tubular robot will feature interchangeable parts and support multiplayer games.

Hobbico recently released its new Dromida brand of R/C cars and trucks and was kind enough to send over all three models of the line to compare. Read on for a look at how these low cost, high speed R/C vehicles stack up against each other.

Christmas is around the corner and the hunt for the best kids toys out there has never been more exciting. With iPhone controlled toys, smart toys and customizable robots, the latest breed of high-tech toys have a lot to offer. Check out Gizmag's top 10 coolest tech toys for kids.

Namco Bandai subsidiary CCP toys has launched what it claims is the world's smallest RC helicopter toy.

The British Army has taken ownership of its first remote-controllable Terrier combat engineer vehicle, which maker BAE Systems claims is the most advanced of its type.

Researchers have been able to non-invasively control the walking paths of turtles.

Some industrious lads at Mad Lab Industries have combined a hexacopter and a hexapod to create a hybrid that walks and flies.

Former Apple designer Michael Rosenblatt has come up with ATOMS, a simple LEGO-compatible system that empowers children to build toys that do things.

A hobbyist has built a remotely-operated robot that can see in the dark and spray unwanted visitors.